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The BENEFICIARY

What are the most important parts of planning for your retirement? Planning for the survivor and family when you die. You will notice, I said ‘When’ because we all are, so it is best to make plans early, we never know when that last day will come.  We all know someone old, very old, maybe

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I WANT TO RETIRE EARLY?

“When can I retire with no penalties?”  We receive this question many times each week. First, let’s look at when you earn a full retirement: • MRA with 30 years of service. • Age 60 with 20 years of service. • Age 62 with 5 years of service. Have you noticed, I did not say

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Federal Benefit Advisory

The Economy: An Opinion.

The income earners and consumers are in trouble. Although some are getting raises from Social Security, federal and state employee COLA, union contracts being re-committed, it is not enough to keep up. Higher salaries mean higher cost to companies and manufacturers, thereby increasing the rate of inflation; are chasing our tail. Bigger brains than me,

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When Your Survivor Is Not Your Spouse

When planning your federal retirement, we want to take care of those dependent on us, in the event we die. A spouse is eligible for a FERS benefit of 25% or 50% of the Unreduced FERS retirement annuity. But what is the deal when the survivor is not a spouse, but a child, be it

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Federal Benefit Advisory

THE RETIREMENT APPLICATION PROCESS

Retiring is an experience that happens once, usually, for a federal employee. Below are some of the forms and a basic process to follow. • Application for Retirement, SF 2801 (Civil Service Retirement System) or SF 3107 (FERS). Read through the application to find out about documents you might need to attach, such as your

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Federal Benefit Advisory

The BENEFICIARY

What are the most important parts of planning for your retirement? Planning for the survivor and family when you die. You will notice, I said ‘When’ because we all are, so it is best to make plans early, we never know when that last day will come.  We all know someone old, very old, maybe

Read More »

I WANT TO RETIRE EARLY?

“When can I retire with no penalties?”  We receive this question many times each week. First, let’s look at when you earn a full retirement: • MRA with 30 years of service. • Age 60 with 20 years of service. • Age 62 with 5 years of service. Have you noticed, I did not say

Read More »
Federal Benefit Advisory

The Economy: An Opinion.

The income earners and consumers are in trouble. Although some are getting raises from Social Security, federal and state employee COLA, union contracts being re-committed, it is not enough to keep up. Higher salaries mean higher cost to companies and manufacturers, thereby increasing the rate of inflation; are chasing our tail. Bigger brains than me,

Read More »

When Your Survivor Is Not Your Spouse

When planning your federal retirement, we want to take care of those dependent on us, in the event we die. A spouse is eligible for a FERS benefit of 25% or 50% of the Unreduced FERS retirement annuity. But what is the deal when the survivor is not a spouse, but a child, be it

Read More »
Federal Benefit Advisory

THE RETIREMENT APPLICATION PROCESS

Retiring is an experience that happens once, usually, for a federal employee. Below are some of the forms and a basic process to follow. • Application for Retirement, SF 2801 (Civil Service Retirement System) or SF 3107 (FERS). Read through the application to find out about documents you might need to attach, such as your

Read More »
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