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FEDERAL WORKERS MATTER The federal workforce, including the postal service is said to represent a population of about 2.1 million strong, the largest workforce in the world.  The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that approximately 30% of the federal workforce would be eligible for retirement in 3 years.  Federal employees can retire at age 62

~~ NEWSLETTER WEEKLY- CLASS IS IN SESSION We talk a lot about what needs to be done so that you can retire well.  We recommend a whole battery of things to do, a laundry list of sorts, because we embrace and share your goal to retire well.  Hopefully by providing some directions and information your plans to

~~NEWSLETTER WEEKLY – WINTER RETIREMENT SUMMIT I had the wonderful opportunity to receive an invitation to attend and cover for this newsletter the 2014 Winter Retirement Summit sponsored by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the American Retirement Initiative Program in the nation’s capital on February 4, 2014. While we realize that understanding

FEGLI: CELEBRATING A LIFE WELL-LIVED As I thought of our discussion about FEGLI, LIFE insurance coverage for federal and postal employees, the word LIFE kept jumping out at me.  Although many of us think of life insurance primarily as death insurance, it really is insurance about LIFE. FEGLI life insurance provides the policy holder with

RECAP – FEHB AND MEDICARE We have discussed a sizable amount of information on the Federal Employees Health Benefit (FEHB) plan and its parallel to Medicare.  The FEHB plan covers the largest number of individuals in the world, including active and retired personnel. The premium rates paid by employees for individual and family coverage is affordable

I started doing retirement seminars Many years ago when I started doing retirement seminars for federal employees in the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), I thought it would be a simple journey.  I would tell the audience how their benefits would work in retirement and dispel their fear. 

Anticipating Retirement There is one question that stands out in the minds of every single person anticipating retirement – Will I Have Enough Money to Manage My Expenses and Maintain My Life Style? Retirement is almost certain to mean for most of us living on a reduced or fixed income.  A reduced or fixed income