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The TSP 5-Year Rule for Roth Account Conversions
ESTATE PLANNING
How to Convert to a Roth IRA on a Small Budget
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Federal Leave Calculator for Federal Employees
FINANCE / TIP
How to Choose the Best Retirement Age for Your Future
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FERS Survivor Benefit Election: Costs and Your Options
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Survivor Benefit: How to Protect Your Spouse’s Income
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Understanding the OPM Application Process
General Information
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Understanding Sick Leave for Federal Employees
General Information
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Can Federal Retirees Reach the 0% Tax Bracket?
FINANCE / TIP
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Federal Retirement 5-Year Rule: What Employees Need to Know
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TSP Loan Pros and Cons: Understanding the True Cost
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G Fund Guide: Is It the Right TSP Investment for You?
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Early Retirement Guide for Federal Employees
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Military Buyback Guide: How to Maximize Your Federal Pension
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Required Minimum Distributions, Everything You Need to Know
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Required Minimum Distributions
General Information
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General Information
The FERS Supplement – A Critical Bridge to Age 62
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Is A TSP Roth Conversion the Right Choice for You?
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Take These Steps NOW to Increase Your Retirement Income
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Retirement Credit Update for Federal Employees with Prior Military Service
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Survivor’s Benefits for Federal Employee Spouses
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Your 2026 Step-by-Step Federal Retirement Planning Guide
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Online Retirement Application (ORA) Update
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The End to the Silver Script Madness – News Flash
General Information
Reflections 2025 – Marvin Gaye (What’s Going On)
General Information
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Savings Bond Calculator & Treasury Direct Inefficiencies!
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Tax Forms Availability – What to Expect This Year
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Long Term Care Insurance – Future Purchase Option
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Open Season Coming to a Close – Last-Minute Checkup
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I Rolled Over My TSP Account to an IRA – Should You?
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The 2026 FEHB & PSHB Open Season Selection Guide
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A 30-second Check Could Change Your Retirement Plan
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Prescription Drug Costs – Major Price Cuts Coming
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Roth Conversion Article Update and Income Tax Impact
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TSP Traditional to ROTH IRA Conversions Coming Soon
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TSP Required Minimum Distributions, Annuities, and Transfers
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FEHB & PSHB Open Season – Higher Premiums Heading Our Way!
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I Never Thought to Ask! How About You?
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Will Retirement Work For YOU? It Depends!
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2026 Federal Employees’ Leave Record Now Available
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Are Your Savings Secure? A Fixed Income Update
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Military Service Credit ALERT – Make Your Deposit Early
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A Life Worth Remembering – YOU have a Story to Tell!
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Retirement Planning Assistance – Finding Help (2025 Update)
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Bits and Pieces – Updates, and Subscriber Feedback
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Social Security Tax Relief for Millions of Senior Citizens
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Apply for Retirement on OPM’s Online Application Service
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New Retirement Application Portal Launched
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2026 COLA Estimates & Retirement Processing Update
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Electronic Official Personnel Folder Platform Launched
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Electronic Retirement Application Submissions
FINANCE / TIP
Powerless, Keeping the Lights On
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Request Your 2025 Retirement Benefits Booklet from OPM
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Projected Annuity Calculator Updates for FERS and CSRS
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UPDATE – Deferred Resignations and VERAs Return
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Retirement Investments – Down but Not Out
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NEWS – Agency’s Collective Bargaining Agreements Terminated
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Displaced Workers and Security Clearances
FINANCE / TIP
How to Dramatically Lower Your Cable and Internet Costs NOW!
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Common Sense Prevails – Agency Heads Take Control
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(NEW) OPM Requesting Weekly Email Accomplishments!
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Dissecting DOGE – Purpose & Process Explained
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Many CSRS Retiree’s Social Security Checks Increasing Soon
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OPM Requests All Employees Report Accomplishments ASAP!
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Social Security Income Tax Elimination Update
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (MPDP) Opt-Out Update
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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Preparing for the New Year and 2025 Updates
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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2025 FEHB & PSHB Healthcare Plan Selection Guide
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Medicare Advantage Plan Primer – What You Need to Know
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Consider Lower Cost FEHB Plans When Signing up for Medicare
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2025 COLAs and the Medicare & You Handbook
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Fixed Income – Yields Decrease as Feds Reduce Rates
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2025 Health Care Premiums, Hold on to Your Hat!
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2025 FEHB & Medicare Plans – Changes on the Way
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Enhancing Your Retirement Experience – One Day at a Time
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2025 Federal Employee’s Leave Record Now Available
ESTATE PLANNING
Too Much too Soon & Cable TV Subscription Costs
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The Art of Downsizing – Why, Where, & When?
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2025 COLA Estimates & Retirement Processing Update
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
The 2024 Election – Voting Early This November
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
These Boots Are Made for Walking – That’s Just What I’ll Do!
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Federal & Postal Employees Health Benefits Update
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Postal Service Health Benefit (PSHB) Providers Announced
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Down But Not Out – Imagine if This Was You!
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Is Working in Retirement A Necessity Today?
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Retirement Progression – One Day at a Time to Infinity
ESTATE PLANNING
Fixed Income Investment Update – Bonds & More
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Updated Guidance, Clarifications, & Observations
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Estate Planning Guide Revisited – Setting up Your Plan
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Considering Your Options – Should You Stay the Course?
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Tax Forms Availability and Annuity Statements
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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MA Plans and the Prescription Drug Plan – Continued
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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Prescription Drug Coverage and MA Plans in 2024 – Part 2
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The FEP Medicare Prescription Drug Program (MPDP)
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2024 COLA Increase is 3.2% & Medicare New Part B & D Premiums
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2024 FEHB Open Season Changes Plus Expanded Services
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Long Term Care (LTC) Insurance – Premiums Rising, AGAIN!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2024 COLA Projections and Fixed Income Updates
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FEHB Adding Medicare Part B Requirement for (PSHB) Plans
FINANCE / TIP
This, That, and Other Things – Nothing but the Truth
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
OPM’s Services Online – Instructional Videos Now Available
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Planning Assistance – Finding Help (2023 Update)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Higher FEHB & Medicare Premiums on the Horizon for 2024
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Reflections and a Fixed Income Update – June 2023
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Inherited Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Account – Revisited
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Inherited Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Account Guidance
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Death Benefit Delays – Don’t Let This Happen to You (Part 2)
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Death Benefit Delays – Don’t Let This Happen to You (Part 1)
ESTATE PLANNING
Are Your Bank & Credit Union Accounts Safe and Insured?
