by David Raetz | Mar 8, 2021 | Federal Employee Articles, Newsletter Articles, Retirement
In January 2021, the Office of Personnel Management retirement backlog hit a new high, rising to 37%. It is typical for many employees to retire towards the end of the calendar year to maximize their benefits. However, the backlog didn’t surge due to an overwhelming...
by David Raetz | Feb 1, 2021 | Newsletter Articles, Retirement
Throughout the last year and even in the previous month, many changes have happened economically and politically. You may be wondering how your retirement plans or financial health could be affected. Change is inevitable, but it can present opportunities as well....
by Benchmark Financial Group | Aug 25, 2020 | Federal Employee Articles, Newsletter Articles, Retirement
You’re not alone, and with retirement being around the corner, it’s time to take a closer look at the numbers. You’ve worked your whole life to get here, and you may be wondering if your financial situation will significantly change once you decide to leave the...
by Gary Raetz | Mar 6, 2018 | Federal Employee Articles, Retirement, Retirement Income
For many of us, it’s hard to imagine life before the invention of Social Security in 1935. Federal employees, like you, did have a retirement system in place beginning way back in 1920. Once the the FERS system was introduced in 1986, federal employee retirement...
by Gary Raetz | Feb 5, 2018 | Retirement
When is your expected retirement date? Whether you’ll be retiring in just a few years, or you still have a decade or more to go, one thing is certain: Retirement is one life situation for which we all need to plan. So how do you know whether your plans are on the...
by Gary Raetz | May 1, 2017 | Retirement
When life gets busy, do you notice a little pile of mail growing on your desk, on the kitchen counter, or on the corner of your dresser? We all have that spot where untended documents tend to accumulate. But if your bank statements often end up in that spot, untouched...
