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Pre-Retirement: Are We There Yet?
Determining Retirement Qualifications Monthly Annuity Pension Your FERS or CSRS monthly annuity is also referred to as your pension. It’s the first of three paychecks that make up your retirement income. Your pension is determined by your paycheck and years of service...
Calculating Your High-3 Salary
When determining your FERS pension, you will need to calculate your High-3 Salary is a very important part of your FERS pension calculation. Your High-3 Salary is the highest average of BASIC pay you earned during any 3 consecutive years of Federal service. Your...
Why Should I Replace My Federal Employee Group Life Insurance (FEGLI)?
Having life insurance coverage is one of the most important ways you can protect your family from financial burdens. With life insurance being such an important part of your family’s financial protection, it is crucial that you select the right type of insurance....
How to Navigate Benefits in Your New Career
From Hired to Retired: Your Federal Career Roadmap How to Navigate Benefits in Your New Career When you begin a new career, you have several decisions that need to be made regarding your benefit. Oftentimes, these decisions can have a huge impact on your future. In...
Babe Ruth, The Great Depression, and Annuities
Content adapted from material by Soeren Svendsen Annuity Reserve. What do annuities have to do with the greatest major league baseball player of all time? The Babe took advantage of one of the greatest solutions to protecting retirement income - annuities. In 1922,...
How does the RMD affect leaving my TSP balance to my beneficiaries?
If your goal is to leave your TSP balance to your beneficiaries after you pass away you may be wondering how the Required Minimum Distribution affects their inheritance. Once you reach the age of 72 and are separated from federal service, your Thrift Savings Plan...
Medicare 101
Medicare 101: The Basics Regardless of your Federal Employees’ Health Benefits (FEHB) or Medicare plans, it is important to understand the basics of Medicare. This is not an exhaustive report on how Medicare works. Instead we aim to provide the basic information that...
The Importance of Cancer Insurance
Not only is cancer medically devastating, but it can also create a financial toll that most people are not prepared for. Cancer treatments and care are unbelievably expensive. Many people rely on health insurance, which is designed to cover medical expenses and...
What’s a Safe Alternative to the TSP G Fund?
The G Fund is a popular TSP option since it's a protected account, but there's an alternative that offers good returns as well. A protected account is an investment account that can grow but cannot lose money. The G Fund (the G stands for Government Securities) is the...
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