From Medicare premiums and Social Security earnings limits to a federal pay freeze, several changes could affect retirees’ ...

Got questions about HSA contributions, TRICARE For Life or keeping FEHB or PSHB when you enroll in Medicare? Here are answers ...

The purpose of a [COLA] is to make sure your annuity and your retirement income isn't devalued because prices continue to ...

Federal employees receive a retirement benefit package that includes a pension, a tax-advantaged savings plan and Social Security. But many do not fully understand how these benefits work, and that ...

Most retirees assume selling appreciated stock means owing the IRS, but a little-known federal rate changes the math entirely ...

Updated: While the greatest focus on federal employee retirement understandably is on age and service combinations needed to be eligible to retire ...

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is likely to lose tens of billions of dollars over the next decade as the volume of first-class mail it handles declines. This month, a task force established by the ...

If you get federal employee health benefits (FEHB) as a retiree, you can choose whether to also enroll in Medicare Part B. If you do, your FEHB premiums stay the same, and there may be some advantages ...

The federal survivor annuity election is irrevocable, permanently cutting monthly checks by 10% and costing retirees roughly $90,000 in lifetime present-value income. FEGLI Option B premiums double ...

See how common mortgage debt is among retirees, what it can mean for retirement finances, and ways to manage it more effectively.

A 68-year-old federal retiree sits down with his account statements and has a startling revelation. His Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) holds $1.2 million, his FERS or CSRS annuity arrives like clockwork, ...