ESTATE PLANNING
Hiring A Financial Advisor – Credentials and Fees (Part 2)
EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2024 COLA Update and New Beneficiary Designation Form
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Job Opportunities for Annuitants & Soon to Retire Employees
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Big Prescription Drug Benefit Changes in 2024 and Beyond
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Savings Bonds 2.0 – Tax Consequences & Recovering Lost Bonds
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
I and EE Savings Bonds – Safe, Simple, and Affordable
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Federal Employee’s Group Life Insurance – FEGLI Considerations
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Changes – Secure Act 2.0 + Updates
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Debt Ceiling Impact on TSP Investments + Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
No Time Like the Present – Updates & Blue Book Availability
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Annuity Statements and 1099 R Tax Form Availability
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
The December CPI and Fixed Income Updates
ESTATE PLANNING
The Current State of Affairs and Reflections 2022
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Preparing for the New Year – 2024 Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
RMDs, Annuity Statements and 1099Rs Are on Their Way
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Medicare Advantage Plans – What You Need to Know
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
The FEHB Open Season Conundrum, Selecting the Best Plan
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Blue Cross Blue Shield Basic to GEHA Standard Plan Comparison – 2023
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2023 FEHB Plan Selection Guide
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Updated Federal Retiree’s Master Contact List
ESTATE PLANNING
I-Savings Bond’s New Rate 6.89% & Treasury Bill Yields Update
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2023 Leave Chart & Schedule Tracker Now Available
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Caution – Beneficiary Designation Alert
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Medicare Signup, Premiums, and RMD Withdrawals – It’s Time
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2023 FEHB Premiums Rise Abruptly
ESTATE PLANNING
Fast & Furious – Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2023 COLA Projections and Treasury Rates Update
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Surviving COVID and Annuity Calculator Update
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Medicare Advantage Plans (Heads Up for Upcoming Open Season)
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Projected Annuity Calculator / CSRS & FERS
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Planning Assistance – Finding Help (2022 Update)
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Power to the People – PLEASE!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2023 COLA Projections and Treasury Rates Rising
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Open Season for 2023 Plans– Higher Costs on the Horizon
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
TSP Site Access Update & the Mutual Fund Window
ESTATE PLANNING
Treasury Bills & COLA Updates – Yields Rising Dramatically
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
NEW TSP SITE UP AND RUNNING – Give it a try!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
ALERT – OPM Services Online Access Changes
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
CAUTION – PREPARE FOR THE TSP TRANSISTION
ESTATE PLANNING
I Bonds Yield 9.62% While the Sky is Falling!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2023 COLA – Up, Up, and Away
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Which Way is Up – A Retiree’s Conundrum
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Ditch your Bank’s Low Savings Rates / T-Bills Rising
FINANCE / TIP
The Continuing Story – Inflation Article Updates and Commentary
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Skyrocketing Inflation – Are You Prepared?
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
A Sign of the Times – Have You Tried to Buy a New Car Lately?
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
TSP Changes – The Mutual Fund Window & RMD Update
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
COLAs, I Bond Interest, and Leaving Federal Service for the Private Sector
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Annuity Statements and 1099R Tax Forms Availability
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Reflections 2021 – The Cycle of Life
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) – Are You Ready?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
I-Bonds Earning 7.12%! A Great Way to Save
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
(Correction) Aetna’s FEHB Medicare Advantage Plan
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Medicare Advantage Plans (Proceed with Caution)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Medicare Premiums Skyrocket
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
GEHA Standard to BCBS Basic Plan Comparison – 2022
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2022 FEHB Plan Selection Guide
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2022 FEHB Open Season Advice
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Working in Retirement – The Advantages
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2022 COLA Announced and Annuity Projection Calculator
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Average health care Premiums rising for 2022
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
An End to Surprise Health Care Billing! A Cautionary Tale
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Seeds of Change – Making a Difference
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Deciding When To Retire – Use this 7-Step Guide
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2022 Leave Chart & Schedule Tracker Now Available
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Annuity Expectations – Before and After
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Prescription Savings Cards & Coupons
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Unexpected Health Care Costs
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Maximize Retirement Income & TSP Changes
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Critical Retirement Decisions – Are You Prepared?
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Patient advocates / The Why and Wherefore of patient advocacy
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
What is Medicare’s IRMAA Premium Adjustment?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2022 COLA Projections and Prescription Tip
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Retirement Fears – Togetherness!
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
The Beat Goes On – La de da de de, la de da de da (Plus Correction)
FINANCE / TIP
Blindsided – Don’t be Caught Off Guard
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Life Goes On – Account Access Instructions
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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FINANCE / TIP
Retiree Reflections – 2021 Musings
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Creditable Service for Furloughed Employees & Pandemic Assistance
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Reporting Refunded TSP Distributions (RMDs)
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
COVID-19 – Cautiously Optomistic
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Unreasonable Expectations – The Debt Crisis
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
1099R Forms Available NOW! Plus, Recovery Rebate Credits
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Notice of Annuity Adjustment, and 1099 R Tax Forms
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
1% Pay Raise Approved for 2021 – GS Pay Charts Available
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2020 Reflections – Life Goes On
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Out-Of-Pocket (OOP) Costs – FEHB with Medicare
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
End of 2021 FEHB Open Season Advice
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Plan Comparisons – Aetna MA to GEHA Standard and BCBS Basic
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
New Medicare Advantage Options Available to Federal Retirees
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2021 FEHB Plan Selection Guide
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
GEHA Standard to Blue Cross Blue Shield Basic Plan Comparison – 2021
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Health Care Premiums Rising for 2021 – What Else is New!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2021 COLA Announced and Annuity Projection Calculator
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2021 Leave Chart & Schedule Tracker Now Available
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
The 2020 Election – Voting This November
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEDVIP Options for 2021 (New Providers Added)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2021 Open Season Advice & Checkbook’s Guide to Health Plans Introduction
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Required Retirement Application Forms
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2021 COLA and the 2020 Health Care Open Season
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Health Plan Comparisons – The Good News
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
There is No Vaccine for Rioting
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Survivor’s Checklist Update
ESTATE PLANNING
Savings Bond Redemptions & Memoir Update
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Second Opinions Matter
FINANCE / TIP
Random Thoughts – From the Front Line
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Stand Up and be Counted –The Story Continues
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Stop the Insanity: History Can’t be Rewritten
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP CARES ACT & Life Cycle Fund Changes
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Prescriptions Revisited (FEHB)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Prescription Coverage Dilemma – FEHB Plans
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Finding Help – Retirement Planning Assistance
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Request an Updated Retirement Benefits Booklet
FINANCE / TIP
A New Reality
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Checks Are on the Way – CARES Act Summary
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Avoid Retirement Processing Delays (Update)
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Keeping Up to Keep Up – The Saga Continues
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Federal Retirees Needed to Provide COVID 19 Pandemic Support
ESTATE PLANNING
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ESTATE PLANNING
The Investment Dilemma – Walk, Don’t Run to the Exit
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The Sky is Falling! The Coronavirus – What to Do.
