Federal employees and retirees have several important dates to keep in mind as 2026 comes to a close. Open Season runs November 9 through December 14,...
The 2027 COLA is 3.6% for Social Security and CSRS and 2.6% for FERS retirees, who generally must be 62 by December 1 to receive it....
Federal employees enrolled in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan will pay 8.6% to 11.0% more toward their health insurance premiums in 2027,...
The 2027 FEHB premium increases are now official. Federal employees and retirees enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program will pay an average of 10.9%...
If you’re receiving FERS disability retirement and SSDI, you can receive both benefits, but they don’t simply get added together. Social Security pays its benefit separately,...
The Thrift Savings Plan’s F Fund was built to do one specific job: offer investors a little more return than the ultra-safe G Fund, in exchange...
Working overtime can put more money in your pocket today, but it doesn’t necessarily put more money into your future FERS pension. That’s because FERS generally...
TSP performance in August was positive across the board. After a volatile summer, all five core TSP funds finished the month higher, with the I Fund...
If you’re a FERS employee, contributing more to your Thrift Savings Plan is generally a good thing. But there’s a difference between maximizing your TSP contributions...
An unexpected illness, death in the family, or other serious emergency can create a financial problem quickly. For federal and postal employees, there is a lesser-known...