FERS
FERS Retirement Ballpark
Many queries I’ve received over the past years of this blogs existence revolve around making a ballpark estimate of how much a Federal Annuitant “retiree”) will get at some point in the future when s/he retires. Some federal income streams are relatively easy to estimate, but the FERS (Federal Employee Retirement System) can be particularly [...]
A Decent On Line FERS Calculator
In one respect calculating your retirement benefit is relatively simple. You can, in theory, find everything you need on the Office of Personnel Management site:
www.opm.gov
But some other calculators are better organized, especially to take into account special circumstances such as law enforcement, firemen, etc. I recommend this one for quick checks and retirement “what ifs”.
http://www.fedcalc.com/servlet/com.quantos.fc2006.fers
RP’s [...]
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