http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/Advice on how to prepare for life after government.en-usFri, 24 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2012/02/cashing-out-tsp/41281/The public face of the Thrift Savings Plan makes his own way to retirement.Amanda PalleschiFri, 24 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2012/02/cashing-out-tsp/41281/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2012/01/social-security-quiz/40875/A test of your knowledge of a key element in planning for your retirement.Tammy FlanaganFri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2012/01/social-security-quiz/40875/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2012/01/reductions-and-withholdings/35828/Why your retirement check might be smaller than you think it’ll be.Tammy FlanaganFri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2012/01/reductions-and-withholdings/35828/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2012/01/the-index-2012-edition/35772/Your annual guide to the critical retirement information covered in this column.Tammy FlanaganFri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2012/01/the-index-2012-edition/35772/Pay & Benefits - Retirement PlanningImage by iStockphoto; illustration by Kelly Martin and Chanin Knighthttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/12/a-few-good-things/35703/It may have been a rough year for federal employees, but there were some positive developments in 2011.Tammy FlanaganFri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/12/a-few-good-things/35703/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/12/great-expectations/35652/If you’re retiring at the end of the year, here’s what you should be prepared for.Tammy FlanaganFri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/12/great-expectations/35652/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/12/medicare-choices/35589/Why choose Medicare and which FEHBP plans work best with it?Tammy FlanaganFri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/12/medicare-choices/35589/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/12/taking-the-plunge/35532/One reader’s story of switching to a high-deductible health plan.Tammy FlanaganFri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/12/taking-the-plunge/35532/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/11/ten-tips-for-open-season/35432/A handy guide to making decisions about health insurance and retirement.Tammy FlanaganFri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/11/ten-tips-for-open-season/35432/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/11/111111-edition/35384/Eleven things federal employees who have served in the military should know.Tammy FlanaganFri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/11/111111-edition/35384/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/11/so-many-choices/35330/With open season right around the corner, it’s time to start considering health plan options.Tammy FlanaganFri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/11/so-many-choices/35330/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/10/long-term-open-season/35255/A look at how many feds have signed up for long-term care insurance during this year’s open season -- and why they did.Tammy FlanaganFri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/10/long-term-open-season/35255/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/10/targeting-early-retirement/35211/A look at how and why the federal system permits some employees to leave early.Tammy FlanaganFri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/10/targeting-early-retirement/35211/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/10/refreshing-cola/35160/The lowdown on the first cost-of-living adjustment in retirement benefits in two years.Tammy FlanaganFri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/10/refreshing-cola/35160/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/10/complicating-factors/35106/A cautionary tale of how federal retirement benefits, survivor annuities and Social Security can become tangled.Tammy FlanaganFri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/10/complicating-factors/35106/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/09/coming-back/35030/Thinking about leaving government? Some retirees are thinking about returning.Tammy FlanaganFri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/09/coming-back/35030/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/09/uncertain-times/34982/How changes in policies, programs and the economy could affect your retirement security.Tammy FlanaganThu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/09/uncertain-times/34982/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/09/go-or-no-go/34914/When it comes to retiring, do you feel like you’re being pushed, pulled, nudged or lured?Tammy FlanaganFri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/09/go-or-no-go/34914/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/09/not-quite-right/34862/It pays to make sure your retirement estimate is accurate.Tammy FlanaganFri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/09/not-quite-right/34862/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/09/predicting-the-future/34814/Why it’s important to get an early estimate of your retirement benefit.Tammy FlanaganFri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/09/predicting-the-future/34814/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/08/overwhelmed/34743/Some advice for navigating the maze of choices would-be retirees face.Tammy FlanaganFri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/08/overwhelmed/34743/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/08/diminishing-returns/34694/Why your interim retirement benefits could be a lot smaller than you expected.Tammy FlanaganFri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/08/diminishing-returns/34694/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/08/smooth-sailing/34637/Tips for ensuring your transition to retirement goes off without a hitch.Tammy FlanaganFri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/08/smooth-sailing/34637/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/08/social-security-trade-offs/34578/Considerations for married couples in applying for benefits.Tammy FlanaganFri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/08/social-security-trade-offs/34578/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planninghttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/07/early-outs/34502/Addressing questions about early retirement offers -- and TSP protections.Tammy FlanaganFri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/retirement-planning/2011/07/early-outs/34502/Pay & Benefits - Retirement Planning