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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
January 14, 2021
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
January 14, 2021
The Numbers That Matter in 2021
Do figures like 300, $172,500 and 1.3% mean anything to you?
Tammy Flanagan
January 7, 2021
A Good Time for Some Long Term Thinking
The COVID-19 pandemic provides a sobering reminder of the potential need for long-term care.
Tammy Flanagan
December 17, 2020
Looking for a Medicare Advantage
There’s a new type of FEHBP plan worth considering this open season.
Tammy Flanagan
December 10, 2020
Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Retirement Benefits
Advice on assessing the options available to you.
Tammy Flanagan
December 3, 2020
Open Season is Open for Business
Tips for assessing your insurance options.
Tammy Flanagan
November 26, 2020
Retirement Gets Real: The Final To-Do List
Make sure you take care of these items of business before your departure date.
Tammy Flanagan
November 19, 2020
Beyond the Money: Finding the Right Retirement Mindset
How to mentally prepare to leave the working world behind.
Tammy Flanagan
November 12, 2020
Get Real About How Much Money You’ll Have in Retirement
The importance of estimating your net income.
Tammy Flanagan
November 5, 2020
Will Signing Up for Medicare Save You Money and Improve Your Care?
Like most things health care related, it’s complicated.
Tammy Flanagan
October 29, 2020
Medicare and Open Season
Here’s some information to help you make some very important decisions.
Tammy Flanagan
October 22, 2020
Will There Be an End-of-Year Retirement Exodus?
If so, there may be bottlenecks in retirement processing.
Tammy Flanagan
October 15, 2020
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.
Tammy Flanagan
October 8, 2020
Featured eBooks
Rethinking Retirement During a Pandemic
It’s clear that fewer people are moving on this year, which isn’t exactly a surprise.
Tammy Flanagan
October 1, 2020
Best Dates to Retire Q&A
A look at the details of what makes one day better than another.
Tammy Flanagan
September 24, 2020
Best Dates to Retire 2021
Our annual look at the optimum days to bid farewell to a career in government.
Tammy Flanagan
September 17, 2020
You Get a Lot More Than a Retirement Benefit
Federal employees and retirees have a variety of insurance options to choose from, too.
Tammy Flanagan
September 10, 2020
Weighing the Retirement Tradeoffs
Effective planning for your future requires making a series of key decisions.
Tammy Flanagan
September 3, 2020
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.
Tammy Flanagan
August 27, 2020
Be Careful of Who is Providing Your Retirement Advice
If they’re pushing alternatives to federal benefits like survivor annuities, be wary.
Tammy Flanagan
August 20, 2020
Retirement Facts and Feelings: A Quiz
Some of the answers might surprise you.
Tammy Flanagan
August 13, 2020
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