Edward A. Zurndorfer As more and more of the “baby boomers” retire, the decision of when to start receiving their Social Security retirement benefits, and on whose benefits (their own, a current spouse’s, or a former spouse’s) they will apply ... Read More

The Cost-of-Living Adjustments, 2021 COLA: <1% Most Likely When measuring the COVID-19 emergency’s impact on the nation’s economy, there are many variables that aren’t usually in play during normal years. The CPI-W (Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners & ... Read More

Social Security Benefits for Federal Employees- everything you need to know now. FedLife Podcast (ep. 25): Everything You Need to Know Now About Social Security Benefits As of May 12, 2020, there have been over 81,000 deaths in America due ... Read More

Teleworking has increased productivity in some agencies- like the Social Security Administration, where 53,000 feds working from home led to an 11% decrease in their backlog Before the world was upended by a microscopic virus, back in October, the Social ... Read More

      Financial Planning is a task one can tackle while cooped up in quarantine- here are 5 financial tips for Federal Employees   “I don’t have enough time” How many times have we used that to explain why ... Read More