Federal employees who are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) have several retirement options available to them.  FEDLIFE Podcast: Learn The Differences Between FERS Deferred and Postponed Retirement with Ed Zurndorfer (Ep. 75) Federal employees who are covered ... 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

The latest quiz for federal employees. [ays_quiz id=”14″] Quiz for Federal Employees: IT Workforce, TSP, and July 4th

What you should consider before moving TSP money to the G-Fund Have Questions? Sign Up for Our No-Obligation TSP Webinar, Hosted by Ed Zurndorfer: Click Here to Register For both stocks and bonds, 2022 has not been a great year. ... Read More

Rules for Continuing FEHB Program Health Benefits After Retiring from Federal Service – Part II < PART I Edward A. Zurndorfer This is the second of two FEDZONE columns discussing the requirements that a federal employee must fulfill in order ... 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

The hefty backlog of retirement claims to be processed by OPM reached its lowest point of 2022 at the end of June, but remains above last year’s levels. Ready to Retire? FERS Benefits Webinar CSRS Benefits Webinar In a recent ... Read More

Rules for Continuing FEHB (Federal Employee Health Benefits) After Retiring from Federal Service – Part I This column is the first of two FEDZONE columns discussing the requirements that a federal employee must meet in order to continue their Federal ... Read More

White House’s recommendation of 4.6% federal pay raise for 2023 gets past House committee. Ready to Retire? FERS Benefits Webinar CSRS Benefits Webinar The government spending bill for fiscal year 2023 made it through the House Appropriation Committee on June ... Read More

TSP Update for Month Ending June 2022: The Thrift Savings Plan’s rough year continues. The S-Fund has fallen almost 30% since 12 months ago. Jennifer Meyer, CFP© Complimentary Webinars: REGISTER HERE For TSP participants, the month of June brought continued ... Read More