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Federal Retirements. Best Kept Secrets. Presented By: F³E Foundation for Financial Education www.f3eonline.org – sharon@f3eonline.org – 1-240-499-0390. www.federaldaily.com. Federal Employee Almanac. ChFEBC – Chartered Federal Employee Benefit Coordinator
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Federal Retirements Best Kept Secrets Presented By: F³E Foundation for Financial Education www.f3eonline.org – sharon@f3eonline.org – 1-240-499-0390
www.federaldaily.com Federal Employee Almanac • ChFEBC – Chartered Federal Employee Benefit Coordinator • Training and Educations • Resources • Retirement Projections • Balancing Federal and Non-federal
What Tax Bracket will I be in at Retirement?? • 3 Legged Stool • SBP • TSP Income • Income from other sources • Loss of deductions • Marginal Rates • Where are tax rates going?
What makes us so Special? • Defined benefit pension • Healthcare • COLA (pre and post retirement) • Locality Pay • Limited underwriting, max insurance
The Rules of the Game • Retirement eligibility • Short Term Disability vs. Long Term • Federal Long Term Care • Breaks in service • Buyouts and buybacks
Exit Strategies • When, where and how to take income in retirement • RMD’s • Minimizing taxes in retirement • Maximizing interest/reducing risk • Leveraging your assets
Free Insurance • FEGLI • RETIREMENT
TSP, Catch up & Loans • Match on TSP • Strategic allocation • Max and catch-up • Loan provisions • Roth vs. Regular
CSRS Voluntary Contribution • How does it work? • How to fund it • Roth Conversion
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