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1903, 2012

Social Security And Federal Pensions

By |March 19th, 2012|

Bob Leins welcomes federal benefit specialist James Marshall to examine Social Security and the situations where Social Security might affect federal pensions and vice versa.

1302, 2012

FERS TSP Agency Matching Contribution

By |February 13th, 2012|

If you are a FERS employee and you wish to make the maximum regular contribution of $17,000 in 2012 (limited […]

112, 2011

Social Security Email Regarding Military Service

By |December 1st, 2011|

Sometimes you have to be cautious about what you read online. Sometimes a letter or memo will travel via email from person to person without anyone really knowing how it originated. If you do a little homework and visit the source website, you can alleviate any erroneous information that might be going around.

2911, 2011

Are You in the Correct Retirement System?

By |November 29th, 2011|

The rules that govern which retirement system you should be covered under are complicated and there have been many coverage errors made by agencies, especially since the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) was introduced in 1987.

2305, 2011

Federal Employee’s Guide To The Known And Unknown Benefits Universe

By |May 23rd, 2011|

Host Bob Leins will talk about federal benefits with NITP presenters Bob Braunstein and James Marshall. Braunstein and Marshall are federal benefits experts in FERS, CSRS, FERCCA, Social Security, TSP and LTC.

1804, 2011

Retirement planning: What should you do?

By |April 18th, 2011|

Join host Tammy Flanagan and NITP benefits specialist James Marshall for a discussion of issues that frequently arise in pre-retirement seminars. They will debate some of the tough questions they hear in those seminars.

1810, 2010

Why Should You Take A Retirement Planning Class?

By |October 18th, 2010|

Join host Bob Leins and special guest James Marshall. Marshall is a federal benefits specialist that will discuss the issues surrounding retirement and what you need to know about the process. James will also include "real world examples" of how attending a retirement planning class now may ultimately save you, the federal employee, hundreds or even thousands of dollars in retirement by learning about maximizing your federal benefits.