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Medicare Mysteries

An exploration of the tangled relationship between Medicare and FEHBP.

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Review Time

Take a couple of hours to consider your health care options this open season, and you could save a lot of money.

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Dental Check-Up

How to evaluate whether dental insurance is right for you.

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High Interest

Responses to your questions and comments about high-deductible health plans.

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Considering HDHPs

Is a high-deductible health plan the right choice for you this open season?

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Deep Breath

That’s what you should take before you do anything with your TSP funds right now.

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What You Need to Know

Questions you should ask yourself and your HR office as you prepare for retirement.

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Take Charge of Your TSP

In times like these, it’s more important than ever to take responsibility for managing your retirement investments.

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FERS Flexibilities

What you can do to ensure a comfortable retirement.

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CSRS vs. FERS: 2008 Edition

A new take on an age-old debate about which retirement system is better.

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Who’s Responsible?

Both you and your agency have a role to play in ensuring you make the best decision about your future benefits.

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Catch-62 Revisited

An update on a case study in the importance of military service credit deposits.

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The COLA Factor

Taking cost-of-living allowances into consideration when setting a date to retire.

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Opening SAMBA

A venerable health plan, once restricted to law enforcement employees, is now available to all feds and retirees.

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Mail Call

Answers to readers questions about the best days to retire.

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Best Dates to Retire: Tax Considerations

Tax tips on clarifying your choice for the best time to call it a career.

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Best Dates to Retire 2009

A guide to picking the perfect day to leave in order to maximize your benefits.

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Long-Term Planning

Change is in the air for the government’s long-term care insurance program.

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Maxing Out

What’s a “full” retirement?

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Mail Call, Part Two

More answers to your questions about calculating your benefits.