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FERS Retirement Supplement Under Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA)

“Dear Micah, Thank you for this series. I can retire in October 2019 with 30 years under FERS. I will be 56 years and 10

FERS Pension, Be Prepared

“Can I be on the safe side to estimate my retirement deductions for FEHB, and Life Insurance by using the amount that is being deducted

FERS Deferred Retirement: How to find out if you have CSRS or FERS Benefits

“Hi, I am approaching retirement age am starting to gather data. I worked for the VAMC from 1982-1996. I think I have both FERS and

FFFC – “Is my HR retirement estimate always correct?”

“Always” Generally, an estimate from your Human Resources (HR) Department on your Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) benefits is a good source of information for

“I will likely have 5 years of federal service soon. Assuming an average 3 years of $185k, would I be able to take a pension after 5 years and what would be the estimated amount of the pension? Is the pension subject to income taxes if I am 59 when I retire?” – Nick

Nick poses a great question worth exploring a little more in depth. The question asks about how several variables in the Federal Retirement System work

FERS Federal Fact Check: Deferred v. Postponed Retirement for FERS

Are Postponed and Deferred Retirement the same? Recently, when we met with a group of Federal Employees under the FERS system, they used the words

Understanding Your FERS Retirement

When we talk about your FERS Retirement, we’re really talking about several different benefits. FERS (Federal Employees Retirement System) has three main components: Basic FERS

Federal Retirement Pension Reductions

When planning your federal retirement – it’s important to remember that your pension will be reduced. There are seven main pension reductions that affect federal

FERS Retirement Eligibility

“When Am I Eligible to Retire?” There are many different sets of rules for FERS retirement eligibility. Many federal employees start planning their retirement by

Your FERS MRA (Minimum Retirement Age)

You need to know your FERS MRA to find out if you are eligible for different types of FERS retirement. Your Minimum Retirement Age will range

FERS Immediate Retirement

Sometimes this is simply called regular FERS Retirement or Voluntary Retirement. FERS Immediate Retirement is the most common type of retirement under the Federal Employee

Taxation of Federal Retirement Benefits

How Will Your Federal Retirement Benefits Be Taxed? Many people simply forget – or perhaps just don’t understand the taxation of federal retirement benefits. Taxes

3 Critical Concepts that Most Federal Employees Miss When Planning Their Retirement

Year after year I see Federal Employees missing the same critical concepts in their federal retirement planning. That’s why I’ve created an online workshop to help educate Federal Employees on these critical concepts.

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