Every federal employee who completes a FERS (or CSRS) retirement application (SF 3107 for FERS and SF 2801 for CSRS and CSRS Offset) must choose what kind of retirement they want under the “Annuity ...

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In order to earn the maximum possible Social Security benefit, you'll need to earn a high income throughout your career. High earners can see a massive difference in benefits if they delay claiming ...

In bowling, 300 is the highest score. If you play golf, the best you can do is 54 (making a hole-in-one on all 18 holes). But what's the "perfect score" for Social Security recipients -- the highest ...

Largely, the benefits employees said they were most interested in remained unchanged year over year, which included: employer match on a 401(k) or retirement savings plan; supplemental health ...