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, prospects for a raise improve (but don’t make plans to spend it yet), very little is happening on the many proposed changes to your retirement benefits, and we really need to eliminate the cliché about Social Security and the 3rd rail. 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.

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

In this week’s Federal benefits news, the TSP may have to accommodate withdrawals for sexual harassment settlements of your Congresspeople and you’ll learn how to avoid tax penalties on your TSP. In the non-TSP news, we hear of another approach for re-focusing OPM. And, you’re about to get ‘re-skilled’. Let’s get re-started.

 

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

In this week’s Federal benefits news, the Administration wants to get rid of OPM, and resistance keeps growing against those darned recent Executive Orders. We also learn which agencies could have the most retirees coming, and that it’s not all just about the money. Really?  Let’s get started.

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

In this week’s Federal benefits news, Senators tell OPM to leave your retirement plan alone, there’s more talk of increasing the maximum buyout amount, the TSP doesn’t want you leaving money on the table, and do you think you can pass a retirement quiz? Let’s see what you know.