Federal Employees: Understanding the Different Types of Individual Term Life Insurance Policies Edward A. Zurndorfer This is the third of four FEDZONE columns during the month of September in conjunction with September being designated as “Life Insurance Awareness” month. This ... Read More

What makes a good strategy for developing a federal employee’s retirement plan?           At Serving Those Who Serve we are dedicated to you, the civilian federal employee. As a result, we have curated a suite of ... Read More

With wildfires becoming more of a prevalent problem across the US, federal workers on the frontlines battling flames get designation as ‘firefighters’ Formally known as the federal wildland crew, a category of federal employees have recently received the designation of ... Read More

Government spending bill doesn’t mention federal pay raise – a strong indication that Congress supports the White House recommendation of 4.6%. The federal employee pay raise for 2023 has been expected to be 4.6% since the White House released its ... Read More

Will the WEP and GPO finally be eliminated? Legislation first introduced in 2021 is receiving push from Congress to see that the bill receives a vote. In the world of government service – on the local, state, and federal levels ... Read More

Federal employees are encouraged to donate annual leave time to feds in Kentucky who were affected by the recent flood disaster. In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, Congress approved an emergency leave fund for federal employees, totaling $570 ... Read More

Roth IRA Conversions Can Be Appropriate for Federal Employees No Matter Their Age FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR FEDS WEBINAR Edward A. Zurndorfer One of the most often asked questions made by individuals is how one’s age affects the decision to convert ... Read More

STWS advisor Jennifer Meyer provides the inside scoop on taking full advantage of our resources for feds. Jennifer Meyer, CFP© Complimentary Webinars: Register Here I love hearing that Feds who have found my articles on FedSmith and Serving Those Who ... Read More

Serving Those Who Serve’s latest quiz on federal employee retirement benefits [ays_quiz id=”19″] Federal Pay Raise, Social Security, and FERS Retirement

Looming since the 1990s, are retiring baby boomers in the Government about to cause the long-predicted retirement tsunami? Experts in public service began predicting a ‘retirement tsunami‘ back in the 1990s, predicting it would crash into the figurative beaches around ... Read More