Planning for retirement is one of the most important financial decisions you'll ever make. As you approach retirement age, gaining a clear understanding of your Social Security benefits is essential ...

Retirement benefits are not a lifetime guarantee on autopilot. To keep monthly checks flowing, retirees have to keep meeting ...

The Employee Benefits Security Administration, along with the Internal Revenue Service and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., released informational copies of the 2025 Form 5500, Form 5500-SF, IRS Form ...

New requirements impact discontinued multiemployer pension plans, variable annuity formula plans, and PBGC-covered ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Of course, with any federal process, you’ll have forms to fill out. If you are a Federal Employee Retirement Systems (FERS) ...

Retirement planning is a long game that requires consistent saving and intentional investing — and a working knowledge and understanding of your federal benefits. Wherever you are on your retirement ...

You don't necessarily need a work history to qualify for Social Security. Nearly 90% of U.S. adults age 65 and older are receiving a Social Security check each month, according to 2024 data from the ...

A record number of Americans are turning 65 years old each year through 2027, but to receive full Social Security benefits, that’s not quite old enough. In 1983, Congress passed a law to gradually ...

Throughout this year of VERA, VSIP, RIF, DSR, and the new one, DRP 1.0 and DRP 2.0, many employees are trying to hurry up and learn what it takes to retire. This is an update to an article I wrote ...