Federal employees receive a retirement benefit package that includes a pension, a tax-advantaged savings plan and Social ...

As you surely know, one of the most valuable benefits of federal employment is the prospect of a guaranteed stream of income in retirement. That is, a pension (annuity). At the same time, you might ...

The topic of withdrawing funds from the Thrift Savings Plan is always a subject of great interest at my pre-retirement seminar presentations. The March issue of Money magazine, contains a short ...

In the world of finance, an annuity is a contract between you and a life insurance company in which you give the company a lump sum or series of payments, and in return, the insurer promises to ...

The Thrift Savings Plan is a workplace retirement plan for federal employees and military service members (including active-duty military, reserves and National Guard) that is very similar to a 401(k) ...