With so many currently heading for the exit, it’s a good time for federal employees to improve their understanding of the retirement process.

Most feds are pleasantly surprised when they calculate their (gross) FERS pension for the first time. But most are then shocked at all the things that will need to come out of their pension before ...

Every year, the federal government pays $125 billion in tax dollars for federal pensions. In spite of this being such a large amount of money, there is a remarkable lack of transparency surrounding ...

Mike Zaino, of The Zaino Group, is a Registered Financial Consultant and National Retirement Counselor serving federal and postal employees. Pensions have pretty much gone the way of the dinosaur.

Retiring from federal service is a major life milestone—but let's be honest, the process isn't exactly crystal clear. With more federal employees choosing early retirement through programs like VERA ...