Understanding Changes to Disability Benefits: How the SSA’s New Rules Can Benefit You
The SSA has changed the rules for claiming disability benefits, making it easier to qualify. What changed, and who the new rules actually help.
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How SSA’s New Disability Benefit Rules Impact Federal Employees’ Retirement Planning
Updated SSA disability guidelines have implications for federal employees weighing a medical exit. How the new rules interact with FERS disability.
Understanding Children’s Eligibility Across Federal Benefit Programs: A Guide for Federal Employees
Eligibility rules for children differ across FEHB, FEGLI, survivor benefits and the TSP. A guide to what each program covers, and up to what age.
Retirement Age Shifts: How Federal Employees Can Adapt and Thrive
More federal employees are planning to work past traditional retirement age. What is driving the shift, and how to plan for a longer working life.
The Changing Landscape of Retirement: Understanding the Shift in Expected Retirement Ages
Longer lives, rising healthcare costs and economic pressure have moved the expected retirement age past 65. What the shift means for your own plan.
Maximizing Federal Benefits for a Comfortable Retirement: Your Essential Checklist
The complete pre-retirement checklist for federal employees, from TSP allocation to FEGLI elections. Every item that needs a decision before you file.
2.7 Percent Pay Raise Called for in Key Budget Bill; End to FEHB Abortion Ban
A House subcommittee draft left the proposed 2.7 percent federal pay raise unchallenged and moved on the FEHB abortion ban. What the bill contained.
What Goes Into Your Federal Annuity and How to Boost It!
Your federal annuity is built from high-3, service time and a multiplier. What goes into each, and the levers that genuinely increase the final figure
Biden Budget: 2.7 Percent Federal Pay Raise, No Benefits Cuts.
The budget proposal set out a 2.7 percent federal pay raise and no cuts to benefits. What was in it for federal employees and for retirees.
Calls Grow for Returning More Federal Employees to Their Regular Worksites
Members of Congress pressed for a return to regular worksites as telework levels stayed high. Where the argument stood and what it meant for staff.
TSP Account Balances Coming of Age.
TSP millionaires grew from 49,620 to 75,420 in a single year. What is behind the numbers, and why the milestone is less exclusive than it looks.
Set Up an IRA for a Child or Grandchild for a Head Start
There is no minimum age for an IRA. How opening one for a child or grandchild turns modest early contributions into a substantial head start.