http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/federal-retirement-blog.html The Federal Retirement Blog keeps you up-to-date on the most recent information available at Plan-Your-Federal-Retirement.com. Subscribe here. en-us federal retirement Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:19:25 GMT Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:19:25 GMT plan-your-federal-retirement.com http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/financial-planner-for-federal-employees.html Meet Micah Shilanski - Micah is an independent Certified Financial Planner for Federal Employees. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:49:41 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/csrs-retirement-class.html Want to learn about your Federal Retirement benefits? Sign up for our CSRS Retirement Class. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:08:52 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/fers-retirement-seminar.html Want to learn about your Federal Retirement benefits? Sign up for our FERS Retirement Seminar. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:36:46 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/index.html What every Federal Employee needs to know about planning a successful Federal Retirement. Sat, 01 May 2010 23:37:55 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/alaska-locality-pay.html Alaska's Federal Employees will be transitioning from receiving COLA to Locality Pay. Here's what you need to know about Alaska Locality Pay and what it means to your federal retirement. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:55:32 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/maxing-out-csrs-retirement.html Can your CSRS retirement pension exceed the 80 rule? Find out what happens when you max out your CSRS Retirement at 42 years of service. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:18:12 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/civil-service-retirement-system.html Ready to plan your CSRS Retirement? Make sure you know about all of your benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:16:22 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/locality-rate-for-anchorage-alaska.html 1. Will the Government use the last federal salary survey (FSS) conducted in 2005 at est. pay gap of 54, which based on past practice elsewhere results Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:33:34 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/pay-caps-maximum-gs-pay-limitations.html GS-15 step 10 non-special rate employees will exceed the maximum GS pay limitation when the locality pay exceeds 20. There's a provision in the Act Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:25:32 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/does-the-locality-pay-include-alaskan-postal-employees.html While I'm reading about the locality pay finally being a reality for Alaskan federal employees, no where in the articles do I see Postal employees included? 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Learn about the FERS Supplement rules for Special Provisions federal employees. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:47:14 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/so-you-think-youre-a-fers-right.html So you think you're a FERS, right? If you worked from 1983 - 1987 you should pay extra special attn to your SF50s. You might really be a FERCCA! What Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:12:34 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/paperwork-errors-at-tsp.html What happens if TSP makes a paperwork mistake and puts someone elses name as your beneficiary? What Happened: TSP put the wrong name as a Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:07:00 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/federal-retirement-problems.html Learn how federal employees narrowly avoided problems with their federal retirement benefits. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:06:53 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/accelerated-transition.html For those of us that are already retirement age, is there a provision to instantly convert to Locality Pay so we can get our 3 high years as soon as Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:23:19 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/non-foreign-area-act.html Alaska's Federal Employees will be transitioning from receiving COLA to Locality Pay. Here is the full text of The Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:06:26 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/federal-retirement-planning.html Federal retirement planning means understanding your Federal benefits and how they will impact your financial security in retirement. Find out more about how a Federal Retirement Planner can help. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:56:32 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/tsp-retirement.html What can you do with your Thrift Savings Plan account at retirement? 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Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:45:30 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/civil-service-disability-retirement.html If you became disabled while performing your Federal job, you may be eligible for a Civil Service Disability Retirement. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:45:30 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/tsp-funds.html Learn about the different TSP Funds and their investment strategies. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:45:30 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/csrs-and-social-security.html Are CSRS eligible for Social Security benefits? What you need to know about CSRS and Social Security. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:45:30 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/csrs-retirement.html Find out if you qualify for Optional CSRS Retirement and learn more about your Federal Retirement Benefits. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:45:30 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/learning-survey.html Were developing a special course to help Federal Employees understand their retirement benefits. 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Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:45:30 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/civil-service-early-retirement.html When your Federal Agency is undergoing a major reorganization - you may be offered Civil Service Early Retirement. Find out more about the requirements for CSRS Early Retirement. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:45:30 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/csrs-deferred.html If you worked under CSRS for at least 5 years, you may be eligible for a CSRS Deferred Retirement Pension. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:45:30 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/fers-deferred-retirement.html Are you ready to seperate from service? Find out if you are eligible for FERS Deferred Retirement Benefits. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:45:30 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/fers-disability-retirement.html If you have at least 18 months of creditable service when you were disabled, you may be eligible for FERS Disability Retirement. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:45:30 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/fers-early-out-retirement.html You may be eligible for a FERS Early Out Retirement if you agency is having a Reduction in Force (RIF) or major re-orginazation. Find out if you qualify. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:45:30 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/fers-tsp-match.html FERS get matching money from their Federal Agency. Learn about the FERS TSP Match. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:45:30 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/fers-early-retirement.html Want to find out if you qualify for a FERS Early Retirement? Here's what you need to know about an Early FERS Retirement. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:45:30 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/time-factor-table.html Use this Time Factor Table to convert your years, months and days of FERS or CSRS service into your Years of Service for your Federal Retirement pension calculation. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:45:30 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/federal-pension.html How long will you have to wait for your Federal Pension check? You need to know that it could take a long time to actually receive your first pension check for your Federal Retirement. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:45:30 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/high-3-salary.html Learn how to calculate your High 3 Salary for your FERS or CSRS pension calculation. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:45:30 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/thank-you-for-inviting.html Thank you page after someone invites a friend to a Federal Retirement class Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:45:30 GMT http://www.plan-your-federal-retirement.com/invite-a-friend-to-class.html Are you going to attend one of our Federal Retirement Planning Classes? Invite a friend or co-worker to join you. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:45:30 GMT