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Life Insurance Options
A look at choices beyond basic coverage for federal employees.
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Social Security Quiz
A test of your knowledge of a key element in planning for your retirement.
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Reductions and Withholdings
Why your retirement check might be smaller than you think it’ll be.
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The Index: 2012 Edition
Your annual guide to the critical retirement information covered in this column.
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A Few Good Things
It may have been a rough year for federal employees, but there were some positive developments in 2011.
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Great Expectations
If you’re retiring at the end of the year, here’s what you should be prepared for.
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Ten Tips for Open Season
A handy guide to making decisions about health insurance and retirement.
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11.11.11 Edition
Eleven things federal employees who have served in the military should know.
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So Many Choices
With open season right around the corner, it’s time to start considering health plan options.
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Long-Term Open Season
A look at how many feds have signed up for long-term care insurance during this year’s open season -- and why they did.
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Targeting Early Retirement
A look at how and why the federal system permits some employees to leave early.
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Refreshing COLA
The lowdown on the first cost-of-living adjustment in retirement benefits in two years.
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Complicating Factors
A cautionary tale of how federal retirement benefits, survivor annuities and Social Security can become tangled.
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Coming Back
Thinking about leaving government? Some retirees are thinking about returning.
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Uncertain Times
How changes in policies, programs and the economy could affect your retirement security.
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