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Decisions, Decisions on Insurance – FEHB

Published: May 4, 2021

If you are a relatively new employee, you’ll remember that when you went to work for the government, you had …More

2021 Has a Quirk in the Calendar for Picking a Fed Retirement Date

Published: April 28, 2021

For those employees who have been waiting for a conjunction of the planets or a lucky roll of the dice …More

Benefits if You Leave Government before Retirement Eligibility

Published: April 20, 2021

While to outsiders the United States government may seem like a place where millions of employees enter at the front …More

Additional Benefits on Death of a Current Employee

Published: April 13, 2021

Last week I filled you in on a series of basic benefits that your survivors would be entitled to if …More

Benefits Paid on the Death of a Current Employee

Published: April 6, 2021

I know this isn’t a topic you’ve been eagerly waiting for. After all, who wants to think about dying while …More

FERS & CSRS: What Happens to Your Annuity if You Come Back?

Published: March 30, 2021

Let’s take a look at what would happen to your annuity if you returned to work for the government. If …More

Social Security and Medicare Benefits if You Live Outside the U.S.

Published: March 23, 2021

In a previous article we looked at rules governing the payment of CSRS and FERS retirement benefits to U.S. citizens …More

Federal Retirement Benefits if You Live Outside the US

Published: March 16, 2021

I get questions from federal retirees who are thinking about living part time or full time overseas (it seems some …More

How are FEHB Premiums Determined?

Published: March 9, 2021

The Federal Employees Health Benefits program is one of the most valuable benefits provided to federal employees. It provides comprehensive …More

Life Insurance: Most Common Questions on FEGLI

Published: March 2, 2021

Over the last three weeks, I answered the most commonly asked questions about the CSRS and FERS systems and about …More

The Most Common Questions on FEHB

Published: February 23, 2021

In recent articles we spelled out the rules governing the age and service requirements for a CSRS and FERS employees …More

The Most Common FERS Retirement Questions

Published: February 16, 2021

Last week I started this series on the most common questions regarding retirement by going over the rules governing when …More

The Most Common Questions About CSRS

Published: February 9, 2021

This is a transitional period with a new administration and a new Congress looking at potential changes in a host …More

Annuity: Getting Married After You Retire

Published: February 2, 2021

I recently got an email from a reader who wanted to know what would happen to a retiree’s annuity if …More

Returning to a Federal Job?

Published: January 26, 2021

Over the last two weeks I wrote about 1) the change of administration and what that might mean for federal …More

Interim Retirement Annuity Payments

Published: January 20, 2021

Over the latter weeks of 2020, I wrote a series of columns about preparing for retirement, since there always is …More

Make the Case for your Benefits

Published: January 12, 2021

Plans were advanced in the past four years that would have adverse effects on the federal civil service – including …More

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A Walk Through Your Federal Retirement Application

Published: January 6, 2021

Everyone who wanted to retire by the end of the 2020 leave year has already done so. To them I …More

Postponed Annuity Under FERS

Published: December 29, 2020

The postponed annuity is a feature of the retirement system only open to FERS employees. If you are in FERS …More

The Deferred Annuity Option

Published: December 22, 2020

By now most employees who planned to retire before the end of the leave year have either left or put …More

Mistakes to Avoid When You Retire from a Federal Job

Published: December 8, 2020

Last week I promised you that I’d begin cataloging some of the things that could get in the way of …More

Lifestyle Considerations: Don’t Retire in Anger; Plan with Your Spouse

Published: December 7, 2020

Last week I filled you in on financial mistakes you could make while planning for retirement. I want to conclude …More

Thinking about Retirement – High-3 and Leave Considerations

Published: November 24, 2020

Last week I spelled out the rules governing when your annuity begins and some considerations for picking a date. In …More

Thinking about Retirement- Picking a Date

Published: November 17, 2020

Have you made up your mind that you want to retire soon—the end of the year is a very popular …More

End-of-Year Retirement, Primary Considerations

Published: November 15, 2020

It’s getting to that time of year again. The time when employees who are eligible to retire start thinking seriously …More

Supplement Paid to FERS Retirees Until Hitting 62

Published: November 10, 2020

In recent articles about end-of-year retirement I covered general considerations but some of you have since asked for further information …More

Get Ready for FEHB Open Season; Nov 9

Published: November 3, 2020

The 2021 Open Season for the Federal Employees Health Benefits program will begin next Monday (November 9) and continue through …More

Avoid These Federal Retirement Mistakes

Published: October 26, 2020

Last week I wrote about the decisions you have to make when picking a date to retire at the end …More

The Seldom-Used “Alternative Form of Annuity”

Published: October 14, 2020

Years ago retiring federal employees were allowed to elect to have their retirement contributions paid to them in a lump …More

Temporary Continuation of Coverage in FEHB

Published: October 6, 2020

In the private sector it’s called COBRA. In the federal government it’s called Temporary Continuation of Coverage. In both cases …More

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    Disability insurance can provide you with income if your earnings are reduced by illness or […]

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    To cut auto insurance costs, consider buying it from the same company that provides your […]

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1 yr-0.90%%-4.39%-5.70%-6.85%1.71%-7.59%-2.12%-21.10%-11.00%
YTD-3.29%%-8.90%-10.77%-12.33%0.86%-8.30%-14.35%-21.69%-11.69%
May0.04%%-0.35%-0.48%-0.61%0.21%1.13%-1.65%-3.53%1.19%
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