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Size Matters, Especially in Retirement

Posted on Thursday, 25th October 2012 by Dennis Damp

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Retirees are getting hit from all directions with hidden taxes, reduced purchasing power, increased healthcare, gas, food, and necessity costs. The size of our annuities, savings accounts and investments are shrinking due to a dramatically increased money supply when we truly need them to maintain our standard of living. Retirees often depend on interest from […]

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Retirement Application Changes, Pay Freeze & COLA Update, and FERS Employee’s Contribution Increases

Posted on Sunday, 21st October 2012 by Dennis Damp

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OPM revised and updated several FERS and CSRS retirement application forms in 2012. Before submitting your application check your form’s date to ensure you have the updated version. (Forward this email to others in your organization to give them a heads up about this.) You can download the updated forms online at http://federalretirement.net/retireforms.htm.  The forms […]

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2013 COLA and Retirement Application Submission Clarification

Posted on Friday, 28th September 2012 by Dennis Damp

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Recently, the Congressional Budget Office has suggested that a 1.3 percent cost-of-living adjustment is pending for Dec. 1 that includes military, civilian, retired pay, and Social Security recipients. There was talk of an increase of as high as 1.9%. We will see the increase in our January annuity check. Today, 1.3% doesn’t look that bad […]

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How to Receive Social Security Benefit Statements

Posted on Friday, 21st September 2012 by Dennis Damp

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Social Security resumed mailing annual statements to all who are 60 or older and I received mine several months ago.  They also started sending a statement to workers when they first turn 25 to give them an idea of what their retirement benefits will be down the road.  For all of those in between you […]

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Avoiding the TSP 10% Penalty and How to Collect a Deferred Annuity

Posted on Saturday, 25th August 2012 by Dennis Damp

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If you are considering a TSP withdrawal be aware of the potential for a 10% penalty. You can always withdraw funds from the TSP after you leave federal service, however to avoid the 10% tax penalty, you must meet one of these exceptions:   Additional 10% Penalty Tax If you receive a TSP distribution before […]

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Best Dates to Retire 2012 and 2013

Posted on Monday, 9th July 2012 by Dennis Damp

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There are many issues to consider when setting your retirement date; some personal and others financial. There isn’t a stock answer for when you should retire and whatever date you choose will impact your benefits one way or the other. For the most part, voluntary CSRS retirements are best the first three days of the […]

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How Much Retirement Income Will You Really Need?

Posted on Sunday, 22nd April 2012 by Paul Risser

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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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WEP, the 1940 Census, and Higher Yields

Posted on Thursday, 12th April 2012 by Dennis Damp

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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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