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FedLife Podcast: Deferred Retirement Under FERS & CSRS

06/20/2020
Deferred Retirement for FERS & CSRS Federal Employees, Dan & Ed Discuss FedLife Podcast (ep. 27): Deferred Retirement Under FERS and CSRS A former federal employee is eligible for a Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) or Civil Service Retirement System ... Read More

FedLife Podcast: The “MRA+10” Postponed Retirement for FERS

06/05/2020
Ed and Dan sit down to discuss the FERS “MRA+10” Postponed Retirement for FERS FedLife Podcast (ep. 26): MRA+10 Postponed Retirement for FERS Employees covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) are eligible to retire with an immediate reduced ... Read More

USPS Finances: $4.5 Billion Loss, $17.8 Billion in Revenue in 2nd Quarter

05/27/2020
USPS Finances: Doubled Q2 2019 Losses, impacted by Coronavirus- what the current state of the US Postal Service? The USPS announced to its employees that it has enough liquidity to operate at full service until at least May 2021- so ... Read More

FedLife Podcast: Social Security Survivor Benefits

05/24/2020
Social Security Benefits for Federal Employees- everything you need to know now. FedLife Podcast (ep. 25): Everything You Need to Know Now About Social Security Benefits As of May 12, 2020, there have been over 81,000 deaths in America due ... Read More

FedLife Podcast: The Cares Act and Federal Employees

05/08/2020
Ed & Dan Discuss the CARES Act and its impact on Federal Employees FedLife Podcast (ep. 24): The Cares Act and Its Impact on Federal Employees The CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Securities Act) was passed by Congress ... Read More

FedLife Podcast: How to Get the Most from Your TSP

04/26/2020
Ed Zurndorfer and Dan Sipe sit down to Talk about Taxes and the TSP for Federal Employees FedLife Podcast (ep. 23): How can Federal Employees get the MOST from their TSP? Federal employees have a convenient way to save for ... Read More

TSP: Skip the Notary & Come Get Your Money

04/24/2020
Update: TSP Resumes Notary Requirement in October 2020 TSP allows married participants to skip notarized spousal consent to make withdrawals, accentuating how this is truly an unprecedented time [NOTE: ALL notary requirements have been waived by TSP during the COVID-19 ... Read More

TSP Announces RMD Waiver for 2020

04/15/2020
      Responding to the COVID-19 crisis, the CARES Act waived minimum distribution requirements for retirement plans. The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Followed Suit this week Here we are 3 to 4 weeks into quarantine and the world is ... Read More

5 Financial Tips for Quarantine

04/14/2020
      Financial Planning is a task one can tackle while cooped up in quarantine- here are 5 financial tips for Federal Employees   “I don’t have enough time” How many times have we used that to explain why ... Read More

FedLife Podcast: IRS Relief for Taxpayers- What It Means for Feds

04/11/2020
Fedlife Podcast For Feds, Newest Episode is about the IRS Relief for Taxpayers and What it means for Feds FedLife Podcast: Ep. 22: IRS Relief for Taxpayers- What It Means for Feds IRS Notice 2020-18 is the result of the ... Read More