Tammy Flanagan

  • We're living longer and defined pensions funds are drying up, and the definitions of work and retirement are blurring. Benefits and retirement planning expert Tammy Flanagan talks about the impact of changing lifespans on federal retirement on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

    April 12, 2016
  • Bob Leins, host of Federal News Radio's For Your Benefit show, joins host Mike Causey to discuss what you should be doing for this tax filing season. April 6, 2016

    April 05, 2016
  • In retirement, it's not enough to juggle your annuity, Social Security and your savings. You have to watch your spending. Tammy Flanagan, senior benefits director at the National Institute of Transition Planning joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on hitting that moving retirement target.

    March 18, 2016
  • Do you have an escape route from your job, the date you plan to retire? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you actually need two sets of numbers.

    February 17, 2016
  • What are your best date(s) to retire? Federal benefits expert Tammy Flanagan will answer that question when she joins host Mike Causey on Your Turn. February 17, 2016

    February 16, 2016
  • If you're thinking of retiring or maybe retired a bit early, Social Security has a couple of curve balls for you. One of them concerns claiming your benefits. The elimination of claiming strategies that takes place this year is something you need to keep in mind. Tammy Flanagan, senior benefits director at the National Institute of Transition Planning, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer some insight.

    February 09, 2016
  • Congress snuck in a few changes to applying for social security benefits that couples should take notice of, says National Institute of Transition Planning Benefits Director Tammy Flanagan

    January 19, 2016
  • When or if you make it to retirement, a little advance planning could be worth its weight in gold. Federal benefits expert Tammy Flanagan joins host Mike Causey to discuss what you should be doing now to guarantee the best deal in retirement. January 6, 2016

    January 05, 2016
  • Another year is approaching and another opportunity for hundreds of thousands of feds to consider retiring. But you don't just toss your access card on the guard's desk and walk out; it takes planning, especially financial planning. And now's the time to do it. National Institute of Transition Planning Benefits Director Tammy Flanagan shared with Federal Drive with Tom Temin some retirement planning tips.

    December 30, 2015
  • If you're the belt and suspenders type, listen up. Thanks to the magic of Medicare, federal employees have the option of getting extra coverage after they retire. Federal benefits expert Tammy Flanagan, senior benefits director for the National Institute of Transition Planning, explains to Federal Drive with Tom Temin some of the fine points of combining Medicare with your federal employee health benefits plan.

    November 23, 2015
  • When or if you make it to retirement, a little advance planning could be worth its weight in gold.

    October 21, 2015
  • Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) are sponsoring the Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2015. It would protect federal retirees who rely on outside providers to manage their retirement savings and pension benefits. But it's not law yet. And knowing who you can trust can be tricky. Tammy Flanagan, senior benefits director for the National Institute of Transition Planning, shared some advice for finding that someone on In Depth with Francis Rose.

    October 16, 2015
  • Greg Stanford and Katie Maddocks of the Federal Managers Association and benefits expert Tammy Flanagan join host Mike Causey to discuss a pending pay raise for federal workers and retirees, the new self-plus one health care option and the possibility of a government shutdown. September 30, 2015

    September 29, 2015
  • Federal benefits expert Tammy Flanagan and Philip Gardner with the Office of Personnel Management joins host Mike Causey to answer your questions about retirement planning. September 23, 2015

    September 22, 2015
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