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JANE
Individual Counseling Client
"Karen- Thank you so much for helping me work though the administrative process and for doing the legwork to be able to get an appointment with Herb Casey. The meeting went extremely well. Excellent information and a great help to me. We have some additional work to do but he helped to ensure I am on the right track. Very, very much appreciated!"
THOMAS
Individual Counseling Client
"Thanks to Tammy's advice, I retired in luxury. I make more today in retirement than I ever earned working 44 years for the Federal Government. Only a small portion of that income is from private investments.
Do not pass up an opportunity to participate in one of Tammy’s retirement seminars. I retired from NIH in 2012 with a far larger pension package than I was led to expect thanks to Tammy’s seminar and her personal advice. During the last decade of my 32-year Navy career, I had to convert to a reserve commission to enable some special assignments that included working in DOT and the White House – sometimes in a military capacity – sometimes civil service. Her seminar showed me how to significantly increase my OPM pension by including those assignments. In addition, conflicted over a Roth conversion, her organization ran my numbers and confirmed that in my case I would be better off not converting. Time has proven that advice to be sage as well. "
ELLIOTT
Individual Counseling Client
"Just a quick note to say thank you (again) for the assistance you provided via email correspondence going back to 2003 as I prepared for 6c retirement from U.S. Customs where I had been a special agent in South FL for many years. I've been retired for 15 years now and I have never forgotten how much your providing a sounding board for my financial plans helped me to enter this phase of life with much less trepidation. (I retired at 51.) The plan has worked splendidly and I'm happy to say that our assets are significantly greater than at retirement, we are completely debt free, own our home and vehicle outright, and are able to meet our expenses via my pension without having to withdraw from our investments. In fact, I save and invest a decent portion of the pension monthly. I'm sure you know how much your counsel has benefited others over the years but I just wanted to send a quick note to let you know that it will never be overlooked or forgotten by me. Keep up the great work. "
JOE
Individual Counseling Client
"Thanks so much for taking the time to share your experience and insights about the retirement process. I feel like I have a great retirement coach that is both competent and compassionate. Your guidance and suggestions give me a steady course to pursue my personal retirement plans."
JANE
SEMINAR ATENDEE
"Thank you so much for your very informative presentation on retirement benefits. You're obviously very knowledgeable on the topic and a great speaker, but I was also impressed with your patience, generosity, and endurance in answering so many questions during breaks that you were unable to have a break."
NAN
Individual Counseling Client
"I feel much more comfortable with my decision to retire. Your counsel made all the difference. Thank you."
PAUL
Retirement Planning Follower
I wanted to express my appreciation and thanks to Tammy Flanagan for her valuable advice, tips and guidance over the years regarding federal employee retirement! I always read her articles on the govexec.com site. I am retiring from the DoD on 12/31/2021 and Tammy's articles have helped me plan and get ready for that day.
CARLO
Individual Counseling Client
My wife and I have found Bob Braunstein to be an outstanding consultant who has made a tremendous difference in our journey toward retirement. He has basically been our retirement tutor. Bob is clearly a seasoned expert, able to address any question we have posed, But what is most impressive is how Bob so skillfully adapts to his clients, In our consultations so far, he has put us at ease about everything. He is generous with his explanations and assures us that what we have discussed will be summarized in writing. Freed from the need for copious note-taking, we can listen more carefully. Bob is a gifted communicator and outstanding consultant. We are thankful for his assistance.
Please let us know one thing that we could do better: Fly us to sunny Florida to consult with Bob in person?!? Seriously, we cannot think of anything that could be done better.
Was the value of the service worth the cost of the consultation?: Yes.
Is there anything else we should know?: Thanks! We hope to continue using Retire Federal services.
JULIE
Individual Counseling Client
Please let us know one thing that really impressed you: The professionalism from Karen and Bob. The entire process was so smooth and working with Karen and Bob has been such a pleasure with timely and clear communication and the information I have received has exceeded my expectations. I also appreciate the ability to follow up as needed if I have subsequent questions.