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
SECURE ACT UPDATE – RMDs at Age 72
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Retiree Reflections 2020
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Determining Your 2019 Total Health Insurance Premium Payments
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Converting Unused Sick Leave (FERS & CSRS)
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Interim Retirement Checks & Retirement Application Processing Delays
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
1099R Tax Forms Available NOW!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Notice of Annuity Adjustment and 1099 R Tax Forms
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
3.1% GS 2020 Pay Raise – Pay Charts Now Available
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Safety, Health & Convenience – The Apple Watch Connection
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
BCBS Basic to GEHA Standard Comparison + Medicare & You
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Open Season Health Plan Review & Changes
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The Ultimate Retirement Planning Guide – Updated 8-10-2025
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2020 FEHB Plan Selection Guide
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Open Season Precautions – Fraud Alert
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2020 COLA and Annuity Projection Calculator Update
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2020 Leave Chart & Schedule Tracker Now Available
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Health Care Premiums Rising – What Else is New!
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2020 COLA and the 2019 Health Care Open Season
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Alert – New TSP Withdrawal Options
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Should I Defer Social Security Until Age 70?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
A Marriage of Convenience – Medicare & FEHB
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
FERS Supplement Update – Are You Eligible
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Retiree Job Opportunities – Federal Annuitants Have the Advantage
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Managing Your Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Trust but Verify — Do You Suffer from This?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Time to Sign Up for Social Security!
ESTATE PLANNING
It’s Time to Get Real!
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
TSP Changes & Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
TSP Investors – Changes Coming Your Way
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Don’t Let This Happen to You!
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
1099Rs Available Online Now!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Furloughed Government Employee Assistance
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Notice of Annuity Adjustment – Valuable Information
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Direct Deposit Changes – Updated Procedures
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Stock Market Turmoil – What’s Next
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Looking at the Numbers – The Second Time Around
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2019 FEHB Plan Selection Guide
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2019 Leave Chart & Schedule Tracker Now Available
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Blue Cross Focus to GEHA Standard Plan Comparison
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2019 Medicare Part B Premiums
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2019 COLA Announced
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
US Census Jobs – Annuitants APPLY NOW
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2019 FEHB Premiums Announced + Updates
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Retiree Reflections – My 50th Reunion, An All Too Common Story
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Deferring Medicare Part B Enrollment
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2018 FEHB Open Season & Retiree Jobs Update
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
How Much is Enough for Retirement?
FINANCE / TIP
A Way Out – It Pays to Complain!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Getting it Right the First Time
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Replacing Lost or Stolen Documents
FINANCE / TIP
Finding the Right One – Finally, She Has A Soul
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Processing Delays – Don’t Let This Happen to You
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
How to Find Essential Retirement & Benefit Information
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Life’s Milestones – Retiree Perspective
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Surviving on an Interim Annuity Payment
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Health Care Open Season Changes and TRICARE
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Interest Rates Rising – Saving For A rainy Day –
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Return to Work and Receive a Tax Break!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Andrew McCabe Fired – Law Enforcement Officer Retirement Impact
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Essentials – Do You Have What it Takes!
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
The Beat Goes On – Retiree Health and Fitness Perspective
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
OPM’s Retiree Online Services (Avoid These Problems) + Jobs Update
FINANCE / TIP
Is the Stock Market Keeping You Up at Night?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Preserving Your Assets (The TSP Rebalancing Act)
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
1099Rs Available Now! Plus, Annuity Growth? 
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The 2018 Leave Chart Update and Ancestry DNA Results
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The TSP Modernization Act Becomes Law
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Proposed Additional Withdrawal Options for TSP Participants
EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS
Life after Retirement – What’s at the End of Your Rainbow?
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Blue Cross Blue Shield Basic to GEHA Standard FEHB Plan Comparisons
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Getting a Head Start on the FEHB Open Season
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2018 FEHB Premium Increases – FEMA Disaster Relief Jobs For Retires +  UPDATES
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP Investor Alert and the Equifax Data Breach
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Open Season Prep + Qualifying Life Events
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2017 FEHB Open Season, Retiree Jobs Update, and what’s Coming Next
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Veterans… Sign Up NOW to Shop at Military Exchanges!
FINANCE / TIP
Then and Now Plus CD Rates on the Rise
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2018 COLA, FEHB Suspension, and Jobs Updates
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
CAUTION – Don’t Lose Your FEHB Coverage
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ESTATE PLANNING
Preparing For Life & Retirement
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Veteran’s Identification Card – New and Expanded Veteran Benefits
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Finally, Good News for Retirees and Savers
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The End Game – Protecting Your Loved Ones
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Application & Benefit Forms – Don’t Make This Mistake!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
1099 R Statements For 2016 Are Available Now!
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Retirement Moves – Take These Steps Now!
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2017 Leave calendar and Pay Raise, Then and Now, & Jobs Update
FINANCE / TIP
Retiree Reflections Autumn 2016
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Open Season & 2017 Leave Chart Updates – Retiree Jobs
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Ready – Set – Go! FEHB Open Season
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Annuity Calculator – What You Will Have When
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2017 COLA, Federal Employee’s Leave Chart, & Pay Raise
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
FEHB Open Season Update & Best Date to Retire in 2017
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Open Season, Federal Retirement Report, and Site Recognition
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Constructive Feedback at Work and Home | LTC Update
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEGLI Open Season Considerations – Take a Second Look
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
FEGLI Open Season, Long Term Care, and Lifestyle Updates
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Long Term Care – The Other Shoe Drops!
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEGLI Open Season, Phased Retirement, & Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Long Term Care Insurance – Is it worth the cost?
ESTATE PLANNING
Are Dividend Stocks A Safe Haven For Retirees?
EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS
Retiree Reflections & Jobs Update
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
How to Keep What You Worked a Life Time Accumulating
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Social Security and Leave Record Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Will Government Pension Offset (GPO) Reduce Your Social Security Benefits?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
1099 Rs Available, Social Security Filing, & Updates
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEGLI Rate Changes, Annuity Adjustments & More
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP – Risk Versus Reward (TSP Performance Beats market in 2015)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Annuity Statements, Open Season Comments, & Closing Thoughts
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Social Security Changes, Retiree Job Options, & Updates
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Open Season Plan Change Issues & Updates
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Self Plus One Clarification, Plan Comparison Tool, & TRICARE Update
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
FEHB Open Season Clarifications
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Cost Savings and our New 2016 Leave Chart
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Self Plus One – A Major Disappointment
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Benefits Update
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
TSP – Safeguarding Your Heirs Inheritance – Inherited IRAs (Part 2)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2016 FEGLI Open Season – Take Advantage of this Opportunity
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Career Development & the Retirement Connection
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
TSP – Ways to Safeguard Your Heirs Inheritance
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Smart Retirement Decisions, FEHB Discussion, & Updates
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Self Plus One Implementation Update
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Survivor’s Beware – The TSP Trap
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Retiree Identification Cards & Hearing is Believing
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The TSP Advantage (Should I Stay or Go)
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Visit Saint Augustine to Celebrate Their 450th Birthday
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The 2016 COLA and Your Annuity
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Have You considered Hiring A Financial Adviser?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
1099-R Forms, FREE Tax Software, and Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
CAUTION – Do These Things Before You Retire
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Are You Ready For Retirement?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP Survivor Withdrawal Options – Update
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
What Your Survivors Should Know about your Federal Benefits
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Selecting Your Retirement Date
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Connect to OPM Retirement Services Online
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Understanding FDIC Insurance Limits
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2015 COLA Announced Plus FEHB Updates
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
It’s FEHB Open Season Time!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP Life Annuities – What You Should Know
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Social Security Statements, Medicare Sign-Up, COLAs, & the 2015 Pay Raise
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Don’t Overlook Credit for Military Service
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Wireless Hearing Aid Systems – How to Connect to Everything (Almost)
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Preparing for Retirement: Are you the Ant or the Grasshopper? (Part 2)
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
An African Safari (Part 2)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Medicare Enrollment – The Process & Options
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Did You Hear That? – A Fitting End to A Frustrating Problem
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Preparing for Retirement: Are you the Ant or the Grasshopper?
EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS
Second Careers in Retirement – The Possibilities
RETIREMENT CONCERNS
An African Photo Safari Part I
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) – Life Event Changes
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEGLI Insurance Options A, B & C (Part 2)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
How To Manage Your Own Hearing Health Care
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEGLI Retirement Options Part (1) / Retiree Jobs Update / Hearing Loss Help Forum
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Retirement and the Technological Divide
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FREE At Last – The Good, Bad, and Inevitable of Turning 65
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Final Arranagements – Funeral & Burial Options (Part 2)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Are Your Loved Ones at Risk – Final Arrangements (Part 1)
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Where You Were When! The Beginning of A Retirement Journey
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Qualifying Life Events, Don’t Lose Your Benefits
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Retirement Updates, Retiree Job Options and Home Remodeling Tips
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Medicare Part B and FEHB Update (Feedback – Part 4)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Change to a Lower Cost FEHB Plan When Signing Up For Medicare
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
What to Consider Before Enrolling in Medicare B (Part 2) – Updated 1/12/2021
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Medicare and FEHB Options – What Will You Do When You Turn 65? (Part 1)
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Is a Timeshare right for you?
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Is it Time to Update Your Designated Beneficiary Forms?
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Open Season Online Update
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2014 Leave Record & Scheduling Spreadsheet Plus FEHB Same-Sex Coverage
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2014 COLA & Military Deposit Rule Changes
ESTATE PLANNING
Borrowing to Pay the Mortgage
FINANCE / TIP
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB and the Unexpected Consequences of the Affordable Health Care Act
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Program Affordable Care Act Impact
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Projecting your Retirement Annuity & Survivor’s Benefit
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Protecting Your Most Valuable Retirement Asset – Your Home
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEGLI Clarifications and Coverage Verification
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Contacting OPM, FEHB Changes, and Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Phased Retirement Update – Guidelines Released
EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS
Earning Extra Income in Retirement and Having Fun at the Same Time
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Challenges & Planning Assistance
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Reassessing Retirement Assumptions
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Social Security Update, Medicare Concerns, & Retiree Jobs
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Collecting Social Security While Still Working and CSRS Offset Concerns
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Seen Through Your Eyes
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
TSP Investment Timing and The Retiree’s Dilemma
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
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ESTATE PLANNING
A Roth IRA’s Many Benefits
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP Annual Statements and Highlights
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
1099R Statements, Replacement Copies, & Upcoming Changes
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
IRA CONTRIBUTION LIMITS RISE FOR 2013
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
TSP Roth Conversion Update
ESTATE PLANNING
Making Retirement Savings Last
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP ROTH Conversions, Benefits, & Limitations
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Strategies for Increasing Your Retirement Annuity and Income
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Important IRS Adjustments For 2013
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Open Season Tips, Direct Deposit Changes, & Retiree Job Opportunities
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Your Annual Financial To-Do List
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Size Matters, Especially in Retirement
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Application Changes, Pay Freeze & COLA Update, and FERS Employee’s Contribution Increases
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2013 COLA and Retirement Application Submission Clarification
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
How to Receive Social Security Benefit Statements
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Phased Retirements Introduction & Movies Then and Now
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
You Can’t Hide In Fixed Income
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
THE RETIREMENT REALITY CHECK
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Best Dates to Retire 2012 and 2013
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
An Estate Planning Checklist
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retiree Reflections – the Way it Was Then and Why
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Important issues regarding your benefits
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Early Out Offers Revisited Plus Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
THE ROTH TSP OPTION
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Are You Considering A Move or Vacation Home Purchase After You Retire?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
How Much Retirement Income Will You Really Need?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
WEP, the 1940 Census, and Higher Yields
ESTATE PLANNING
Is America Prepared to Retire?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Don’t Get Burned by Your Old Divorce Decree
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Uunderpublicized 2012 Tax Changes & Reminders
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Is This Coming Your Way? and the National Debt Crisis
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP Basics
ESTATE PLANNING
Roth TSP Contributions…Are They Right For You?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
RMD PRECAUTIONS & OPTIONS
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Social Security – When Should I Apply and Replacing a Lost Card
RETIREMENT CONCERNS
Retirees Under Attack for Doing the Right Thing – AGAIN!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Pension Survivor Alert – Don’t Let This Happen to You
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Travel Safety Tips – Sea, Air or Land, Be Aware
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
1099-R Replacements and Updates
ESTATE PLANNING
GETTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT IN 2012
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2012 Changes, Temporary Service Credits, & Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Precautions, TSP Changes, Updates, and Retiree Jobs
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Closing Out the Old and Bringing in the New
ESTATE PLANNING
Why Financial Planning?
RETIREMENT CONCERNS
Stop #4 – Everything’s Replaceable, or Is It?
RETIREMENT CONCERNS
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
FEHB Open Season Brochures & Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Could You Survive on Interim Retirement Check Payments?
