Thousands of veterans work with for-profit firms to apply for disability benefits. Veterans advocates call the practice predatory and possibly illegal. The Federal Employees Retirement System provides benefits from a Basic Benefit Plan, Social Security and the Thrift Savings Plan. The cost-of-living adjustment is significantly less than last year’s, which at 8.7% was the largest bump in four decades. If you can’t carve out your own post-service personality, there are few tried-and-true veteran identities you can slide right into. What employers know and what students may not realize is that security clearances equal money. Five years into the new Blended Retirement System, troops' retirement stashes are growing. Experts predict a much lower cost-of-living adjustment to retirement pay and annuities as inflation rates cool off. Legislation introduced in Congress would help protect veterans while preserving their right to seek assistance navigating benefits from the private sector. By Michael Licari
11 months ago The TSP, which has some $800 billion in assets, announced a year ago that it was standing up a new system to improve customer service. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed legislation to help veterans, including tax relief on retirement income. Load More