Quick ReadA 30-year FERS employee earning $90,000 retires on just $27,000 annually, which represents 30% of pre-retirement ...

“I expect to receive at least $9,000 per month before federal and California state taxes.” ...

Federal wildland firefighters pouring everything into a brutal fire season assume every grueling overtime hour builds a ...

Here are some crucial tips for every stage of your federal career: Understand the parts of the Federal Employees Retirement ...

A report for Congress has charted the continuing decline of defined benefit retirement programs —such as the federal FERS and CSRS systems—that pay ...

Predictability is one of the many benefits of having federal employment. You have a FERS or CSRS pension, Social Security ...

An Iowa public safety officer retired one month before a law took effect, and that single calendar page may quietly cost him ...

If we wait too long to plan and that surprises us, then you're left with a whole lot less choices along the way," said Thiago Glieger.

The next regular Federal Employees Retirement System payment is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. That deposit represents the annuity earned during August rather than September itself ...

Mandatory retirement at 56 sounds like a gift, but one former air traffic controller collecting a $71,000 pension discovered ...

From reemployment to remarriage, life after federal service can bring changes that affect your annuity, insurance and survivor benefits.

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...