ESTATE PLANNING
When CDs Come Due Earn Higher Yields
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Military Credits Increase Retirement Pay – Buying Back Time
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
How to Avoid a Retirement Nightmare and Retiree Job Opportunities
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Federal Benefits in Divorce – After the Decree, now what?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP Conversions, I Bonds Revisited & Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
How the National Debt Negatively Impacts Retirees & Updates
ESTATE PLANNING
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Interim Retirement Check Issues, Ordering Flags & Presidential Letters, and Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
How to Increase Your Annuity & Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Your Last Day, Retiree Jobs, and Updates
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP Fund Performance, Skyrocketing FEHB Costs, and Updates
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Precautions, TSP Changes, Updates, and Retiree Jobs
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Survivor Annuity, Retire Happy, Save a Life – Maybe Your Own, & UPDATES
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
FERS Supplements, Deferred Annuities and the Travel Forum
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Questions Answered plus Clarifications
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Alaska Cruising – Late Summer Deals to Alaska are Abundant
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Changes, More Military Credits, & Retiree Jobs
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Hawaiian Sea Breezes and those Mai Tai’s!
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
The TSP and Market Downturn, and Retiree Job Options
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Critical Contacts, FERS Redeposits, & Much Ado About Everything
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Travel Tips, Winding Down, & TSP Statements
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The Best Day to Retire
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Benefits and Retiree Jobs Updates
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
On The Bus to Great Health
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
TSP to ROTH – Is a ROTH in YOUR Future?
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
A Life Insurance Check-up: Evaluating Your Insurance Needs – Part 2
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
A Life Insurance Check-Up: Understanding FEGLI Coverage – Part 1
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
FERS Sick Leave & Hearing is Believing Too!
RETIREMENT CONCERNS
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The Advantages of Making A Military Deposit
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
FSA vs. HSA for Federal Employees: Key Differences Explained
General Information
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Sick Leave Accrual: A Mid-Year Look at Your Retirement Math
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
FEHB Premiums Preview: What Early Signals Tell Us About 2027
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Mid-Year TSP Contribution Check: Are You on Pace to Max Out?
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
The TSP 5-Year Rule for Roth Account Conversions
ESTATE PLANNING
How to Convert to a Roth IRA on a Small Budget
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Federal Leave Calculator for Federal Employees
FINANCE / TIP
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FERS Survivor Benefit Election: Costs and Your Options
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
TSP to Roth Changes: What Federal Employees Need to Know
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Survivor Benefit: How to Protect Your Spouse’s Income
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Understanding the OPM Application Process
General Information
Long-Term Care Planning for Federal Employees
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Understanding Sick Leave for Federal Employees
General Information
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FINANCE / TIP
Can Federal Retirees Reach the 0% Tax Bracket?
FINANCE / TIP
What Percentage of Your Pay Goes Toward Your Pension?
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Federal Retirement 5-Year Rule: What Employees Need to Know
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP Loan Pros and Cons: Understanding the True Cost
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
G Fund Guide: Is It the Right TSP Investment for You?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Early Retirement Guide for Federal Employees
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Military Buyback Guide: How to Maximize Your Federal Pension
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
OPM Retirement Backlog: What Federal Retirees Should Expect
ESTATE PLANNING
Retirement Cost Analysis: How to Prepare for Your Future
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
How to Increase Your Retirement Income Before You Retire
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Required Minimum Distributions, Everything You Need to Know
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Required Minimum Distributions
General Information
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General Information
The FERS Supplement – A Critical Bridge to Age 62
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Is A TSP Roth Conversion the Right Choice for You?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Take These Steps NOW to Increase Your Retirement Income
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Credit Update for Federal Employees with Prior Military Service
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Survivor’s Benefits for Federal Employee Spouses
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Your 2026 Step-by-Step Federal Retirement Planning Guide
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Online Retirement Application (ORA) Update
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
The End to the Silver Script Madness – News Flash
General Information
Reflections 2025 – Marvin Gaye (What’s Going On)
General Information
The Federal Workforce Data (FWD) Release – OPM Update
ESTATE PLANNING
Savings Bond Calculator & Treasury Direct Inefficiencies!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Tax Forms Availability – What to Expect This Year
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The 2026 Landscape: What to Expect and Outlook
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Long Term Care Insurance – Future Purchase Option
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Open Season Coming to a Close – Last-Minute Checkup
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
I Rolled Over My TSP Account to an IRA – Should You?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The 2026 FEHB & PSHB Open Season Selection Guide
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Medicare & You 2026 – Significant Changes on the Way
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
A 30-second Check Could Change Your Retirement Plan
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Prescription Drug Costs – Major Price Cuts Coming
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Government Shutdown Continues – Suffering the Consequences
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Inflation Concerns and High Prices Persist – What’s Next
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Roth Conversion Article Update and Income Tax Impact
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP Traditional to ROTH IRA Conversions Coming Soon
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP Required Minimum Distributions, Annuities, and Transfers
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB & PSHB Open Season – Higher Premiums Heading Our Way!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
I Never Thought to Ask! How About You?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Will Retirement Work For YOU? It Depends!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2026 Federal Employees’ Leave Record Now Available
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Are Your Savings Secure? A Fixed Income Update
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Military Service Credit ALERT – Make Your Deposit Early
ESTATE PLANNING
A Life Worth Remembering – YOU have a Story to Tell!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Planning Assistance – Finding Help (2025 Update)
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Social Security Tax Relief for Millions of Senior Citizens
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Apply for Retirement on OPM’s Online Application Service
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
New Retirement Application Portal Launched
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2026 COLA Estimates & Retirement Processing Update
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Electronic Official Personnel Folder Platform Launched
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Electronic Retirement Application Submissions
FINANCE / TIP
Powerless, Keeping the Lights On
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Request Your 2025 Retirement Benefits Booklet from OPM
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Projected Annuity Calculator Updates for FERS and CSRS
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Potential Benefit Cuts – It’s Not Time to Panic
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
UPDATE – Deferred Resignations and VERAs Return
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Retirement Investments – Down but Not Out
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
NEWS – Agency’s Collective Bargaining Agreements Terminated
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Displaced Workers and Security Clearances
FINANCE / TIP
How to Dramatically Lower Your Cable and Internet Costs NOW!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
OPM Requests All Employees Report Accomplishments ASAP!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Social Security Income Tax Elimination Update
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (MPDP) Opt-Out Update
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Tax Forms and Annuity Statement Availability
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Medicare Advantage Plan Primer – What You Need to Know
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2025 Federal Employee’s Leave Record Now Available
ESTATE PLANNING
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
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LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Federal & Postal Employees Health Benefits Update
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Progression – One Day at a Time to Infinity
ESTATE PLANNING
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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2024 FEHB Open Season Changes Plus Expanded Services
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2024 COLA Projections and Fixed Income Updates
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Adding Medicare Part B Requirement for (PSHB) Plans
FINANCE / TIP
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
OPM’s Services Online – Instructional Videos Now Available
