by Gary Raetz | Sep 28, 2015 | Miscellaneous
All your life, you have paid taxes, and this fact won’t change once you retire. However, the decisions you made regarding retirement planning throughout your career will have an effect upon how your retirement income is taxed. Federal employees are offered the...
by Gary Raetz | Sep 21, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Once you have retired from your career as a federal employee, many aspects of your life will become much simpler. You won’t face traffic during your twice-daily commute, you won’t have those awful mornings when you run late and feel harried, and you...
by Gary Raetz | Sep 14, 2015 | Miscellaneous
While many federal workers have their eyes on an early retirement, some choose to retire later than the norm. There can be many reasons for postponing retirement, such as: You got a late start in your career, due to child rearing, changing your path in life, or some...
by Gary Raetz | Sep 7, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Everyone occasionally dreams of an early retirement, but most of us know that we will be working until at least age 60 or beyond. Some of us even believe we will never be able to stop working. But for federal employees, the timeline sometimes looks a bit different...
by Gary Raetz | Aug 24, 2015 | Miscellaneous
If you’re a federal employee, you are counting upon your FERS benefits to kick in once you reach retirement. But what about your spouse? If something should happen to you, will they benefit from your years of service? Or are your benefits lost? For this purpose,...
by Gary Raetz | Aug 17, 2015 | Miscellaneous
As you plan for retirement, your budget should be one of your primary concerns. After all, you have to calculate your expected cost of living, medical care, and other expenses to make sure you will be able to live comfortably once you retire. But many people forget to...