Kelly Monroe
Kelly Monroe is the creator and chief illustrator of the FERS Blueprint Online Retirement School. She’s a licensed financial planner and has consulted with over 2,300 Federal employees to help them clarify their retirement planning. Be sure to get your free retirement quiz, The FERS Blueprint Retirement Quiz, to help plan your retirement.
How To Keep Your FEHB (Health Insurance) When You Retire
In order to carry FEHB coverage into retirement, you must meet these requirements. The author also addresses some questions federal employees are likely to have.
What’s the Impact of the [PROPOSED] FERS Benefit Cuts?
![What’s the Impact of the [PROPOSED] FERS Benefit Cuts?](http://www.fedsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fers-benefits-cuts-severity-300x200.jpg "What’s the Impact of the [PROPOSED] FERS Benefit Cuts?")
The White House’s 2019 budget outlined a number of proposed cuts to federal employees’ benefits. How much of an impact would these have on your retirement?
5 Things a Widow or Widower Would Tell You About FERS Survivor Benefits + A Common Question
How much does your spouse receive from your FERS pension if you pass away? That depends on the survivor benefit option you choose.
What’s Better: TSP or Roth TSP?
Which is better for your retirement savings: the TSP or the Roth TSP? Here are the basic differences and some resources to help you with this decision.
Retirement Success Habit: Getting Your TSP Ready For 2018
The IRS has announced the TSP contribution limits for 2018. Here are some tips on maximizing your retirement savings in the TSP.
Quick Guide: FERS Retirement for Busy Employees
Do you know the basic benefits included under FERS? This is a quick overview of them and what each provides.
What If FERS Changed? Can You Still Retire Comfortably?
Cuts to retirement programs have been proposed which has many federal employees worried. Can you still retire comfortably if some of these changes were enacted?
5 Social Security Questions Everybody Should Be Able To Answer (Before Retiring)
When is the best age to take Social Security? The author provides some considerations for federal employees under FERS.
How to Use Military Service to Increase Your FERS Pension
There is a provision in FERS that allows you to “buy back” your active duty military service. The author provides a basic overview of how this process works.
How TSP Planning Changed for Public Safety Officers
Special Provisions federal employees who have a mandatory retirement age face unique retirement planning challenges, but fortunately there is a relatively new TSP law that can help.
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