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2025 COLA Increase

The time has come, people. 2025 COLA announcements are here! If you’re a regular reader...

What Federal Employees Need to Know About Retirement and Divorce

Divorce brings a range of financial uncertainties, particularly for federal employees faced with the complications...

How to Optimize Your Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) in a Volatile Market

Most of the Feds we talk with at Serving Those Who Serve consider their Thrift Savings...

Celebrating Excellence in Public Service: The 2024 Sammies Awards Honorees

Tens of thousands of U.S. government employees dedicate themselves to assisting the American people each...

Federal Employee Retirement and the “62 Factor”

The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) provides a stable pension for federal workers, offering a strong...

Federal Pay Freezes and Retirement Planning: The Importance of Preparation

Federal government employment can offer multiple benefits, including health insurance, competitive base pay, flexible leave...

Survivor Benefits: What Your Spouse Needs to Know About Your Federal Retirement Plan

Your federal employee survivor benefits provide financial support to your loved ones after your death. These are...

Understanding Spousal IRA Beneficiary RMD Rules

This column reviews three important required minimum distribution (RMD) rulings with regard to the naming...

Unlocking Hidden Retirement Value: Redeposits and Military Buybacks Explained

The Feds we help at Serving Those Who Serve all have one thing in common...

Maximizing Your FERS Annuity: Strategies for Higher Retirement Income

As a federal employee, your retirement benefits under the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) are...

Merging Charitable Measures with Tax Advantages: Contributing Appreciated Stock to a Donor-Advised Fund

When you buy stock, the hope is that it will appreciate. But too much appreciation...

How to Manage Your TSP During Major Life Events

We get a lot of questions from Feds about how to manage their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)....

Financial Considerations of Owning Two Residences in Retirement – Part I

For most federal retirees, retirement is a time of change. One of those changes is...

Preparing for Retirement: Understanding FERS With a CSRS Component

If you’re a federal government employee nearing your retirement transition, knowing where your post-job pension...

Making the Most of Your FERS: Deferred vs. Postponed Retirement Explained

We speak with thousands of Feds each year during our complimentary Serving Those Who Serve webinars about...

Part-Time Work and the Impact on Federal Retirement Benefits

As a full-time federal government employee, you’re entitled to a retirement pension if you meet...

Navigating Your First Year as a Federal Employee

Completing the initial probationary period is a key milestone for Feds. This final assessment allows...

The MSPB Backlog: Understanding The Cause, The Solution. and What it Means

If you’re a federal government employee, you might have experienced a personnel grievance like wrongful...

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