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the Federal Employee Retirement System. This real world experience allows these benefits professionals to address questions they are most frequently asked by Feds as well as Human Resource departments on how benefits work.
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Learn the options for social security benefits if you or your spouse passes away.
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The benefits in retirement that Federal Employees have are based on three things:
To avoid misconceptions about one of the most essential things in your retirement planning - Social Security - we have Floyd Shilanski and his years of experience. Find out the different strategies you can use and learn when you can vs. when you "should" apply for your social security. Listen to what Floyd and Micah say about Social Security and how to make the best of it!
Do you know the difference between a Postponed retirement and a deferred retirement? Here's what you should know BEFORE you retire.
Learn how your sick leave is used to calculate your retirement benefit and what happens to your annual leave when you retire.
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It is crucial to be hyper-intentional when it comes to your retirement! How big of a change can make your sick leave? And how important is this subject in choosing the best day for your retirement?
In this episode, we detail some tweaks you can make to your retirement plan to get all the benefits you earned. Do you know how sick leave can affect your retirement calculations? Join Christian and Micah in clearing out the difference between the annual leave concept versus retiring with sick leave.
When you retire and have annual leave hours, you get paid out. So it would be best if you are also intentional about how the sick leave hours will add to that equation. Thinking of this is very important. Once you have chosen the best date for retirement, we can alter it based on sick leave or even yearly leave. Should we burn our annual leave? Should we burn our sick leave? What makes the most sense to do it? Which one is worth more? Get all your answers today and make the best of your retirement benefits!
When you're eligible to retire and how the benefit is calculated under the FERS retirement system. https://bit.ly/39pUPac
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Whether you are 30, 50, or 70, a subject that has a hold on you is how to improve your financial situation. How much are you saving, and how can you save more? How can you organize your income better?
It is crucial to ensure you are not just following the old rules - you need to know the significant changes in the tax code regarding IRAs and inheriting IRAs. But don't worry. We've got you covered!
We know that cash flow is the heartbeat of Retirement, so in our latest episode, Christian and Micah go through the basics of setting yourself up for success and focusing on retirement income from a 'net' point of view.
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Learn what you need to know about survivor benefits for your spouse.
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