Federal retirement expert, Chris Kowalik, helps federal employees to understand how beneficiaries work, and what happens if no one is assigned to receive the benefit upon the death of an employee or retiree more…
FedImpact: Candid Insights for Your Federal Retirement
Chris Kowalik is a nationally recognized federal employee retirement benefits expert, and a frequent speaker and trainer for federal employee organizations and financial service firms throughout the country.
As the developer of the Federal Retirement Impact Workshop, Chris has analyzed the challenging retirement scenarios for thousands of federal and postal employees – helping them to avoid costly mistakes, and highlighting opportunities for them to gain greater financial security in their retirement years.
How Annual Leave and Sick Leave Affect Your Federal Retirement
Federal retirement expert, Chris Kowalik, helps federal employees to understand how each type of leave… more…
How CSRS Employees Are Impacted by Social Security’s WEP and GPO Provisions
Federal retirement expert, Chris Kowalik, helps eligible CSRS employees understand how their Social Security benefit may be financially impacted by two provisions — the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset — so they know what to expect in retirement more…
Why 62 Is the Magic Age for FERS Employees to Retire
Federal retirement expert, Chris Kowalik, helps FERS employees to understand the potentially significant incentives in store for them if they can hang on to retire from federal service until age 62. more…
There’s A Lot to Love About the Thrift Savings Plan – and Some Surprises, Too
Federal retirement expert, Chris Kowalik,helps federal employees better understand their TSP options while working, and begin to leverage the TSP to be a powerful part of their bigger retirement picture. Plus — a few bonuses and challenges to help them make the most out of their TSP experience more…