Retirement Planning

Turning On Your Benefits

The art of timing when you begin drawing on your various sources of income is key to ensuring a comfortable retirement.

  • Tammy Flanagan

The Numbers That Matter in 2021

Do figures like 300, $172,500 and 1.3% mean anything to you?

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A Good Time for Some Long Term Thinking

The COVID-19 pandemic provides a sobering reminder of the potential need for long-term care.

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Looking for a Medicare Advantage

There’s a new type of FEHBP plan worth considering this open season.

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Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Retirement Benefits

Advice on assessing the options available to you.

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Open Season is Open for Business

Tips for assessing your insurance options.

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Retirement Gets Real: The Final To-Do List

Make sure you take care of these items of business before your departure date.

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Beyond the Money: Finding the Right Retirement Mindset

How to mentally prepare to leave the working world behind.

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Get Real About How Much Money You’ll Have in Retirement

The importance of estimating your net income.

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Will Signing Up for Medicare Save You Money and Improve Your Care?

Like most things health care related, it’s complicated.

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Medicare and Open Season

Here’s some information to help you make some very important decisions.

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Will There Be an End-of-Year Retirement Exodus?

If so, there may be bottlenecks in retirement processing.

  • Tammy Flanagan

The Case for Waiting to Retire

Even for those who’ve decided they want to go next year and are at the higher end of the pay scale, it can pay to be patient.

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Rethinking Retirement During a Pandemic

It’s clear that fewer people are moving on this year, which isn’t exactly a surprise.

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Best Dates to Retire Q&A

A look at the details of what makes one day better than another.

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Best Dates to Retire 2021

Our annual look at the optimum days to bid farewell to a career in government.

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You Get a Lot More Than a Retirement Benefit

Federal employees and retirees have a variety of insurance options to choose from, too.

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Weighing the Retirement Tradeoffs

Effective planning for your future requires making a series of key decisions.

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What You Need to Know About CSRS Offset

For those feds covered by the Civil Service Retirement System and Social Security, calculating retirement benefits can get complicated.

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Be Careful of Who is Providing Your Retirement Advice

If they’re pushing alternatives to federal benefits like survivor annuities, be wary.

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Retirement Facts and Feelings: A Quiz

Some of the answers might surprise you.

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