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Inherited Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Account – Revisited
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Inherited Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Account Guidance
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Death Benefit Delays – Don’t Let This Happen to You (Part 2)
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ESTATE PLANNING
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ESTATE PLANNING
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EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2024 COLA Update and New Beneficiary Designation Form
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Job Opportunities for Annuitants & Soon to Retire Employees
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Big Prescription Drug Benefit Changes in 2024 and Beyond
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
I and EE Savings Bonds – Safe, Simple, and Affordable
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
No Time Like the Present – Updates & Blue Book Availability
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Annuity Statements and 1099 R Tax Form Availability
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
The December CPI and Fixed Income Updates
ESTATE PLANNING
The Current State of Affairs and Reflections 2022
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Preparing for the New Year – 2024 Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Medicare Advantage Plans – What You Need to Know
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Blue Cross Blue Shield Basic to GEHA Standard Plan Comparison – 2023
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2023 FEHB Plan Selection Guide
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Updated Federal Retiree’s Master Contact List
ESTATE PLANNING
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2023 Leave Chart & Schedule Tracker Now Available
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Caution – Beneficiary Designation Alert
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Medicare Signup, Premiums, and RMD Withdrawals – It’s Time
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2023 FEHB Premiums Rise Abruptly
ESTATE PLANNING
Fast & Furious – Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2023 COLA Projections and Treasury Rates Update
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Surviving COVID and Annuity Calculator Update
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Medicare Advantage Plans (Heads Up for Upcoming Open Season)
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Planning Assistance – Finding Help (2022 Update)
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Power to the People – PLEASE!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Open Season for 2023 Plans– Higher Costs on the Horizon
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
TSP Site Access Update & the Mutual Fund Window
ESTATE PLANNING
Treasury Bills & COLA Updates – Yields Rising Dramatically
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
NEW TSP SITE UP AND RUNNING – Give it a try!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
ALERT – OPM Services Online Access Changes
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
CAUTION – PREPARE FOR THE TSP TRANSISTION
ESTATE PLANNING
I Bonds Yield 9.62% While the Sky is Falling!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2023 COLA – Up, Up, and Away
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Ditch your Bank’s Low Savings Rates / T-Bills Rising
FINANCE / TIP
The Continuing Story – Inflation Article Updates and Commentary
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Skyrocketing Inflation – Are You Prepared?
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
A Sign of the Times – Have You Tried to Buy a New Car Lately?
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
TSP Changes – The Mutual Fund Window & RMD Update
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
COLAs, I Bond Interest, and Leaving Federal Service for the Private Sector
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Annuity Statements and 1099R Tax Forms Availability
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Reflections 2021 – The Cycle of Life
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) – Are You Ready?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
(Correction) Aetna’s FEHB Medicare Advantage Plan
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Medicare Advantage Plans (Proceed with Caution)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Medicare Premiums Skyrocket
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2022 FEHB Plan Selection Guide
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2022 FEHB Open Season Advice
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2022 Leave Chart & Schedule Tracker Now Available
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
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LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
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FINANCE / TIP
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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FINANCE / TIP
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
1099R Forms Available NOW! Plus, Recovery Rebate Credits
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Notice of Annuity Adjustment, and 1099 R Tax Forms
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
1% Pay Raise Approved for 2021 – GS Pay Charts Available
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2020 Reflections – Life Goes On
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
New Medicare Advantage Options Available to Federal Retirees
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2021 FEHB Plan Selection Guide
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
GEHA Standard to Blue Cross Blue Shield Basic Plan Comparison – 2021
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2021 COLA Announced and Annuity Projection Calculator
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2021 Leave Chart & Schedule Tracker Now Available
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
The 2020 Election – Voting This November
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEDVIP Options for 2021 (New Providers Added)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2021 Open Season Advice & Checkbook’s Guide to Health Plans Introduction
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Required Retirement Application Forms
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2021 COLA and the 2020 Health Care Open Season
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Health Plan Comparisons – The Good News
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
There is No Vaccine for Rioting
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Survivor’s Checklist Update
ESTATE PLANNING
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Second Opinions Matter
FINANCE / TIP
Random Thoughts – From the Front Line
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Stand Up and be Counted –The Story Continues
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Stop the Insanity: History Can’t be Rewritten
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP CARES ACT & Life Cycle Fund Changes
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Prescriptions Revisited (FEHB)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Prescription Coverage Dilemma – FEHB Plans
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Finding Help – Retirement Planning Assistance
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Request an Updated Retirement Benefits Booklet
FINANCE / TIP
A New Reality
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Checks Are on the Way – CARES Act Summary
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Avoid Retirement Processing Delays (Update)
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Keeping Up to Keep Up – The Saga Continues
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Federal Retirees Needed to Provide COVID 19 Pandemic Support
ESTATE PLANNING
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ESTATE PLANNING
The Investment Dilemma – Walk, Don’t Run to the Exit
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The Sky is Falling! The Coronavirus – What to Do.
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
SECURE ACT UPDATE – RMDs at Age 72
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Retiree Reflections 2020
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Determining Your 2019 Total Health Insurance Premium Payments
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Converting Unused Sick Leave (FERS & CSRS)
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Interim Retirement Checks & Retirement Application Processing Delays
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
1099R Tax Forms Available NOW!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Notice of Annuity Adjustment and 1099 R Tax Forms
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
3.1% GS 2020 Pay Raise – Pay Charts Now Available
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Safety, Health & Convenience – The Apple Watch Connection
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
BCBS Basic to GEHA Standard Comparison + Medicare & You
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Open Season Health Plan Review & Changes
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The Ultimate Retirement Planning Guide – Updated 8-10-2025
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2020 FEHB Plan Selection Guide
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Open Season Precautions – Fraud Alert
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2020 COLA and Annuity Projection Calculator Update
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2020 Leave Chart & Schedule Tracker Now Available
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Health Care Premiums Rising – What Else is New!
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2020 COLA and the 2019 Health Care Open Season
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Returning to Work – Rehired Annuitant Options
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Alert – New TSP Withdrawal Options
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Should I Defer Social Security Until Age 70?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Protecting your Assets with Fixed Income Investments
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
A Marriage of Convenience – Medicare & FEHB
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
FERS Supplement Update – Are You Eligible
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Retiree Job Opportunities – Federal Annuitants Have the Advantage
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Managing Your Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Trust but Verify — Do You Suffer from This?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Time to Sign Up for Social Security!
ESTATE PLANNING
It’s Time to Get Real!
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
TSP Changes & Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The 2019 Pay Raise – Ways to Save
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
TSP Investors – Changes Coming Your Way
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Don’t Let This Happen to You!
