Best Practices for Feds Considering an Intrafamily Loans
What feds should know about lending their family members money. By: Katelyn Murray, CFP®, ChFEBC®, FBS®, CFT-1™, ECA In our day-to-day work helping Feds create financial plans to meet their…
Should FEHB Enrollees Reconsider Medicare Part D?
New legislation has made Medicare part D enrollment more advantageous for some FEHB (Federal Employee Health Benefits) program participants – are you one of them?
2024 COLA for FERS, CSRS, and Social Security Could Be Significantly Lower
After an 8.7% COLA for 2023, read the latest on inflation and interest rates – indicating a much lower adjustment next year.
Moving Money Out of the Thrift Savings Plan
What is the difference between a TSP transfer, rollover, and withdrawal? We explore the tax consequences for Traditional and Roth TSP accounts.
Health Insurance Changes Coming for US Postal Employees
OPM is scrambling to create a new health insurance marketplace for USPS workers, mandated by Congress to go live by 2025.
Don’t Overlook Medicare, Survivor Benefits, and Health Savings Accounts
STWS Advisor Jennifer Meyer dives deep into items 5 through 7 from her “10 MORE Easy Ways to Ruin a Federal Retirement” Series.
2024 Federal Pay Raise Update: White House Budget Says 5.2%
The White House’s proposed budget for 2024 was released last week, recommending a 5.2% pay raise for federal employees.
The Politicization of the Thrift Savings Plan Continues
Will there be an E-Fund? Read about the latest politicization of the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and other possible issues with the retirement plan for feds.
OPM Sends Out Notice About FLTCIP Enrollment Suspension
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released a letter with some important reminders regarding the suspension of FLTCIP.
Budget Debates on Government Spending: What Feds Should Know
With both normal budgetary debates and the debt ceiling crisis on the horizon, here’s how federal employee benefits and agency spending could be affected.