68-Year-Old Federal Retiree With $1.2M TSP Discovers Survivor Election Cost Him $90,000

A 68-year-old federal retiree sits down with his account statements and has a startling revelation. His Thrift Savings Plan ...
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Federal Widow’s Survivor Benefit Jumped $1,100 a Month After Congress Repealed the GPO Rule

For decades, a particular kind of federal widow learned to live with a strange arithmetic: her late husband paid into Social Security through a side job, she qualified for a spousal or survivor ...
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A 71-Year-Old Widow Discovered Her Husband’s Pension Survivor Election Was Filed Wrong and the $146,000 Mistake Is Mostly Recoverable

A missing or improperly notarized spousal consent form can void a single life pension election, making up to $146,000 recoverable under ERISA. Widows at 71 qualify for 100% of a spouse's Social ...