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Adding a Teen Driver to Insurance? Compare Carefully

Published: April 19, 2018

Adding a teenaged driver to a parent’s auto insurance policy is costly but there are ways to hold down costs. …More

OPM Sets Goals for Retirement Processing, Customer Service

Published: April 12, 2018

A recent budget document from OPM sets goals for processing of benefit applications for new retirees and for retirement-related customer …More

Guarding Against Loss of FEHB Coverage after Retirement

Published: April 12, 2018

Retirees whose eligibility for FEHB ends in general cannot get back into the program. Thus, extreme care must be used …More

Capturing Discounts on Homeowners Insurance

Published: April 12, 2018

Homeowners insurance costs are going up in many areas. You can trim those costs if you qualify for certain discounts. …More

Beware of Medicare Card Scam, Government Warns

Published: April 5, 2018

The government has issued a warning about a new Medicare-related scam related to that program’s project, starting this month and …More

Reaching Age 65 Triggers Important Decisions

Published: April 5, 2018

Hitting age 65 brings several important changes for federal retirees that are worth knowing and planning for, even for those …More

A Strategy for Assessing Life Insurance Needs

Published: April 5, 2018

To determine how much life insurance you’ll need, you should go through this comprehensive process: 1. Project major expenses. Will …More

Importance of Women’s Retirement Financial Literacy Stressed

Published: March 29, 2018

There is a variety of reasons why women overall save less for retirement than men do, but better financial literacy …More

Maintaining Your Parents in a State of Independence

Published: March 29, 2018

You may not be able to keep your parents from going into a nursing home but these tactics will increase …More

Extending Career May Mean Changing It, Says Report

Published: March 22, 2018

Those expecting to follow the trend of longer working careers may need to change jobs and maybe even career fields …More

FEHB Coverage for Your Survivors

Published: March 22, 2018

For your surviving family members to continue your FEHB benefits enrollment after your death, both the following requirements must be …More

The Risks and Benefits of a Variable Annuity

Published: March 22, 2018

Variable annuities offer buyers the chance to choose among subaccounts, many of which resemble stock funds or bond funds. Your …More

SSA Underscores Burdens on Care-Givers

Published: March 15, 2018

Increasing numbers of older persons are suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease, imposing significant financial as well as emotional burdens on those …More

Adding and Subtracting Children from FEHB Coverage

Published: March 15, 2018

If you have or adopt a child, he or she is eligible for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits …More

Life Insurance Comes with Ownership Choice

Published: March 15, 2018

The ownership of your life insurance policy can have a substantial impact on how this asset will be handled. Choices …More

Report Finds Concerning Retirement Behavior Across Generations

Published: March 8, 2018

Three major generations now in the workforce have differing perspectives on retirement but each exhibits some trends that raise issues …More

Reviewing FERS Retirement Eligibility

Published: March 8, 2018

If you are a FERS employee, you can retire on an immediate unreduced annuity with the following minimum combinations of …More

Make Sure Your Advisor’s Interests are Your Own

Published: March 8, 2018

Before you sign an engagement letter with a financial advisor, be cautious about where his or her interests lie. Here …More

Change in Divorce Settlements Policy Challenged

Published: March 1, 2018

The inspector general at OPM has challenged how that agency in 2016 changed a longstanding policy regarding how a divorce …More

Reviewing CSRS Retirement Eligibility

Published: March 1, 2018

The portion of the federal workforce covered by CSRS is shrinking steadily as those employees hit retirement eligibility. Eligibility is …More

Purchasing an Annuity for Tax Deferral

Published: March 1, 2018

With a deferred annuity, you invest a lump-sum or a series of payments. The goal is that over time you …More

Downsizing as a Way to Use Home as Asset in Retirement

Published: February 22, 2018

While taking out a reverse mortgage is a commonly cited way to use a home as a retirement asset, downsizing …More

Cashing Out Annual Leave at Retirement

Published: February 22, 2018

The amount of annual leave you can be paid for when you retire depends on whether you are a postal …More

Stretching Out Your IRA for Your Heirs

Published: February 22, 2018

If you’re single with a child or children you’ll probably name your child or children as your IRA beneficiary. After …More

Pattern of Delaying Retirement Continues

Published: February 15, 2018

The trend of recent years of delaying retirement continues, according the Labor Department data that also show however, that other …More

Spousal Rights in TSP Payouts Vary by Retirement Program

Published: February 15, 2018

The law gives certain rights to your spouse, including a separated spouse, so long as your account balance is more …More

Designating Someone to Make Health Care Decisions if You Can’t

Published: February 15, 2018

A health care power of attorney, sometimes known as a health care proxy or a medical power of attorney, should …More

Consistency of Investing a Key to Building Retirement Savings

Published: February 8, 2018

A report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute has underscored the importance of consistency in retirement savings, saying that in …More

Two Potential Reductions in Your Social Security Benefits

Published: February 8, 2018

Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset can affect the retirement benefits employees and retirees who are or were …More

Be Specific in Terms of Your Will

Published: February 8, 2018

To ensure your will stands up it should be written by an attorney. Wills that you write yourself, or fill-in-the-blank …More

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