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Federal Couples
If you’re married to another federal employee, you face some specific challenges in retirement planning.
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Mixing Civilian and Military Retirement
A guide to calculating the financial impact of combining civilian and military retirement benefits versus leaving them separate.
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Smoothing the Transition
How to make sure you get the benefits you’ve earned as soon as possible after you retire.
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Ensuring a Healthy Retirement
It pays to know the rules about continuing your federal health insurance coverage into retirement.
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Who’s Your Beneficiary?
Advice on filing forms detailing the beneficiaries of your federal benefits after your death.
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Voluntary Benefits
Here are some factors to consider if you’re thinking about joining the federal Voluntary Contributions program to boost your CSRS retirement benefits.
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More on Medicare
Our series on Medicare concludes with a look at its relationship with the military’s TRICARE for Life program and the implications of the new Part D.
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Medicare ABCs
The first in a two-part series on the relationship between Medicare and FEHBP.
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Best of Both Worlds
That's what they say about the CSRS Offset retirement system. Here's why.
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CSRS vs. FERS: The Reaction
Last week's column on which retirement system is better drew a strong response.
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Withdrawal Options
What should you do with the money in your TSP account when you retire?
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Really, You Can Retire!
Responses to reader feedback on projecting your post-retirement income.
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Spousal Benefits
The federal government provides a very generous benefit for surviving spouses.
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You Can Afford To Retire!
A guide to figuring out just how much retirement income you need.
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Military Service Payback
The last of our three-part series on service credit deposits focuses on those related to active-duty military service.
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