Please let us know one thing that we could do better:: This is so hard as it all went so well! Looking back, the most difficult part was feeling confident I was working with a legitimate business and I was going to get good value from the consultation. I tried several options searching the Better Business Bureau but could not find your business. If you are listed, it might be helpful to add the BBB to your web site or at least what information to use if a prospective client wants to find you there. Thank you for having testimonials on your web site as I found those helpful. I want to share that any doubts I had evaporated through the quality of work done by Karen by her timely and clear communication in the intake process as well as wrap-up/survey request. I knew when to expect the zoom link from Bob which came exactly as predicted and the consultation was right on time, exceeded our expectations.
Follow up afterwards was immediate and covered even more helpful information and resources. I am so happy with the overall experience.
Was the value of the service worth the cost of the consultation?: Yes!
Is there anything else we should know?: The face to face consultation and follow-up information was spectacular. All my questions were answered and then some. To further impress us, the follow up information went into more depth than we could in the face to face meeting and exceeded our expectations. Through this process, we obtained medicare information we could not find on our own and I now feel we have information to make an informed decision tailored to our situation. The consultation has also helped me eliminate any concerns I had about making a decision based on partial information as well as eliminate doubts that were created by marketing messages and comments from friends, other federal employees and retirees. Thank you!
ROSE
Individual Counseling Client
"I was really impressed with the depth of knowledge of the federal retirement process and the diligence of Bob Braunstein (you were on top of it Bob- Thank you ever so much! You really are performing a "labor of love" Tammy- we sincerely thank you for assembling such a tremendous team- from your taking the time to speak with us directly- to the patience and thoroughness of Karen- and to the really personable and meticulousness of Mr. Braunstein
The process of going through retirement is such a difficult season to experience, what with all the decisions that need to be processed and finalized...and not the least of which is the emotional roller coaster of memories that rumble thru one's mind, as one prepares to embark on a very different direction in life's journey. You folks at RetireFederal made it not only bearable but were very compassionate throughout the process. You are genuinely a class act.
MIKE
Individual Counseling Client
"Tammy, I just want to let you know how tremendously helpful my wife and I found the phone consultation with James Marshall. As I told him, it felt as if we had been through a retirement and federal benefits seminar in which the subject was my wife and I.
I had no idea that I would get so much information, or that I would get that much detail. We’re still processing James’ comments, suggestions, and recommendations, and will continue to return back to his report to remind ourselves about what he said.
I had originally asked Marilyn Park, the National VA Council Lobbyist for AFGE (she leads a monthly phone conference for AFGE physicians) for a recommendation about retirement and benefits, and she had referred me to NARFE, which I subsequently joined. I’ve let Marilyn know about RetireFederal.com and how pleased we were with James' consultation, so that she can let other docs or union members know."
SUSAN
Individual Counseling Client
"In my case, pre-retirement counseling not only enabled me to make better decisions with respect to Medicare and survivor benefits, but it also lead me to receiving thousands of dollars I might not otherwise have received. For me it was a sound investment (at a reasonable cost) and I'm hoping I'll have a long and healthy retirement to enjoy it!"
DARVENE & MARK
Individual Counseling Clients
"Thank you for the consultation and the additional information. It all made Mark and I much more relaxed about the retirement process and confident we have covered all the bases!"
THERESA
SEMINAR ATENDEE
"I got more out of this 30 minutes than I have in the past few seminars I attended.”
JANET
Individual Counseling Client
I have wonderful news!!! My mom’s checking account received a large deposit this morning from OPM!! I cannot even tell you how this feels. It is such a relief, and I can feel all that stress and fear starting to dissipate. Now mom can live out her remaining years with dignity and peace.
I am so grateful to God, to YOU Tammy Flanagan, and to Senator Rubio. I can never thank you enough for your kindness and compassion to my mom during this time. It would have never happened without you. Never.
MICHAEL
Individual Counseling Client
Please choose who helped you with your consultation: Bob Braunstein
This would be great for everyone, I will be sharing the good news with my friends and coworkers!
Please let us know one thing that really impressed you: Bob was personable and specific with his answers, he heard us and did not "ramble on ".
Please let us know one thing that we could do better: Our concerns were met and we loved all the attachments sent for digestion after the session.
Was the value of the service worth the cost of the consultation?: Yes.
Is there anything else we should know?: God Bless Mike Causey.
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