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Are You Eligible for Federal Long-Term Care Insurance?

Published: September 29, 2020

One of life’s greatest fears is that you will be unable to care for yourself because of chronic mental or …More

FEDVIP Fills in the Gaps for Dental, Vision

Published: September 22, 2020

While the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program provides a wide range of benefits for federal employees, retirees, and certain …More

FEGLI Benefit Choices in Retirement

Published: September 14, 2020

When you retire you’ll have to make some decisions about your Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance coverage. Specifically, which benefits …More

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FEGLI Basic vs. Optional Coverage

Published: September 8, 2020

When you came to work for the government, you were automatically covered under the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance program …More

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What Changes with FEHB When you Retire?

Published: September 1, 2020

Last week I went over the basic rules governing the FEHB program for federal employees. This week I want to …More

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Key Provisions of FEHB for Federal Employees

Published: August 26, 2020

This week I’m starting a series that covers the two most-used insurance programs for federal employees and retirees, the Federal …More

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Differing Views of FEHB Benefits by Generation

Published: August 18, 2020

An interesting feature of OPM’s Federal Employees Benefits Survey was its examination of the health plan priorities of Baby Boomers, …More

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What Drives the Choice of FEHB Plans?

Published: August 11, 2020

Last week I showed you the level of importance that federal employees who were surveyed put on key benefit programs …More

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The Critical Importance of FEHB to Federal Employees

Published: August 4, 2020

OPM’s Federal Employee Benefits Survey gathered data from a sampling of current federal employees. Of particular interest is the importance …More

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Survey Shows Value of Federal Employees Benefits

Published: July 28, 2020

The Office of Personnel Management recently released results of the latest Federal Employees Benefits Survey which, in their words, “is …More

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Retirement Credit for Service Academy Time?

Published: July 21, 2020

I had thought the fact that federal employees who attended one of the military service academies were entitled to get …More

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

Published: July 14, 2020

Our last three articles covered high-3, years of service and timing of a retirement application. Now that I have you …More

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Timing Federal Retirement to Boost Your Annuity

Published: July 6, 2020

In the last two weeks we’ve looked at how you can increase the two main elements of your retirement benefit …More

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Boosting Your Federal Annuity – Additional Service Time

Published: June 30, 2020

If you are not financially ready to retire when you reach eligibility to retire, a common response is to continue …More

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Boosting Your Annuity – Your High-3 Explained

Published: June 23, 2020

In my previous series focusing on retirement eligibility, I pointed out that the decision to retire is not just a …More

Deferred Retirement

Deferred Retirement for Federal Employees

Published: June 16, 2020

Over the last four weeks, I’ve written about the pluses and minuses of staying in the federal government during this …More

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Minimum Retirement Age: The FERS MRA+10 Provision

Published: June 9, 2020

A unique feature of the FERS retirement system is the MRA+10 provision. It allows employees to retire at their minimum …More

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Immediate Retirement Under FERS

Published: June 2, 2020

Last week I wrote about immediate retirement under CSRS and CSRS Offset. This time I want to review the immediate …More

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Immediate Retirement – CSRS & CSRS Offset

Published: May 26, 2020

While the number of CSRS and CSRS Offset employees is declining, there are still plenty of you on the rolls. …More

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Wondering if You Should Move on From a Federal Job?

Published: May 19, 2020

From time to time, events cause a spike in anxiety among federal employees and retirees. We are currently in such …More

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Retirement Benefits

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Financial & Estate Planning

  • Establishing a Trust? Know the Costs
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Retirement Policy

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Taxes & Insurance

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    Auto and homeowners insurance policies might require you to make temporary repairs to protect your […]

  • Assigning a FEGLI Policy Means Losing Much of the Control
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    You can choose to assign—that is, transfer ownership of—Federal Employees Group Life Insurance coverage. This […]

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12 mo5.04%%11.41%13.41%15.14%0.87%4.73%17.16%36.45%9.99%
YTD-0.10%%-0.32%-0.37%-0.41%0.07%-0.71%-1.01%2.85%-1.09%
Jan-0.10%%-0.32%-0.37%-0.41%0.07%-0.71%-1.01%2.85%-1.09%
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