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Monthly Archives: November 2023

The Fed15 Podcast: 2024 COLA and Best Dates to Retire

11/07/2023
Inflation cooling off? Katelyn takes a look at next year’s COLA for FERS, CSRS, and Social Security. Also – the best dates in 2024 to retire from federal service. The Fed15 Podcast (Ep. 21): 2024 COLA and Best Dates to ... Read More

TSP Max Contribution

11/06/2023
New TSP contribution limits for 2024, over $2 Billion moved to G in October, plus a new loan tracking tool. Here’s a review of some recent news regarding the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). For commentary on recent returns, check out ... Read More

Some Year-End Tax Moves to Lower 2023 Taxes

11/03/2023
Ed shares some valuable tax tips for federal employees to review before the year ends.   There are less than two months remaining in the year 2023. As the year draws to a close, there are some tax moves that ... Read More

FEHB Highlights: Calculating the Daily Rate

11/02/2023
We continue exploring the FEHB handbook as the upcoming open season looms. OPM’s FEHB Handbook is a dense digital document that details all the technicalities around health insurance for active and retired federal workers and their family members. In this ... Read More

3 Recently Introduced Bills that Would Impact Federal Employees

11/01/2023
Three pieces of legislation have been introduced in the House. The topics include FERS participants, on-duty beath benefits, and temporary service. In this week’s roundup of recent news pertaining the federal workforce, we look at three pieces of recently introduced ... Read More