Posted on Friday, 8th June 2012 by Paul Risser
Over these last couple of months I’ve had the opportunity to correspond with a number of federal employees and these two concerns were at the top of their list: the length of time it is taking OPM to finalize annuity payments, and the desire to obtain life insurance in the private sector, but neglecting to […]
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| Comments (0)Posted on Saturday, 26th May 2012 by Paul Risser
Who might want to take advantage of it? Who might not? Presented by Paul H. Risser Do you have a Thrift Savings Plan account? Then you should know about an important new development. Starting in spring 2012, FERS and CSRS employees will be able to have two types of balances in their TSPs: a traditional […]
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| Comments (0)Posted on Wednesday, 16th May 2012 by Dennis Damp
My wife and I recently moved for the tenth time since we married in 1969; Seven years after I retired at age 55! We are both in our early 60s and a move at any age is STRESSFUL. We’ve been looking for many years now and found a home that covered most on our must-have […]
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Many people underestimate lifestyle costs, medical expenses and inflation. Presented by Paul H. Risser What is enough? What is not enough? If you’re considering retiring in the near future, you’ve probably heard or read that you need about 70% of your end salary to live comfortably in retirement. This estimate is frequently repeated … but […]
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Posted on Thursday, 12th April 2012 by Dennis Damp
The Windfall Elimination Provision primarily affects you if you earned a pension in any job where you did not pay Social Security taxes and you also worked in other jobs long enough to qualify for a Social Security retirement or disability benefit. For example, this provision affects Social Security benefits when any part of a […]
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Posted on Thursday, 5th April 2012 by Paul Risser
Two-thirds of us have no financial plan. provided by Paul H. Risser 64% of Americans have no financial strategy at all. That’s right – no plan whatsoever to build wealth or keep it. That finding comes from the 2009 National Consumer Survey on Personal Finance conducted by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. […]
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Do you know what that divorce from years ago is going to do to your federal retirement? Even though you may be a couple of years away from retirement, early out offers and changes in retirement law may tempt you to jump ship and retire sooner than you had originally planned. That old divorce decree […]
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Posted on Monday, 26th March 2012 by Paul Risser
Little details worth paying attention to as April approaches. Presented by Paul H. Risser Every year, the IRS institutes big and little changes – and some don’t get as much notice as they should. This year is no exception. Here is a rundown of some of alterations and asterisks affecting taxpayers this year. Don’t forget […]
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