Don’t Forget to ‘Turn On’ Your Benefits

Title: Don’t Forget to ‘Turn On’ Your Benefits

Article Snip: "...what steps federal employees need to take to receive their benefits after retirement. As with most questions in life, the answer can be complex. Once an employee determines they are eligible for retirement..."

Reference: www.govexec.com

FEHB and FEGLI Benefits on Retirement

Title: FEHB and FEGLI Benefits on Retirement

Article Snip: "...a larger question that readers keep asking me. “If I leave government on an immediate, postponed, deferred or disability annuity, will I be able to continue my Federal Employees Health Benefits coverage? And while you’re at it, I have the same question about my Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance coverage.”..."

Reference: www.fedweek.com
FEHB in retirement, FEGLI in retirement,

FAQ on Social Security COLAs: AARP shares what, when, how, why

Title: FAQ on Social Security COLAs: AARP shares what, when, how, why

Article Snip: "...COLAs currently understate the cost of living for the elderly, because they are based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which only measures the spending of families who make most of their income from wage earners or clerical workers. It excludes families whose main sources of income are pensions and Social Security..."

Reference: www.usatoday.com
2016 COLA (Social Security),

Mike Huckabee Speaks Out on Social Security

Title: Mike Huckabee Speaks Out on Social Security

Article Snip: "...Huckabee continued: And the government has squandered what they paid in, and there are some that think the answer to that is to just break the promises to Americans. I think that’s the wrong answer, because it isn’t workers’ faults that their money has been squandered..."

Reference: www.breitbart.com
Social Security

‘Where Can We Find Retirement Income Facts?’

Title: Feds Ask, ‘Where Can We Find Retirement Income Facts?’

Article Snip: "...Where can you find information about federal pensions? ...Where can I find info I need about my Social Security retirement income benefits?...How much should be put into the TSP?..."

Reference: www.fedsmith.com

The Thrift Savings Plan has huge advantages for participants.

Title: The Great Retirement Plan Every Federal Employee Should Use

Article Snip: "...the Thrift Savings Plan, or TSP for short. The TSP has many features that are similar to what a 401(k) offers, but it also gives federal workers key advantages over most 401(k) plans. Let's look more closely at the Thrift Savings Plan and what makes it such a great option for those who are eligible..."

Reference: www.fool.com
TSP

Will You Be Forced To Pay Into Medicare?

Title: Will You Be Forced To Pay Into Medicare?

Article Snip: "...Congress is considering a bill that would require postal retirees to enroll in Medicare Parts B and D or lose their Federal health insurance. Is this the future for all Federal retirees? Medicare is facing years of higher costs..."

Reference: www.fedsmith.com