federal retirement

Shefali KapadiaBob Leins of the National Institute of Transition Planning

We salute a long running voice for federal employees

Long time benefits show host Bob Leins broadcast his last show. But coverage of retirement and how to build that nest egg will continue on Federal News…

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OPM retirement claims backlog hits lowest point since 2017

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A big retirement date is coming soon. What you need to do to prepare

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The same problems continue to plague OPM’s retirement services

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TSP funds see mostly negative returns in September

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Retirement is easy to think about, but more difficult to pull off

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‘As easy as possible’: OPM’s new tutorials aim to help retiring feds and improve customer experience

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Your TSP million could outlast their Powerball billion

The stock market has driven down the number of federal employees with at least a million dollars in their Thrift Savings Plan accounts.

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It’s late 2022 and federal retirement is still a paperwork chore

In the digital age, federal retirement still takes by-hand data gathering and paper. Give yourself months.

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This is a home sold in Mount Lebanon, Pa., on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021.   Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday, Dec. 9,  that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year, fixed rate home loan ticked down this week to 3.10% from 3.11% last week.   (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Resist that urge to pay off your mortgage before retirement

It’s tempting to be totally free of debt, but that’s not always the optimum financial choice in retirement.

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