Special Retirement Supplement
What is the Special Retirement Supplement? FERS consists of 3 different components: the FERS annuity (pension), Social Security, and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). The
What is the Special Retirement Supplement? FERS consists of 3 different components: the FERS annuity (pension), Social Security, and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). The
What is my FERS contribution? Depending on your start date, your contribution will be either be 0.8%, 3.1%, or 4.4% to FERS. The chart below
When you are planning for your retirement, there are a lot of different areas you need to be aware of financially, and it can be
My understanding is that if I take immediate retirement at MRA before 62, then I will: 1) get the FERS Supplement to my FERS annuity;
Tax season is upon us, and for many, it is a scary time. With so many opinions floating around, it is hard to decipher between
“I have almost 5 years of Federal Service (FERS—approximately 15 days short). I have over 7 years of honorable active duty service. I retired from
“I will be 65 years old next July and plan on retiring in Dec. 2022. I am covered under my husband’s health plan and also
“Is there a reason why you did not include the MRA+10 in the group below when speaking about qualifying for FEHB? I thought that this
“Next May I can retire with 35 years at the age of 62. I was considering working 10 more months to retire at 63 and
Today Micah’s sister, Jamie Shilanski, joins the show to talk about financial planning and the inconsistent advice that many people are hearing regarding their finances.
“I retired on Dec 31 2019. Don’t you think I should pull all my money out of the TSP and put it in a high
“I am considering transferring/$10,000 from my TSP to my Roth account in Fidelity. Your presentation mentioned TSP to IRA to Roth. What’s the correct steps
What is the Special Retirement Supplement? FERS consists of 3 different components: the FERS annuity (pension), Social Security, and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). The
What is my FERS contribution? Depending on your start date, your contribution will be either be 0.8%, 3.1%, or 4.4% to FERS. The chart below
When you are planning for your retirement, there are a lot of different areas you need to be aware of financially, and it can be
My understanding is that if I take immediate retirement at MRA before 62, then I will: 1) get the FERS Supplement to my FERS annuity;
Tax season is upon us, and for many, it is a scary time. With so many opinions floating around, it is hard to decipher between
“I have almost 5 years of Federal Service (FERS—approximately 15 days short). I have over 7 years of honorable active duty service. I retired from
“I will be 65 years old next July and plan on retiring in Dec. 2022. I am covered under my husband’s health plan and also
“Is there a reason why you did not include the MRA+10 in the group below when speaking about qualifying for FEHB? I thought that this
“Next May I can retire with 35 years at the age of 62. I was considering working 10 more months to retire at 63 and
Today Micah’s sister, Jamie Shilanski, joins the show to talk about financial planning and the inconsistent advice that many people are hearing regarding their finances.
“I retired on Dec 31 2019. Don’t you think I should pull all my money out of the TSP and put it in a high
“I am considering transferring/$10,000 from my TSP to my Roth account in Fidelity. Your presentation mentioned TSP to IRA to Roth. What’s the correct steps
What is the Special Retirement Supplement? FERS consists of 3 different components: the FERS annuity (pension), Social Security, and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). The
What is my FERS contribution? Depending on your start date, your contribution will be either be 0.8%, 3.1%, or 4.4% to FERS. The chart below
When you are planning for your retirement, there are a lot of different areas you need to be aware of financially, and it can be
My understanding is that if I take immediate retirement at MRA before 62, then I will: 1) get the FERS Supplement to my FERS annuity;
Tax season is upon us, and for many, it is a scary time. With so many opinions floating around, it is hard to decipher between
“I have almost 5 years of Federal Service (FERS—approximately 15 days short). I have over 7 years of honorable active duty service. I retired from
“I will be 65 years old next July and plan on retiring in Dec. 2022. I am covered under my husband’s health plan and also
“Is there a reason why you did not include the MRA+10 in the group below when speaking about qualifying for FEHB? I thought that this
“Next May I can retire with 35 years at the age of 62. I was considering working 10 more months to retire at 63 and
Today Micah’s sister, Jamie Shilanski, joins the show to talk about financial planning and the inconsistent advice that many people are hearing regarding their finances.
“I retired on Dec 31 2019. Don’t you think I should pull all my money out of the TSP and put it in a high
“I am considering transferring/$10,000 from my TSP to my Roth account in Fidelity. Your presentation mentioned TSP to IRA to Roth. What’s the correct steps
What is the Special Retirement Supplement? FERS consists of 3 different components: the FERS annuity (pension), Social Security, and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). The
What is my FERS contribution? Depending on your start date, your contribution will be either be 0.8%, 3.1%, or 4.4% to FERS. The chart below
When you are planning for your retirement, there are a lot of different areas you need to be aware of financially, and it can be
My understanding is that if I take immediate retirement at MRA before 62, then I will: 1) get the FERS Supplement to my FERS annuity;
Tax season is upon us, and for many, it is a scary time. With so many opinions floating around, it is hard to decipher between
“I have almost 5 years of Federal Service (FERS—approximately 15 days short). I have over 7 years of honorable active duty service. I retired from
“I will be 65 years old next July and plan on retiring in Dec. 2022. I am covered under my husband’s health plan and also
“Is there a reason why you did not include the MRA+10 in the group below when speaking about qualifying for FEHB? I thought that this
“Next May I can retire with 35 years at the age of 62. I was considering working 10 more months to retire at 63 and
Today Micah’s sister, Jamie Shilanski, joins the show to talk about financial planning and the inconsistent advice that many people are hearing regarding their finances.
“I retired on Dec 31 2019. Don’t you think I should pull all my money out of the TSP and put it in a high
“I am considering transferring/$10,000 from my TSP to my Roth account in Fidelity. Your presentation mentioned TSP to IRA to Roth. What’s the correct steps
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We have had hundreds of federal employees ask us to discuss the TSP more in-depth so that they can stop “emotionally trading” their accounts.
That is why we created this guide with the most important considerations you need to make when using your TSP as a retirement savings account.