IN-THE-KNOW COLUMN
TAMMY'S GovExec ARCHIVES

March 2010
Estate Planning for Single Persons

By: Norman B. Handler, Esq.

All articles were written by Tammy Flanagan unless otherwise noted.

2010

Avoiding Annuities (02/26/10)
Income for Life (02/19/10)
Question Time (02/12/10)
Long-Term Crunch (02/05/10)

Deposit Woes (01/29/10)
Deposit Dilemma (01/22/10)
Deposit Download (01/15/10)
The Index: 2010 Edition (01/08/10)

2009

The 2009 Quiz (12/18/09)
Open Season Wrap-up (12/11/09)
Maturity & Youth (12/04/09)

Open Forum (11/20/09)
High Option (11/13/09)
New Calculations (11/06/09)

Open Season Opening (10/30/09)
Where to Start (10/23/09)
Buying Long-Term Care Insurance (10/16/09)
Long-Term Care Considerations (10/09/09)
Security 301 (10/02/09)

Security 201 (09/25/09)
Security 101 (09/18/09)
Pop Quiz (09/11/09)
Best Dates to Retire: Follow-Up (09/04/09)

Communication Mistakes (08/28/09)
Social Security's Top 10 (08/21/09)
The Inevitable (08/14/09)
Taking the Plunge (08/07/09)

From Law to Policy (07/31/09)
From Day One (07/24/09)
Get an Estimate (07/17/09)
Best Dates to Retire 2010 (07/10/09)
Hot on the Hill (07/03/09)

Endless Summer, Endless Questions (06/26/09)
Setting a Date (06/19/09)
Military Payback: More Questions (06/12/09)
When You Go (06/05/09)

Payback Time (05/29/09)
Voluntary Contributions Revisited (05/22/09)
Long Term Change (05/15/09)
Special Considerations (05/08/09)
Midcareer Considerations (05/01/09)

When To Go (FERS Edition) (04/24/09)
Putting it Off (04/17/09)
Understanding Social Security (04/10/09)
No Fooling (04/03/09)

Leave: Take It Or Lump It? (03/27/09)
Disability Decisions (03/20/09)
Spousal Provision (03/13/09)
Freefalling FERS? (03/06/09)

What You Don't Know (02/28/09)
Questions & Answers (02/20/09)
Deposit Directions (02/013/09)
Don't Wait Until It's Too Late (02/06/09)

The Check Isn't in the Mail (01/30/09)
It Pays to Know (01/23/09)
Changes You Can Believe In (01/16/09)
The Index: 2009 Addition (01/09/09)

2008

Holiday Wishes (12/19/08)
Part B, Part Three (12/12/08)
Medicare, Part B (12/05/08)

Medicare Mysteries (11/21/08)
Review Time (11/14/08)
Dental Check Up (11/07/08)

High Interest (10/31/08)
Considering HDHPs (10/24/08)
Deep Breath (10/17/08)
What You Need to Know (10/10/08)
Take Charge of Your TSP (10/03/08)

Fers Flexibility (09/26/08)
CSRS vs. FERS: 2008 Edition (09/19/08)
Who's Responsible? (09/12/08)
Catch-62 Revisited (09/05/08)

The COLA Factor (08/29/08)
Opening SAMBA (08/22/08)
Mail Call (08/15/08)
Best Dates to Retire: Tax Considerations (08/08/08)
Best Dates to Retire 2009 (08/01/08)

Long Term Planning (07/26/08)
Maxing Out (07/19/08)
Mail Call Part 2 (07/12/08)
Mail Call (07/05/08)

Time of Transition (06/27/08)
Deposits & Credits (06/20/08)
To-Do-List (06/13/08)
The Benefits of Social Security (06/06/08)

Myth Busting (05/30/08)
TSP & Taxes (05/23/08)
Words of Wisdom (05/16/08)
Federal vs. Private (05/09/08)
Social Issues (05/02/08)

Survivor Benefits Q&A (04/25/08)
Supporting Your Survivors (04/18/08)
Make Retirement Easy (04/11/08)
Delayed Gratification (04/04/08)

Continued Coverage, Continued (03/28/08)
The 5 Year Test (03/21/08)
Countdown to Retirement (03/14/08)
Getting Social (03/07/08)

Keep Your Records (02/29/08)
Facing Disability (02/22/08)
Question Time (02/15/08)
Help (02/08/08)
Educate Yourself (02/01/08)

