Continuing our FEHB series, looking at premiums and the effect on taxes, social security, and other benefits. OPM’s FEHB Handbook is a dense digital document that details all the technicalities around health insurance for active and retired federal workers and ... Read More

Some year-end tips for the thrift savings plan and individual retirement accounts. As in most years, the year 2023 has flown by. We are in the last quarter of 2023 and the end of 2023 will soon be upon us. ... Read More

The 3.2% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) will apply to CSRS and Social Security. FERS annuitants will see a 2.2% adjustment. A little higher than the 3.0% predicted at the end of August, the Social Security Administration recently announced next year’s COLA ... Read More

STWS Advisor Jennifer Meyer explores how HSAs can help you save smarter for retirement Jennifer Meyer, CFP®, ChFEBC℠, AIF® We are often asked “what else can I be doing to prepare for my retirement?” While maximizing retirement (TSP) savings and ... Read More

The USPS is getting booted from FEHB plans and will have to join a new PSHB program. Also this week, information on shutdowns and the 2024 federal pay raise. The Fed15 Podcast (Ep. 17): The Health Insurance Program for the ... Read More

News wrap-up from around the federal landscape: NASA is going to test storing data on the lunar surface, marijuana bill is approved by House committee, and $28,000 stolen from Army vet. With the government shutdown “can” proverbially “kicked” down the ... Read More

OPM announced there will be an average premium increase of 7.7% for FEHB plans next year. Premiums for FEHB plans will increase by an average of 7.7% in 2024, slightly less than the 8.7% average rise in health insurance costs ... Read More

Continuing our series on the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program. In this piece, we review the responsibilities of OPM, carriers, agencies, employees, and family members. OPM’s FEHB Handbook is a dense digital document that details all the technicalities around ... Read More

Furloughs, federal benefits, and an update on the annual pay raise for feds. At the time of this writing, the impending government shutdown isn’t official but the likelihood is increasing by the second. The chance of a stop-gap going through ... Read More

Kicking off a series on the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program. In this introductory article, we summarize the General Overview of OPM’s FEHB Handbook. OPM’s FEHB Handbook is a dense digital document that details all the technicalities around health ... Read More