The Thrift Savings Plan website has a variety of helpful online calculators for federal employees more…
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FEGLI Calculator: Calculating Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Options and Premiums
The FEGLI calculator will help you determine the face value and premiums of various combinations of FEGLI coverage plus plus view how the life insurance carried into retirement will change over time more…
2022 Federal Retiree COLA Watch
The annual cost-of-living adjustment for CSRS / FERS federal retirement programs and Social Security continues to trend upward so far this year more…
Why 62 Is the Magic Age for FERS Employees to Retire
Federal retirement expert, Chris Kowalik, outlines three potentially significant incentives for FERS employees to wait until the age of 62 to retire — plus some natural by-products of waiting longer to retire. more…
How FEHB and Medicare Work Together in Retirement
Federal retirement expert, Chris Kowalik, examines the two parts of Medicare that retiring federal employees should be most concerned about, the pros and cons of having both FEHB and Medicare in retirement, plus three different FEHB and Medicare combinations — and their advantages and disadvantages more…