Buyer Beware (01/25/08)
Looking Ahead (01/18/08)
Changes for 2008 (01/11/08)
The Index (01/04/08)

2007

Annual Retirement Quiz (12/21/07)
Last minute Tips (12/14/07)
Healthy Options (12/07/07)

Two Weekends Left (11/30/07)
Frequently Asked Questions (11/16/07)
The Old Switcheroo (11/9/07)
So Many Choices, So Little Time (11/02/07)

More Questions, More Answers (10/26/07)
Questions & Answers (10/19/07)
A Little Lower (10/12/07)
Going Private (10/05/07)

Part B or not Part B (09/28/07)
Catch-62 (09/21/07)
Public or Private? (09/14/07)
The Latest on the TSP (09/07/07)

Laboring Another Day (08/31/07)
DIVORCE (08/24/07)
Feeling Special: Q & A (08/17/07)
Feeling Special (08/10/07)
Retirement Dates: Q&A (08/03/07)

Best Dates to Retire 2008 (07/27/07)
When to Retire (07/20/07)
The TSP's Future -- and Yours (07/13/07)
Eligibility Facts & Myths (07/06/07)

Deferred vs. Postponed (06/29/07)
The Retirement Process (06/22/07)
Retiring Women (06/15/07)
Retirement Checklist (06/08/07)
A Whole Different Kind of Service (06/01/07)

Crediting Volunteer Service (05/25/07)
Computing Your Service (05/18/07)
Retirement Estimate: The Details (05/11/07)
Basic Retirement Computations (05/04/07)

Estimating Your Benefits (04/27/07)
Honey Pot (04/20/07) by: Karen Rutzick
TSP Withdrawal Quiz (04/13/07)
Life Expectancy vs. Life Annuity (04/06/07)

Back to Work, Again (03/30/07)
Back to Work (03/23/07)
Service Interruption (03/16/07)
Part-Time Rules, Part Two (03/09/07)
Part-Time Rules, Part One (03/02/07)

Should I Stay or Should I Go? (02/23/07)
Short Term Benefits (02/016/07)
Taking Your (Sick) Leave (02/09/07)
Supplementary Information (02/02/07)

Supplementing FERS (01/26/07)
Taking Your Lumps (01/19/07)
'Survivor:' Federal Edition (01/12/07)
Getting Ready (01/05/07)

2006
Looking Ahead (12/22/06)
Test Your Retirement Knowledge (12/15/06)
Final Health Plan Tips (12/08/06)
Last-Minute Shopping (12/01/06)

Choosing Dental Coverage (11/17/06)
Retirement Custodians (11/10/06) by: Karen Rutzick
Best Dates to Retire 2007 (11/03/06)

In The E-Mailbag (10/27/06)
Counting COLAs (10/20/06)
Health Insurance Choices, Part Three (10/13/06)
Health Insurance Choices, Part Two (10/06/06)

Health Insurance Choices, Part One (09/29/06)
Life Insurance Options, Part Two (09/22/06)
Life Insurance Options, Part One (09/15/06)
COLA Wars (09/08/06)
Gone With the Windfall (09/01/06)


Tax Changes: Part Two (08/25/06)
Tax Changes: Part One (08/18/06)
The Long Haul: Part Three (08/11/06)
The Long Haul: Part Two (08/04/06)

The Long Haul: Part One (07/28/06)
Single Concerns (07/21/06)
Are You Ready? (07/14/06) by: Tom Shoop
Federal Couples (07/07/06)

Mixing Civilian and Military Retirement (06/30/06)
Smoothing the Transition (06/23/06)
Ensuring a Healthy Retirement (06/16/06)
Offsetting Penalty (06/09/06)
A Thoroughly Modern Retirement System (06/02/06) by: Karen Rutzick

The Early Way Out (05/26/06)
Leaving Early (05/19/06)
Who's Your Beneficiary? (05/12/06)
Voluntary Benefits (05/05/06)

More on Medicare (04/28/06)
Medicare ABCs (04/21/06)
Best of Both Worlds (04/14/06)
CSRS vs. FERS: The Reaction (04/07/06)

CSRS vs. FERS (03/31/06)
Withdrawal Options (03/24/06)
Really, You Can Retire! (03/17/06)
Spousal Benefits (03/10/06)
You Can Afford To Retire! (03/03/06)

Military Service Payback (02/24/06)
Redepositing CSRS Refunds (02/17/06)
Buying Retirement Credit (02/10/06)
A Great Date to Retire (02/03/06)
Getting Credit (01/27/06)

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