by The Walker Team | May 23, 2022 | Federal Retirement
When it comes to retirement planning, taxes can play a critical role in securing a financially stable future for you and your family. Whether investing the time to learn or partnering with tax experts to handle their taxes, taking the time to understand and...
by The Walker Team | May 23, 2022 | Federal Retirement
Working as a federal employee can provide you with a variety of benefits that may not be available to the average private sector employee. When it comes to your benefits, you want to be sure that you get what works best for you and your family. Some of the federal...
by The Walker Team | May 23, 2022 | Federal Retirement
Thinking about your days after you leave the modern workforce and the relaxing life that retirement brings can be an exciting daydream. It can also however quickly become overwhelming and potentially stressful with all of the options, questions, and information out...
by The Walker Team | May 23, 2022 | Federal Retirement
Planning for your retirement doesn’t have to be a stressful, headache-inducing task if you have clear goals and an understanding of how to plan properly. When it comes to federal retirees, many are surprised to learn how taxes will impact their life after they say...
by The Walker Team | May 12, 2022 | Between FERS and CSRS?
Legacy planning is a process that is similar to estate planning but involves some different steps as it is more geared for those on “main street” than the top 1%. The account/asset owner determines how to distribute assets to their heirs upon their death. The process...
by The Walker Team | May 11, 2022 | Federal Retirement
Money can be a taboo topic even in the most close-knit of federal families, so it’s no surprise that many aging workers put off talking about retirement planning. In a 2016 report, Merrill Lynch stated that many retirees and pre-retirees don’t have enough...
by The Walker Team | May 10, 2022 | Between FERS and CSRS?
Planning for retirement requires the individual to take a realistic approach when choosing a lifestyle and managing their wealth. A comprehensive retirement plan includes enough proceeds to accommodate the person’s ideal lifestyle. When they retire, the...
by Tom Walker | Apr 5, 2022 | Federal Retirement
The 7 Biggest Risks for Federal Retirees Five years after our original publication, Walker Capital Revisits the Most Pressing Risks Facing Federal Retirees In 2017, I penned a piece for FedSmith reviewing the largest retirement risks that the federal work force would...
by The Walker Team | Mar 16, 2022 | Between FERS and CSRS?
Being a federal employee comes with numerous advantages. Employees in this sector are among the elite since the hiring process is drawn out and fraught with extensive roadblocks. Still, once you make the cut, being a federal employee offers countless opportunities,...
by The Walker Team | Nov 10, 2021 | Between FERS and CSRS?
The US Government offered two retirement systems to its employees. There are some similarities between the two plans, but they are not at all identical. The Civil Service Retirement System The Civil Service Retirement Act was first passed by congress back on August 1,...
