Survivor Benefits & Estate Planning

Survivor Benefits and Estate Planning ensure your loved ones are protected after you’re gone. Here, we discuss the survivor benefit options available under FERS and the importance of wills, trusts, and other estate planning tools.

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FERS Survivor Benefits

When most people think of FERS survivor benefits – they think of the survivor annuity. But you should know that there are actually many different

CSRS Survivor Benefit

When we talk about CSRS Survivor benefits – most people think of the survivor annuity. But Civil Service Retirement System employees have several choices when

FERS Survivor Benefits

FERS Survivor Benefits

When most people think of FERS survivor benefits – they think of the survivor annuity. But you should know that there are actually many different

CSRS Survivor Benefits

CSRS Survivor Benefit

When we talk about CSRS Survivor benefits – most people think of the survivor annuity. But Civil Service Retirement System employees have several choices when

FERS Survivor Benefits

When most people think of FERS survivor benefits – they think of the survivor annuity. But you should know that there are actually many different

CSRS Survivor Benefit

When we talk about CSRS Survivor benefits – most people think of the survivor annuity. But Civil Service Retirement System employees have several choices when

FERS Survivor Benefits

FERS Survivor Benefits

When most people think of FERS survivor benefits – they think of the survivor annuity. But you should know that there are actually many different

CSRS Survivor Benefits

CSRS Survivor Benefit

When we talk about CSRS Survivor benefits – most people think of the survivor annuity. But Civil Service Retirement System employees have several choices when

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