Your Guide to Federal Employee Health Benefits Enrollment This is part eight of our series on OPM’s FEHB Handbook,  The previous sevens parts went over the following topics – Part One: General Overview Part Two: Legal Responsibilities Part Three: FEHB ... Read More

Understanding FEGLI Eligibility for Federal Employees The FEGLI program covers almost all members of the federal government’s civilian workforce. Military servicemembers can also participate in the group life insurance program. In fact, the only three categories of employees who are ... Read More

Understanding What Is FERS Pension: Deferred and Postponed Retirement Federal employees trying to pave their path to retirement should be aware of the age reduction penalties that come with retiring early. Here we explore the cost of two years (mostly ... Read More

Understanding the FERS Special Retirement Supplement Eligible FERS works that retire prior to reaching age 62 have an extra benefit that is designed to supplement social security payments. The Special Retirement Supplement (SRS) may contain features similar to social security ... Read More

Essential Facts About Federal Survivor Benefits Welcome to part nine of our series of “listicles.” We’ll be going over 5 key points to remember for several areas of retirement planning and employee benefits for members of the Federal Workforce. The ... Read More

5 Key Facts About How TSP Works Welcome to part three of our series of “listicles.” We’ll be going over 5 key points to remember for several areas of retirement planning and employee benefits for members of the Federal Workforce. ... Read More

TSP Update for Month Ending December 2022 – 4 of 5 core funds lost ground. Jennifer Meyer, CFP© Investors hoping for a Santa Claus year end market rally in December were disappointed once again this year. The year 2022 is ... Read More

Celebrating the end of the year with the top 5 most-read articles of 2022 by STWS advisor, Jennifer Meyer! Start the new year off right – properly prepare for retirement with our no-cost webinar series: Complimentary Webinars 5. Don’t Ruin ... Read More

How does annual leave impact a federal employees’ retirement? How does it accumulate, and in what situations can it be restored? This is the second piece in a series on the types of leave for federal employees. The first article ... Read More

The end of the year is when a lot of feds decide to retire. Here’s a quick checklist about the process for submitting a retirement application. What can federal employees expect from the retirement application process for both FERS and ... Read More