March was a difficult month for Thrift Savings Plan participants. After a strong start to the year, particularly in international equities, markets shifted as global tensions increased, pushing investors toward a more cautious stance. While a ...

Most federal employees know they have a pension. Fewer understand that there are multiple distinct pathways to retirement under FERS, each with different eligibility requirements, different effects on the annuity amount, and different implications for health ...

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a proposed rule on March 5, 2026, in the Federal Register that would significantly revise the federal Reduction in Force (RIF) process under 5 CFR part 351 and related ...

Most federal employees spend years planning their retirement income — and almost no time planning for what could consume it. Long-term care is the expense that derails otherwise solid retirement plans, and the odds of needing ...