Serving Those Who Serve’s Weekly Quizzes: Top 5 of 2022
12/30/2022
Celebrating the end of the year with the top 5 quizzes of 2022 with the most submissions! Start the new year off right – properly prepare for retirement with our no-cost webinar series: REGISTER HERE 5. Federal Retirement Quiz 27: ... Read More
Top 5 Articles by Jennifer Meyer in 2022
12/29/2022
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
Benefits Ben’s Blog: Top 5 of 2022
12/28/2022
Celebrating the end of the year with the top 5 most-read articles of 2022 by Benefits Ben! Start the new year off right – properly prepare for retirement with our no-cost webinar series: REGISTER HERE 5. Locality & the Pay ... Read More
Strategies to Reduce Medicare Part B IRMAA Thresholds
12/28/2022
Using Roth IRA Conversions, QCDs and Asset Allocation to Reduce Medicare Part B IRMAA Thresholds. Edward A. Zurndorfer A recent FEDZONE column discussed how Medicare Part B beneficiaries can be subject to Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amounts (IRMAA) during a particular ... Read More
FEHB vs Medicare: Key Differences Explained | FedLife Podcast
12/27/2022
FEHB vs Medicare: Insights from the FedLife Podcast The FedLife Podcast (ep. 87): The Ins and Outs of Medicare and Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) It’s that time of the year. It’s the time of year to ensure that you have ... Read More
Weekly Quiz #37: Federal Retirement, Sick Leave, and NASA
12/23/2022
Take our latest quiz and share with your federal friends and family! Try These Quizzes Next: Quiz 36 Quiz 35 Quiz 34 [ays_quiz id=”37″] Federal Retirement Quiz
Annual Leave for Federal Employees: Accumulation and Retirement
12/22/2022
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
Appealing a Medicare B Premium Notice
12/21/2022
What you need to know about taxable income, Social Security, and challenging a Medicare B Premium notice. Edward A. Zurndorfer– By this time at the end of 2022, all individuals who are currently enrolled in Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) ... Read More
Quick Checklist for Your Federal Retirement
12/20/2022
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
Three Mistakes That Can Ruin a Federal Retirement
12/19/2022
Guilty! But, I hope you agree by now that I have advanced some important ideas. (Reminder, I’ve written this list with FERS, FERS RAE, FERS FRAE, and CSRS Offset in mind. But the ideas also apply to CSRS.) Now I ... Read More