Mondays at 10:00 AMPopular and passionate presenters from the National Institute of Transition Planning, the Federal leader in retirement planning seminars, will take your calls and emails every Monday.
You've got questions and we've got the answers. Every week we will focus on a specific area of retirement planning from financial security, taxes, federal benefits, estate planning, to life after retirement and the latest rumors!
Email your questions to ForYourBenefit@nitpinc.com Emails will be answered during an upcoming show
Call in questions/comments during the show at 877-936-9333
Colleen Murphy, President and CEO of Asparity Decision Solutions, talks about health plan selection tools.
Nov. 23, 2009
Tom Bernatavitz, head of Aetna's Federal Plans, talks about open season options
Nov. 16, 2009
Nov. 9, 2009 at 10:05a
Please join hosts Bob Leins and John Elliott in welcoming Walton Francis, editor of the "Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees"
Nov. 2, 2009 at 10:05a
Please join hosts Bob Leins and John Elliott in welcoming Jeff Goldman, Executive Director, Government Programs, and John Patrick, Director, Sales and Account Management for FEHB, Kaiser Permanente.
Oct. 26, 2009, at 10:05a
Please join hosts Bob Leins and John Elliott in welcoming Please join hosts Bob Leins and John Elliott in welcoming George Burleton, Executive Director, Humana FedVIP Dental Program.
Oct. 19, 2009, at 10:05a
Please join hosts Bob Leins and John Elliott in welcoming our first Open Season guest, Jane Overton, Vice-President of Claims, GEHA.
Oct. 12, 2009, at 10:05a
Please join Hosts Bob Leins and Tammy Flanagan as they take Social Security to the next level and answer complex questions Federal employees are asking.
Oct. 5, 2009, at 10:05a
Hosts Bob Leins and Tammy Flanagan welcome this week's guest, Arthur Stein, who will discuss what the LTC Program means for current enrollees and new applicants. Arthur Stein is a Certified Financial PlannerŪ in Bethesda, Md.
Sept. 28, 2009, at 10:05a
Please join us on Monday when Karen Schaeffer will be our guest. Karen is Managing Member, Schaeffer Financial, Rockville MD. Our hosts are Bob Leins and John Elliott.
Sept. 21, 2009, at 10:05a
Please join Bob Leins and Tammy Flanagan for a repeat performance - back by popular demand from last week's show!
Sept. 14, 2009, at 10:05a
Join Bob Leins, Tammy Flanagan and Ann Vincent for a two-part show covering FERS employees' mid-career checkup and End-of-2009 Retirees' Checklist.
Originally aired July 27, 2009
Join Bob Leins and Tammy Flanagan as they discuss Roth opportunities in 2010. But wait - there is more! They will also cover the Voluntary Contributions Plan for CSRS employees and answer recent email questions.
Aug. 31, 2009, at 10:05 a.m.
Join Bob Leins and Tammy Flanagan as they speak with Chuck Miller, Executive Coach and Career Development expert. Chuck will discuss retirement issues you should be aware of before you walk out the door!
Aug. 24, 2009, at 10:05 a.m.
Please join Bob Leins and Ann Vincent in welcoming James Marshall, Federal Benefits Specialist, for a Federal Benefits Information Hour.
Aug. 17, 2009, at 10:05 a.m.
Please join hosts Bob Leins and Tammy Flanagan as they welcome Lester Austin, Public Affairs Specialist, Social Security Administration.
About the Hosts:
Charles R. Leins
NITP Tax Planning
National Institute of Transition Planning, Inc.
Charles R. (Bob) Leins is the founder and President of NITP, Inc., Rockville, Maryland. NITP has been in business since 1984 and provides retirement and benefit planning seminars exclusively to the Federal Government. NITP has grown to be the largest company of its type in the United States. Bob is a key speaker at the retirement planning seminars and also appears on local TV and radio programs including NITP's own radio show "For Your Benefit." His topics include tax and financial planning at the beginning, mid-career, and retirement career stages. These seminars are presented to the entire spectrum of the Federal workforce.
Bob's presentations are delivered to inform first, then to challenge the class to apply the information to their personal situation, and finally to plan how to maximize the opportunities.
As a Certified Public Accountant and founding partner of Gold, Leins & Adoff, CPA's in Rockville, Maryland, Bob specializes in taxation and business planning at the individual and small-business levels. In addition to his position with NITP, he provides seminars to industry trade groups, professional groups, social groups, and is a member of several Board of Directors.
Senior Benefits Director
National Institute of Transition Planning, Inc.
Tammy Flanagan has a long history in the area of Federal benefits. She began her government career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1980 - 1988). She served in various positions including Position Classification Specialist and Retirement Counselor. She began to provide training for Federal employees during the implementation of the Federal Employees Retirement System in 1987. Ms. Flanagan felt drawn to the Federal audience and decided to pursue lecturing and training as a career.
Ms. Flanagan introduced specialized retirement training for law enforcement groups for the former Office of Personnel Management training office and also created a specialized course geared to the concerns of Senior Government Executives. She lectures and consults with Federal employees in all aspects of employee benefits, specializing in the concerns of pre-retirement planning, mid-career planning, and new employee training. Her presentations are tailored to meet the needs of her audiences and she prides herself on being a fountain of retirement information! Her lectures are complemented with a 150-page Federal Benefits Workbook that she designed and authored to serve as a lecture guide and resource.
Ms. Flanagan's presentations provide thorough and up-to-date coverage of the Federal retirement systems, Federal insurance programs, Thrift Savings Plan and Social Security.
You may see her at an NITP seminar in the Washington metro area and across the United States. Tammy provided assistance during the FERS Open Season periods by producing instructional videos, live training, satellite training and individual counseling. She has also appeared on "NARFE Presents" television show. She authored and presented federalnewsradio.com's popular For Your Benefit radio column. She has been quoted in the Federal Diary in the Washington Post and numerous Federal employee publications, including the Federal Times and Government Executive Magazine.
John Elliott
Federal Benefits Strategist
John Elliott has a distinguished career in the area of Federal benefits. Before retiring from the Federal government in 2002, John managed agency-wide benefit programs for various federal agencies including DEA, U.S. Customs, USDA and OPM. While with the government, he served in a variety of capacities including Employee Benefits Division Chief, Benefits Officer, Chief of the Advisory Services Office and Retirement Policy Analyst. John is a Federal Benefits Strategist for NITP and conducts seminars nationwide on CSRS and FERS retirement benefits and is a frequent Co-host of NITP's radio show, ForYourBenefit. In 1994 to 2000, John was an occasional guest columnist, writing on federal benefits issues, for Mike Causey's Federal Diary column in The Washington Post.
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