The two main factors that affect the value of your federal retirement benefit are your high-three average salary and your ...

Scott Kupor, the new director of the Office of Personnel Management, publishes weekly updates on OPM and the federal workforce in his blog, Secrets of OPM. In September, Kupor reported that he went ...

'I was not allowed to see a breakdown of how my husband's benefit was being calculated' "When trying to fix this obvious mistake by the Social Security Administration, I was told over and over again ...

Survivor benefits come with complex rules, and one wrong move could cost you. Timing when you claim your benefit or switch can significantly impact lifetime income. Smart strategies like delaying or ...

Social Security beneficiaries will get a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) next year. Cost-of-living adjustments help ensure that benefits keep pace with inflation. Individuals who are receiving ...