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
1099Rs Available Online Now!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Furloughed Government Employee Assistance
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Notice of Annuity Adjustment – Valuable Information
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Direct Deposit Changes – Updated Procedures
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Stock Market Turmoil – What’s Next
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Looking at the Numbers – The Second Time Around
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2019 FEHB Plan Selection Guide
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2019 Leave Chart & Schedule Tracker Now Available
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Blue Cross Focus to GEHA Standard Plan Comparison
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2019 Medicare Part B Premiums
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2019 COLA Announced
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
US Census Jobs – Annuitants APPLY NOW
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2019 FEHB Premiums Announced + Updates
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Retiree Reflections – My 50th Reunion, An All Too Common Story
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Deferring Medicare Part B Enrollment
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2018 FEHB Open Season & Retiree Jobs Update
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
How Much is Enough for Retirement?
FINANCE / TIP
A Way Out – It Pays to Complain!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Replacing Lost or Stolen Documents
FINANCE / TIP
Finding the Right One – Finally, She Has A Soul
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Processing Delays – Don’t Let This Happen to You
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
How to Find Essential Retirement & Benefit Information
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Life’s Milestones – Retiree Perspective
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Surviving on an Interim Annuity Payment
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Health Care Open Season Changes and TRICARE
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Interest Rates Rising – Saving For A rainy Day –
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Return to Work and Receive a Tax Break!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Andrew McCabe Fired – Law Enforcement Officer Retirement Impact
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Essentials – Do You Have What it Takes!
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
The Beat Goes On – Retiree Health and Fitness Perspective
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
OPM’s Retiree Online Services (Avoid These Problems) + Jobs Update
FINANCE / TIP
Is the Stock Market Keeping You Up at Night?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Preserving Your Assets (The TSP Rebalancing Act)
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
1099Rs Available Now! Plus, Annuity Growth? 
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The 2018 Leave Chart Update and Ancestry DNA Results
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
When Will You Sign Up For Social Security?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The TSP Modernization Act Becomes Law
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Proposed Additional Withdrawal Options for TSP Participants
EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Blue Cross Blue Shield Basic to GEHA Standard FEHB Plan Comparisons
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2018 FEHB Premium Increases – FEMA Disaster Relief Jobs For Retires +  UPDATES
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP Investor Alert and the Equifax Data Breach
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Open Season Prep + Qualifying Life Events
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2017 FEHB Open Season, Retiree Jobs Update, and what’s Coming Next
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Veterans… Sign Up NOW to Shop at Military Exchanges!
FINANCE / TIP
Then and Now Plus CD Rates on the Rise
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2018 COLA, FEHB Suspension, and Jobs Updates
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
CAUTION – Don’t Lose Your FEHB Coverage
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ESTATE PLANNING
Preparing For Life & Retirement
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Veteran’s Identification Card – New and Expanded Veteran Benefits
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Finally, Good News for Retirees and Savers
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The End Game – Protecting Your Loved Ones
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Application & Benefit Forms – Don’t Make This Mistake!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
1099 R Statements For 2016 Are Available Now!
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Retirement Moves – Take These Steps Now!
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2017 Leave calendar and Pay Raise, Then and Now, & Jobs Update
FINANCE / TIP
Retiree Reflections Autumn 2016
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Open Season & 2017 Leave Chart Updates – Retiree Jobs
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Ready – Set – Go! FEHB Open Season
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Annuity Calculator – What You Will Have When
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2017 COLA, Federal Employee’s Leave Chart, & Pay Raise
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
FEHB Open Season Update & Best Date to Retire in 2017
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Open Season, Federal Retirement Report, and Site Recognition
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEGLI Open Season Considerations – Take a Second Look
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
FEGLI Open Season, Long Term Care, and Lifestyle Updates
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Long Term Care – The Other Shoe Drops!
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEGLI Open Season, Phased Retirement, & Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Long Term Care Insurance – Is it worth the cost?
ESTATE PLANNING
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EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS
Retiree Reflections & Jobs Update
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
How to Keep What You Worked a Life Time Accumulating
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Social Security and Leave Record Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
1099 Rs Available, Social Security Filing, & Updates
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEGLI Rate Changes, Annuity Adjustments & More
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP – Risk Versus Reward (TSP Performance Beats market in 2015)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Annuity Statements, Open Season Comments, & Closing Thoughts
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Social Security Changes, Retiree Job Options, & Updates
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Open Season Plan Change Issues & Updates
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Self Plus One Clarification, Plan Comparison Tool, & TRICARE Update
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
FEHB Open Season Clarifications
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Benefits Update
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
TSP – Safeguarding Your Heirs Inheritance – Inherited IRAs (Part 2)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
2016 FEGLI Open Season – Take Advantage of this Opportunity
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
TSP – Ways to Safeguard Your Heirs Inheritance
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Self Plus One Implementation Update
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Retiree Identification Cards & Hearing is Believing
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The TSP Advantage (Should I Stay or Go)
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Visit Saint Augustine to Celebrate Their 450th Birthday
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The 2016 COLA and Your Annuity
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Have You considered Hiring A Financial Adviser?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
1099-R Forms, FREE Tax Software, and Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
CAUTION – Do These Things Before You Retire
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Are You Ready For Retirement?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP Survivor Withdrawal Options – Update
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
HearingTracker.com: An Innovative On-Line Approach to Improve Hearing Health Care
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Connect to OPM Retirement Services Online
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
It’s FEHB Open Season Time!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Social Security Statements, Medicare Sign-Up, COLAs, & the 2015 Pay Raise
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Don’t Overlook Credit for Military Service
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Wireless Hearing Aid Systems – How to Connect to Everything (Almost)
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Preparing for Retirement: Are you the Ant or the Grasshopper? (Part 2)
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
An African Safari (Part 2)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Preparing for Retirement: Are you the Ant or the Grasshopper?
EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS
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RETIREMENT CONCERNS
An African Photo Safari Part I
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) – Life Event Changes
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEGLI Insurance Options A, B & C (Part 2)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
How To Manage Your Own Hearing Health Care
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEGLI Retirement Options Part (1) / Retiree Jobs Update / Hearing Loss Help Forum
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Retirement and the Technological Divide
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FREE At Last – The Good, Bad, and Inevitable of Turning 65
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Final Arranagements – Funeral & Burial Options (Part 2)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Are Your Loved Ones at Risk – Final Arrangements (Part 1)
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Qualifying Life Events, Don’t Lose Your Benefits
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Retirement Updates, Retiree Job Options and Home Remodeling Tips
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Medicare Part B and FEHB Update (Feedback – Part 4)
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Change to a Lower Cost FEHB Plan When Signing Up For Medicare
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
What to Consider Before Enrolling in Medicare B (Part 2) – Updated 1/12/2021
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Medicare and FEHB Options – What Will You Do When You Turn 65? (Part 1)
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Is a Timeshare right for you?
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Is it Time to Update Your Designated Beneficiary Forms?
