Social Security benefits are a crucial component to a fed’s retirement under FERS. Here are 5 things to keep in mind about your retirement income. 1. Factors that Affect Your Monthly Benefit Amount The average monthly social security benefit (excluding ... Read More

Updated inflation numbers suggest largest COLA since 1981 saw 11.2% – and 2023’s Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) could get even higher. Just a few weeks ago, our COLA update indicated that next year’s adjustment was estimated to be between 7.3% and ... Read More

Jennifer Meyer continues her Fed-Life-Cycle series, reviewing what Feds need to prepare for pre-retirement. Jennifer Meyer, CFP© Complimentary Webinars: Register Here Jen, I followed your articles and I MADE IT!!!!!.  Nothing left to do but turn in the papers now, ... Read More

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Current estimates have the 2023 COLA between 7.3% and 10.8% – indicating it could be the largest COLA for Social Security, FERS, and CSRS since the early 1980s. Complimentary Webinars: CSRS Benefits Webinar FERS Benefits Webinar Social Security Webinar The ... Read More

Proposed legislation in Senate would give the same COLA to both FERS and CSRS pension recipients – similar to another bill introduced in the House last year. Complimentary Webinars: CSRS Webinar FERS Webinar             Alex ... Read More

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There might not be many CSRS offset employees and annuitants, but often, many of these employees and annuitants do not have a full understanding of how their retirement benefits work. FedLife Podcast Ep.68: Understanding CSRS and FERS Offset Benefits and ... Read More

Understanding How Federal Employee Retirement Benefits Are Taxed by the IRS – Part II of a series of FEDZONE columns discussing how federal employee retirement benefits are taxed by the IRS < PART ONE This is the second of a ... Read More

We celebrate the end of the year with our Top 5 “Most-Read” FEDZONE Articles in 2021 Complimentary Webinars 5. The Social Security Offset Click Here to Read Learn about the Government Pension Offset (GPO), which applies to CSRS employees and ... Read More