New Data Sheds Light on OPM Retirement Backlog and Processing Times
When we look at the OPM retirement backlog, the number of pending retirement claims has been falling for months, yet the average time...
VERA Retirement: What Happens to Your Income Before You Reach MRA?
A VERA retirement can allow eligible federal employees to leave service years earlier than they otherwise could. But retiring early can...
Could a Job Transfer Change Your FERS Pension Calculation?
A federal employee considering a transfer might look at the new salary, commute, and cost of living. There’s another number worth...
Federal Retirees: Your TSP Can’t Do This. Your IRA Can.
For federal retirees who give to charity, there’s an important difference between your TSP and an IRA that becomes especially...
Retirement Readiness Is About More Than Your Finances
Retirement readiness is usually measured in dollars. Do you have enough in your TSP? What will your FERS pension provide? When should you...
The OPM Retirement Backlog Is Shrinking. So Why Are Wait Times Getting Longer?
The latest OPM retirement backlog report seems contradictory at first glance. The backlog of pending retirement applications continues to...
Should You Delay Retirement? What Federal Employees Need to Consider
One of the biggest retirement decisions federal employees face isn’t choosing a TSP fund or deciding when to claim Social Security....
OPM Annuity Errors: What Federal Retirees Should Know
Most federal retirees assume that once OPM calculates their annuity and starts sending monthly payments, the number is settled. Usually, it...
Disability Retirement Used to Be a Coin Flip. Here’s What Changed.
If a medical condition has made it impossible to do your job, you may already know that federal disability retirement exists. What you may...
Postponed vs. Deferred Retirement: The Difference That Could Cost a Federal Employee Their Health Insurance
A federal employee recently told his advisor he was ready to leave government service. He was 56, had 20 years of service, and had done...
