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The Long Haul: Part Two
The second in a series on long-term care insurance focuses on whether you need to purchase a policy.
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The Long Haul: Part One
The first in a series on long-term care insurance focuses on what’s involved in long-term care.
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Single Concerns
You're single and you're thinking about retirement. Here's what you need to know.
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Are You Ready?
A report from the retirement planning session at this year’s Excellence in Government conference.
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Federal Couples
If you’re married to another federal employee, you face some specific challenges in retirement planning.
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Mixing Civilian and Military Retirement
A guide to calculating the financial impact of combining civilian and military retirement benefits versus leaving them separate.
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Smoothing the Transition
How to make sure you get the benefits you’ve earned as soon as possible after you retire.
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Ensuring a Healthy Retirement
It pays to know the rules about continuing your federal health insurance coverage into retirement.
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A Thoroughly Modern Retirement System
Two out of three contracts have been awarded in the move to automate federal pension processing.
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Who’s Your Beneficiary?
Advice on filing forms detailing the beneficiaries of your federal benefits after your death.
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Voluntary Benefits
Here are some factors to consider if you’re thinking about joining the federal Voluntary Contributions program to boost your CSRS retirement benefits.
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More on Medicare
Our series on Medicare concludes with a look at its relationship with the military’s TRICARE for Life program and the implications of the new Part D.
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Medicare ABCs
The first in a two-part series on the relationship between Medicare and FEHBP.
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Best of Both Worlds
That's what they say about the CSRS Offset retirement system. Here's why.
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CSRS vs. FERS: The Reaction
Last week's column on which retirement system is better drew a strong response.
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