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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Lump-Sum Payments For Annual Leave

12/14/2022
A federal employee will receive a lump-sum payment for any unused annual leave hours when he or she separates from federal service. Edward A. Zurndorfer A federal employee will receive a lump-sum payment for any unused annual leave hours when ... Read More
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OPM Backlog of Retirement Claims Reaches Lowest Amount for the Year

12/13/2022
The backlog of pending retirement claims in OPM’s inventory hit its lowest point of the year – but the end-of-year surge is looming. There is typical pattern that repeats when it comes to federal retirement claims that are pending in ... Read More
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Sick Leave: How it Works, Accumulates, and Impacts Your Retirement

12/12/2022
In what situations can you use sick leave? Can you use annual leave instead if you’re sick? How is sick leave credited when calculating your FERS or CSRS pension? In this series on types of leave for federal employees, we’ll ... Read More
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There Are Currently Two Open Seasons for Federal Annuitants Over Age 65

12/01/2022
FEHB Open Season ends December 12th and Open Enrollment for Medicare ends on the 7th Edward A. Zurndorfer– The 2022 benefits “open season” started on November 14, 2022 and will conclude December 12, 2022. During the federal benefits “open season” ... Read More