Pay & Benefits

Let’s Get Real About Costs

Can you really live on a much lower income in retirement?

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Get Counseling

Some agencies are falling down on the job of providing retirement information to their employees.

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8 Reasons Your Retirement Estimate May be Inaccurate

Some common pitfalls to watch out for.

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How to Estimate Your Retirement

A do-it-yourself guide.

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Don’t Rush to Withdraw Your Retirement Savings

Certain federal employees who retire early can now access their TSP funds without a tax penalty. But should they?

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A Rude Annuity Shock

When a survivor benefit turns out to be much smaller than expected.

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The TSP Quiz

How well do you know the Thrift Savings Plan?

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TSP Quiz: The Answers

The answers to the June 25, 2015 TSP Quiz.

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How Your Retirement Nest Egg Adds Up

Calculating just how much you’ll have to live on.

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10 Things You Need To Do Before Leaving Government

Be prepared before you even think about retiring.

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What You Need to Know About Taxes

A primer on how your tax situation will be different in retirement.

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A Retirement Readiness Checklist

Before the magic date arrives, you need to ask yourself some questions.

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How to Know When It’s Time to Go

Deciding when to retire from government is a more complicated process than it used to be.

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The Difference Between a Supplement and Social Security

A look at a key benefit for some FERS retirees.

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Not Exactly Getting Rich

A look at how the Windfall Elimination Provision can dramatically affect retirement income.

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When is a Windfall not a Windfall?

When it’s subject to the dreaded Windfall Elimination Provision, of course.

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How About Some Good News?

It’s not all gloom and doom in the federal retirement world.

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How to Prepare for a Retirement Storm

Take a week to get yourself ready for potential changes to federal benefits.

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Don’t Mess With the G Fund

A House proposal would fundamentally change the Thrift Savings Plan’s “safe” investment fund.

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9 Questions (and Answers) for Federal Couples

A little bit of spousal counseling.