Benchmark Financial Group Blog

You’ve been dreaming of retirement for years now, but maybe you’re feeling the urge much more strongly as of late. Or, maybe you’re worried that you’ll never be ready to retire, and you don’t know in which direction to head. This list is by no means a comprehensive list of everything you should consider, because retirement readiness can vary...

Way back in 1920, the first version of a retirement system for federal employees was created. That was called the Civil Service Retirement System, and as we know, a new system was formed to replace it back in 1986. Some federal employees opted to stay with the CSRS system, but all new employees were subject to the Federal Employees Retirement...

According to official reports, the much-awaited federal budget will be delivered any day now. It probably won't surprise you to learn that the new spending plan will affect employees of the federal government, so let's break down the most important items mentioned by a report from The Heritage Foundation. Federal pay and benefits. According one...

For decades, many people have set a benchmark of a cool one million dollars as their retirement savings goal. Whether or not that amount will continue to provide enough income for retirement is another matter for another day… But to this day, the allure of becoming a millionaire persists. And quite a few TSP members have reached that goal! In...