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Tammy Flanagan
Retirement Counseling and Training www.retirefederal.com
Tammy Flanagan has spent 30 years helping federal employees take charge of their retirement by understanding their benefits. She runs her own consulting business at www.retirefederal.com and provides individual counseling as well as online training for the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, Plan Your Federal Retirement and the Federal Long Term Care insurance Program. She also serves as the senior benefits director for the National Institute of Transition Planning Inc., which conducts federal retirement planning workshops and seminars.
For more retirement planning help, tune in to "For Your Benefit," presented by the National Institute of Transition Planning Inc. live on Federal News Radio on Mondays at 10 a.m. ET on WFED AM 1500 in the Washington-metro area. Archived shows are available on NITPInc.com.
Tammy Flanagan has spent 30 years helping federal employees take charge of their retirement by understanding their benefits. She runs her own consulting business at www.retirefederal.com and provides individual counseling as well as online training for the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, Plan Your Federal Retirement and the Federal Long Term Care insurance Program. She also serves as the senior benefits director for the National Institute of Transition Planning Inc., which conducts federal retirement planning workshops and seminars.
For more retirement planning help, tune in to "For Your Benefit," presented by the National Institute of Transition Planning Inc. live on Federal News Radio on Mondays at 10 a.m. ET on WFED AM 1500 in the Washington-metro area. Archived shows are available on NITPInc.com.
Roadblocks to TSP participation
Federal employees need to have a basic understanding of their retirement benefits from day one on the job.
- Tammy Flanagan
Preparing for a smooth transition
Remember, it's your responsibility to maintain an accurate history of your federal service.
- Tammy Flanagan
Your pre-retirement questions answered, part 4
The last in a series tackling your pressing questions.
- Tammy Flanagan
Your pre-retirement questions answered, part 3
The third in a series tackling your pressing questions.
- Tammy Flanagan
Your pre-retirement questions answered, part 2
The second in a series tackling your pressing questions.
- Tammy Flanagan
Your pre-retirement questions answered, part 1
The first in a series tackling your pressing questions.
- Tammy Flanagan
The State of Civil Service Retirement: CSRS and FERS
How optimistic are you about your retirement? Small steps can help allay your fears of the future.
- Tammy Flanagan
I have $1,000,000 (or $500,000 or $750,000) for retirement, now what?
Figuring out how to use your money in retirement.
- Tammy Flanagan
What is the retirement age for federal employees?
Retirement involves making many decisions including deciding when to retire.
- Tammy Flanagan
Mixed reactions to Medicare Part D in the FEHB
It's been almost five months since Part D was incorporated into many Federal Employees Health Benefit plans. How is it being received?
- Tammy Flanagan
Essential things to know about your Social Security benefit: Part 2
Social Security, along with the FERS basic retirement benefit and the Thrift Savings Plan, can provide the financial security you will need during your life after retirement.
- Tammy Flanagan
Essential things to know about your Social Security benefit: Part 1
It is important to keep up with Social Security changes that can have an impact on your current and future benefits.
- Tammy Flanagan
Postponing retirement problems: Part 2
Federal law trumps what might seem to make the most sense.
- Tammy Flanagan
Postponing retirement problems: Part 1
It’s important to know the difference between a postponed retirement and a deferred retirement.
- Tammy Flanagan
Resigning instead of retiring
How you leave the federal government matters when it comes to benefits.
- Tammy Flanagan
Before asking for help, know the rules
Coordinating Medicare and the Federal Health Benefits Program can be hard to navigate without the right information.
- Tammy Flanagan
The state of retiring and retired women
As we celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of American women during Women's History Month, let’s also take a moment to reflect on their retirement status.
- Tammy Flanagan
The TSP savings rate is up, but so are the number of TSP loans
Answers to some of your questions about the government’s 401(k)-style retirement plan.
- Tammy Flanagan
Slam the Scam
Some tips for avoiding scams and resources for help if you become victim to a scam artist.
- Tammy Flanagan
Saving for retirement
Retirement planning is a lifelong learning affair and begins with the first day on the job.
- Tammy Flanagan