FERS

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For 2023, federal retirees will see largest COLA increase in over 40 years

The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for 2023 will increase 8.7% for CSRS retirees and Social Security recipients, while FERS retirees will receive…

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Inflation is becoming a big issue for some federal retirees’ cost of living increases

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When should you retire? Turns out, it pays to be strategic

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TSP

TSP participation up while FRTIB on track to launch new digital tools

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COLA, COVID, pay raise, shutdown: Time for a time out?

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Retiring Early Under FERS: Could It Work for You?

August 16, 2021 on ForYourBenefit, host Bob Leins, CPA® welcomes Bob Braunstein, Federal Benefits Specialist.  The FERS early retirement scenario is…

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Would you take less pay, smaller pension for better lifestyle?

Given the choice, would you take a reduced CSRS or FERS annuity later — for life — if it meant you could telework from the geographic location of your…

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January’s CSRS, FERS, Social Security and COLA outlook is grim

Fortunate federal retirees, like people who get Social Security, usually get a catchup-with-inflation increase in their benefits the first of each year. 

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