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Open Season Online Update
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2014 Leave Record & Scheduling Spreadsheet Plus FEHB Same-Sex Coverage
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2014 COLA & Military Deposit Rule Changes
ESTATE PLANNING
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FINANCE / TIP
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB and the Unexpected Consequences of the Affordable Health Care Act
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEHB Program Affordable Care Act Impact
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
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BENEFITS / INSURANCE
FEGLI Clarifications and Coverage Verification
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Contacting OPM, FEHB Changes, and Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Phased Retirement Update – Guidelines Released
EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS
Earning Extra Income in Retirement and Having Fun at the Same Time
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Challenges & Planning Assistance
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Reassessing Retirement Assumptions
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Social Security Update, Medicare Concerns, & Retiree Jobs
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Collecting Social Security While Still Working and CSRS Offset Concerns
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Seen Through Your Eyes
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
TSP Investment Timing and The Retiree’s Dilemma
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The Sequester’s Many Faces – Furloughs, Pay Freeze, & Fewer Resources
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Maui is Calling Me – Taking a Winter Break
ESTATE PLANNING
A Roth IRA’s Many Benefits
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP Annual Statements and Highlights
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
1099R Statements, Replacement Copies, & Upcoming Changes
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
IRA CONTRIBUTION LIMITS RISE FOR 2013
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
TSP Roth Conversion Update
ESTATE PLANNING
Making Retirement Savings Last
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP ROTH Conversions, Benefits, & Limitations
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Strategies for Increasing Your Retirement Annuity and Income
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Important IRS Adjustments For 2013
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Open Season Tips, Direct Deposit Changes, & Retiree Job Opportunities
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Your Annual Financial To-Do List
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Size Matters, Especially in Retirement
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Application Changes, Pay Freeze & COLA Update, and FERS Employee’s Contribution Increases
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2013 COLA and Retirement Application Submission Clarification
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
How to Receive Social Security Benefit Statements
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
What Will You Do in Retirement?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Phased Retirements Introduction & Movies Then and Now
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
You Can’t Hide In Fixed Income
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Avoiding the TSP 10% Penalty and How to Collect a Deferred Annuity
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
What You Need to Know About Your Last Day of Work, Avoiding Processing Delays
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
THE RETIREMENT REALITY CHECK
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Annuity Calculations for Part Time Service
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The Simplest Things in Life and Making the Right Decisions
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Best Dates to Retire 2012 and 2013
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
An Estate Planning Checklist
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retiree Reflections – the Way it Was Then and Why
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Important issues regarding your benefits
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Early Out Offers Revisited Plus Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
THE ROTH TSP OPTION
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Are You Considering A Move or Vacation Home Purchase After You Retire?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
How Much Retirement Income Will You Really Need?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
WEP, the 1940 Census, and Higher Yields
ESTATE PLANNING
Is America Prepared to Retire?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Don’t Get Burned by Your Old Divorce Decree
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Uunderpublicized 2012 Tax Changes & Reminders
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Is This Coming Your Way? and the National Debt Crisis
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP Basics
ESTATE PLANNING
Roth TSP Contributions…Are They Right For You?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
RMD PRECAUTIONS & OPTIONS
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Social Security – When Should I Apply and Replacing a Lost Card
RETIREMENT CONCERNS
Retirees Under Attack for Doing the Right Thing – AGAIN!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Pension Survivor Alert – Don’t Let This Happen to You
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Travel Safety Tips – Sea, Air or Land, Be Aware
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
1099-R Replacements and Updates
ESTATE PLANNING
GETTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT IN 2012
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
2012 Changes, Temporary Service Credits, & Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
What Beneficiaries Need to Know and what do You do When an Account Owner Passes Away
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Precautions, TSP Changes, Updates, and Retiree Jobs
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Closing Out the Old and Bringing in the New
ESTATE PLANNING
Why Financial Planning?
RETIREMENT CONCERNS
Stop #4 – Everything’s Replaceable, or Is It?
RETIREMENT CONCERNS
Orlando Theme Park Resort Vacations
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Treasury Direct Logon Help plus FEHB & Jobs Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
FEHB Open Season Brochures & Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Budget Cuts, VERAs, FEHB Open Season & Retiree Jobs
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Could You Survive on Interim Retirement Check Payments?
ESTATE PLANNING
When CDs Come Due Earn Higher Yields
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Military Credits Increase Retirement Pay – Buying Back Time
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Saving Grace, Fear of the Unknown, and Keys to a Long Life
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Date Considerations, Timeline & TSP Update
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Is A Voluntary Early Retirement (VERA) in Your Future?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
How to Avoid a Retirement Nightmare and Retiree Job Opportunities
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Federal Benefits in Divorce – After the Decree, now what?
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP Conversions, I Bonds Revisited & Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Six Years and Counting, Social Security Supplements, TSP penalties, & More
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
How the National Debt Negatively Impacts Retirees & Updates
ESTATE PLANNING
How an Annuity & the TSP Are Divided in a Divorce
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Interim Retirement Check Issues, Ordering Flags & Presidential Letters, and Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
How to Increase Your Annuity & Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Your Last Day, Retiree Jobs, and Updates
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
A Greek Holiday – Exploring Greek Ports of Call
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Military Credits, Health Care, Survivor Benefits, TSP, and Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
TSP Fund Performance, Skyrocketing FEHB Costs, and Updates
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Need a Break from the Cold? Travel Deals Abound in January!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Precautions, TSP Changes, Updates, and Retiree Jobs
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Tighten Up! A Flash From the Past, Retirement Cost Analysis, & Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
One, Two, Three – Its so Easy, Thoughts and Updates
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retire Mortgage FREE, Contact List, Caution – Use or Lose Date Issue, and UPDATES!
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Survivor Annuity, Retire Happy, Save a Life – Maybe Your Own, & UPDATES
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
FERS Supplements, Deferred Annuities and the Travel Forum
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
New England in Autumn
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Questions Answered plus Clarifications
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Alaska Cruising – Late Summer Deals to Alaska are Abundant
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Changes, More Military Credits, & Retiree Jobs
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
Hawaiian Sea Breezes and those Mai Tai’s!
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
The TSP and Market Downturn, and Retiree Job Options
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Increase Retirement Income, Travel Update, the Inevitable, and Thoughts.
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Critical Contacts, FERS Redeposits, & Much Ado About Everything
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
Travel Tips, Winding Down, & TSP Statements
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The Best Day to Retire
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
Retirement Benefits and Retiree Jobs Updates
LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
On The Bus to Great Health
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
TSP to ROTH – Is a ROTH in YOUR Future?
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
A Life Insurance Check-up: Evaluating Your Insurance Needs – Part 2
BENEFITS / INSURANCE
A Life Insurance Check-Up: Understanding FEGLI Coverage – Part 1
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
FERS Sick Leave & Hearing is Believing Too!
RETIREMENT CONCERNS
Don’t Miss the Bus
ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
The Advantages of Making A Military Deposit

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