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Federal employees who are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) have several retirement options available to them.  FEDLIFE Podcast: Learn The Differences Between FERS Deferred and Postponed Retirement with Ed Zurndorfer (Ep. 75) Federal employees who are covered ... Read More

Rules for Continuing FEHB Program Health Benefits After Retiring from Federal Service – Part II < PART I Edward A. Zurndorfer This is the second of two FEDZONE columns discussing the requirements that a federal employee must fulfill in order ... Read More

Jennifer Meyer continues her Fed-Life-Cycle series, reviewing what Feds need to prepare for pre-retirement. Jennifer Meyer, CFP© Complimentary Webinars: Register Here Jen, I followed your articles and I MADE IT!!!!!.  Nothing left to do but turn in the papers now, ... Read More

The hefty backlog of retirement claims to be processed by OPM reached its lowest point of 2022 at the end of June, but remains above last year’s levels. Ready to Retire? FERS Benefits Webinar CSRS Benefits Webinar In a recent ... Read More

Rules for Continuing FEHB (Federal Employee Health Benefits) After Retiring from Federal Service – Part I This column is the first of two FEDZONE columns discussing the requirements that a federal employee must meet in order to continue their Federal ... Read More

The latest FEDZONE article: “Beware of the Hazards and Pitfalls of Taking a Social Security Lump-Sum Payout” Edward A. Zurndorfer The FEDZONE column author recently received a question from an individual concerning when he should start taking his monthly Social ... Read More

Jennifer Meyer continues her Fed-Life-Cycle series, reviewing what Feds need to prepare for pre-retirement. Jennifer Meyer, CFP© Complimentary Webinars: Register Here Congratulations! At this point in your federal career, the finish line is in sight! The last five years before ... Read More

In this episode, Dan Sipe & Ed Zurndorfer discuss the procedure to follow if someone isn’t named an eligible beneficiary. Along with how required minimum distribution works and the importance of transferring your ROTH TSP account to a ROTH IRA ... Read More

Dan Sipe and Ed Zurndorfer discuss everything you need to know about inheriting your loved ones’ IRA or TSP Account FEDLIFE Podcast Ep.73: Inheriting an IRA or TSP Account You inherit your loved ones’ Individual Retirement Plan (IRA) or Thrift ... Read More