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7 Questions to Answer Before Buying Life Insurance
Take advantage of next month’s rare open enrollment period to adjust your FEGLI coverage.
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How Much Life Insurance Do You Really Need?
A rare open enrollment period next month provides an opportunity to reevaluate your costs.
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A Retirement Guide for Every Stage of Your Career
Resources for early career, mid-career and pre-retirement planning.
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Fear of Losing Benefits
In a new survey, federal employees express concern about what the future might bring.
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Long-Term Care Insurance: What Should You Do About Rate Hikes?
In the face of steep premium increases, participants face tough choices.
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Is Phased Retirement For You?
Assessing the option of gradually easing into post-government life.
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You’re Going to Have to Make Some Tax Decisions
When you retire, you’ll face choices about tax withholding from your benefit check.
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Why It Pays to Keep Your Own Records
A cautionary tale about documenting your service, and doing some pre-retirement tax planning.
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Comparing Your Income Before and After Retirement
How what you can expect to receive stacks up against what you make now.
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Ballparking Your Retirement Benefit
A quick guide to estimating your retirement income.
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Are You Financially Ready to Retire? A True-False Quiz
You should be more than just eligible to retire when you leave.
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How To Make Sure You Get What You Deserve
Arm yourself with basic knowledge about your benefits.
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Sometimes, Your Benefit Really Is Too Small
A story of one retiree’s fight for a bigger annuity--with a happy ending.
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Getting the Best Deal on Life Insurance
Putting the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance program in context.
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The Other Open Season This Year
An opportunity to reassess your life insurance options.
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What If...?
Readers weigh in on the potential of needing long-term care, and the insurance to cover it.
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Why You Should Care About the Long Term
Weighing the costs of long term care – and the insurance that can help pay for it.
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Social Security: To Delay or Not to Delay?
Deciding when to claim a Social Security retirement benefit can get complicated.
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