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Where’s the Retirement Wave?

It’s happening, but the tides ebb and flow.

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The One Thing You Should Be Sure To Do This Open Season

Comparison shopping is key.

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It’s Time to Start Thinking About Health Insurance Open Season

It’ll get here quicker than you think.

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An Underground Journey to the Heart of Retirement Processing

A behind-the-scenes look at OPM’s Retirement Operations Center in Boyers, Pennsylvania.

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Paying Your Way to a Bigger Benefit

Service credit deposits can boost your retirement annuity. But the process requires patience.

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Best Dates to Retire 2020

Your annual guide to choosing an optimal day to start the next phase of your life.

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5 Tips to a Quicker Retirement

Achieving your financial goals in a shorter time frame.

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Turning On Your Retirement Benefits

Making the most of the flexibility of FERS.

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Thinking About the Unthinkable

Preparing for the loss of a spouse.

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What Happens to Your Retirement Paperwork

A complex and often slow process unfolds after you apply.

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3, 2, 1 ... Retire!

If your departure date is approaching, you may wonder how the process unfolds.

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Big Changes Are Coming to the TSP

Get ready for a bunch of upgrades and new options.

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Let It Be, Roll It Over, Move It or Cash It Out

Assessing your options for what to do with your retirement fund when you change jobs.

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Why You Might Want to Take Social Security Early

There are reasons not to wait for larger payouts when you’re older.

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It’s Time for Change: Make Your Voice Heard

Lawmakers have introduced a number of bills that would help federal retirees.

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Achieving Financial Independence

Bridging the potential gap between pre- and post-retirement income.

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Live Long and Prosper

Avoiding the dangers of outliving your money.

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Life and Death Benefits Decisions

Thinking through your survivor benefit options.

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Don’t Let Your Mind Get In the Way of Smart Decisions

This tool can help you learn more about yourself so that you can make better financial choices.

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Buy This and Hope You Don’t Get Your Money’s Worth

The ins and outs of life insurance.