Retirement for the federal workforce was much easier to understand before 1986­­ — we were all under the same retirement system (CSRS), and the minimum retirement age (MRA) didn’t vary with our birth year. It was much easier to understand when we would become eligible for retirement and what our benefits would be once we retired. We…

Heed the Warnings to Keep Your Beneficiary Designations Current — It CAN Happen to You! Ashley (not her real name) lived a continent away from her family in California. She never felt close to her blood family, so when she left her job with a non-profit to work for the federal government her, friends at work became…

Can You Prove You Meet the Requirements to Continue Your Health Insurance in Retirement? I had the opportunity to talk to Sarah (not her real name) while attending a Federal employees’ resource group national training over the summer. When she heard about my new venture with Federal TransFERS, LLC, she had to share her The…