The Office of Personnel Management has updated the handbook for the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance program more…
FEGLI Calculator: Calculating Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Options and Premiums
The FEGLI calculator will help you determine the face value and premiums of various combinations of FEGLI coverage plus plus view how the life insurance carried into retirement will change over time more…
Understanding the CSRS Voluntary Contribution Program
Ed Zurndorfer discusses the CSRS Voluntary Contribution Program including an overview, CSRS/CSRS Offset employee eligibility requirements, filing an application, contributions and how they are made, limits on contributions, and withdrawal options more…
Medicare General Enrollment Period: What Are the Implications for Federal Retirees?
Most individuals find the Medicare enrollment process to be confusing. Ed Zurndorfer reviews the four Medicare enrollment periods, and how they apply to most federal employees and retirees when they become first eligible to enroll at age 65. Practical examples are included more…
When Federal Employees Can Make Penalty-Free Early Withdrawals from Traditional TSP or IRAs
Ed Zurndorfer discusses the exceptions that allow a federal employee to make withdrawals from their traditional Thrift Savings Plan or from a traditional IRA before age 59.5 and not be subject to an early withdrawal penalty. more…