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Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

​In this week’s benefits news for Feds, we get the latest update on your 2019 pay raise, answer five questions about the new TSP withdrawal options, hope for relief from the required minimum distribution rule, and ask ‘Will Artificial Intelligence replace many Federal workers?’ Let’s go.

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

​In this week’s benefits news for Feds, we want to know if an agency can force us to relocate, we look at the best dates to retire next year, keep up with big plans for changes to your Thrift Savings Plan, and learn about the TSP’s new ‘glide path’. Huh? Let’s get started.

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

In this week’s benefits news for Feds, the White House wavers on the pay freeze, there are good reasons why agencies shouldn’t quietly settle cases with bad employees, there is power in your TSP savings, and man it’s hard to calculate your FERS Special Retirement Supplement. We’d better get started.

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

In this week’s benefits news for Feds, we regret to learn that the pay freeze is on, we hear about some no-cost investment funds that are supposedly challenging the TSP’s low-expense leadership, and ask the rather shocking question “Should We Kill FERS?”. Yikes. Let’s get started.

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

In this week’s benefits news for Feds, we get clarification from OPM on how to remove a family member from your health insurance, learn the four things you should know about your pay raise (or freeze), consider how to avoid overestimating your retirement income, and answer the question ‘would you recommend the government as an employer?’ Let’s get started.

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

​In this week’s benefits news for Feds, there’s no good benefits news on a buyout increase, we ask how dangerous safety is, take another look at the consequences of a ‘High-5’ average salary, and discuss the most frequently asked retirement question ever. Let’s get started.

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

​In this week’s benefits news for Feds, we’re focused on retirement. You probably know that retirees are very protective of their retirement savings, some will have more than enough to spend, but many aren’t so sure and they’ll live cautiously during retirement. And since we’re at it, how about discussing the five biggest retirement decisions that you’ll have to make. Let’s get started.