In-Person Federal Retirement Event
Retire With Greater Confidence and Clarity
Understand how your federal benefits, retirement income, and planning decisions work together before you leave service.
Join us for a complimentary in-person retirement planning event created specifically for federal employees approaching retirement.
October 14, 2026 · 9:00 AM AKT · Anchorage, AK
Seating is limited · Spouses are welcomed
Topics We'll Cover During the Event
Federal retirement decisions can become increasingly complex in the final years before retirement. This event is designed to help federal employees better understand the decisions, timelines, and planning considerations that often matter most.
Our Federal Employee Specialists will walk through the key retirement topics federal employees commonly face as they prepare to transition out of federal service.
Perception vs. Reality in Retirement Planning
Social Security Timing Considerations
Federal Tax Planning Considerations
Federal Life Insurance Benefits
Medicare Planning Considerations
FERS Pension & Survivor Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Distribution Planning
Long-Term Care Planning
Federal Health Insurance & FEHB
Estate & Legacy Planning
What Will You Learn?
Planning for retirement as a federal employee can feel more complex than the career itself.
Questions around pension timing, Social Security, survivor elections, healthcare, taxes, and TSP distributions often become more important as retirement approaches.
This one-day event was created to help federal employees and their spouses better understand how these pieces work together and what planning considerations may deserve attention before retirement.
During the event, we'll discuss:
- How your FERS annuity may fit into your overall retirement income picture
- Social Security timing considerations and factors that may affect your decision
- What happens with healthcare coverage as you become Medicare eligible
- How many federal employees approach TSP planning before and during retirement
- Federal tax considerations that may affect retirement income planning
- Ways federal employees review employer-provided benefits before retirement
- Planning considerations designed to help protect spouses and survivors
- Questions many employees overlook until retirement is much closer
Even something as simple as selecting a retirement date can carry planning implications. This event is designed to help you better understand the decisions that often matter most before retirement paperwork is filed.
Federal employees from all agencies are welcome to attend.
Spouses and significant others are encouraged to attend.
ONLY 60 SPOTS AVAILABLE
Why Join Us?
There's no shortage of information about federal retirement. Articles, videos, calculators, and opinions are everywhere. The real challenge is knowing what actually applies to your situation.
That's why this in-person event is different.
We've spent decades helping federal employees better understand how their benefits work together and where overlooked planning decisions may affect retirement outcomes.
This event gives attendees the opportunity to learn directly from professionals who specialize in federal retirement planning and understand the complexities of the federal system.
You'll walk away with:
- A clearer understanding of how your federal benefits may work together in retirement
- Greater clarity around common retirement planning decisions and timelines
- Better questions to ask before filing retirement paperwork
- A deeper understanding of planning areas that are often overlooked
- An opportunity to hear directly from professionals who specialize in federal retirement planning
Why the Final Years Before Retirement Matter
For many federal employees, the final years before retirement are when some of the most important planning decisions begin to surface.
Questions around retirement timing, healthcare, survivor benefits, taxes, Social Security, and TSP distributions often become more relevant as retirement approaches. Many of these decisions are difficult to revisit later.
This event was designed to help federal employees better understand those considerations before retirement paperwork is filed and timelines become more limited.
Who Should Attend
This event may be a good fit if you are a federal employee who is beginning to ask questions like:
Am I choosing the right retirement date?
How will my FERS annuity, TSP, and Social Security work together?
What should I understand before making survivor benefit decisions?
How will FEHB and Medicare coordinate in retirement?
What tax considerations should I be aware of before retirement income begins?
Are there planning areas my spouse or partner should understand with me?
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Meet Your Federal Employee Benefit Specialists
Christian Sakamoto, CFP®
Wealth Advisor
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
Shilanski & Associates | Plan Your Federal Retirement
Christian joined Shilanski & Associates in 2020 after working with a large insurance company, where he developed experience helping individuals navigate financial planning decisions. He focuses on providing thoughtful, education-centered planning conversations designed to help federal employees better understand their options.
John Raleigh, CFP®
Wealth Advisor
Wealth Advisor
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
Shilanski & Associates | Plan Your Federal Retirement
With decades of experience, John works closely with clients to help simplify complex financial decisions and provide practical retirement planning insight. His approach focuses on listening carefully, understanding client goals, and helping individuals approach retirement with greater clarity.
Luke Eberly, CFP®
Wealth Advisor
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
Shilanski & Associates | Plan Your Federal Retirement
Luke has spent the past several years helping individuals clarify the goals and values that shape their financial decisions. He works with clients to build thoughtful retirement planning strategies centered around long-term confidence and preparation.
Micah Shilanski, CFP®
Managing Partner, Wealth Advisor
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
Shilanski & Associates | Plan Your Federal Retirement
Micah regularly educates federal employees across the country on retirement planning considerations and federal benefits. He focuses on helping federal employees better understand how retirement decisions may affect long-term financial planning outcomes.
Floyd L. Shilanski, RFC®
Managing Partner, Wealth Advisor
Shilanski & Associates | Plan Your Federal Retirement
Floyd has worked with federal employees since the 1980s, helping individuals better understand retirement benefits, Social Security considerations, and retirement planning decisions. His work has focused on educating federal employees about the complexities of retirement preparation and benefit coordination.
Approach Retirement With Greater Confidence and Clarity
The years leading up to retirement often involve some of the most important financial and benefit decisions federal employees will make. This event was created to help attendees better understand those decisions and approach retirement with greater preparation, clarity, and confidence.
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Common Retirement Questions Federal Employees Ask
As retirement approaches, many federal employees begin asking questions that don't always have simple answers. During this event, we'll discuss questions such as:
Am I financially prepared to retire, or are there planning gaps I may be overlooking?
We'll discuss how FERS benefits, Social Security, and TSP savings may work together and what many employees review before retirement.
Am I financially prepared to retire, or are there planning gaps I may be overlooking?
We'll discuss how FERS benefits, Social Security, and TSP savings may work together and what many employees review before retirement.
Is my spouse or partner prepared for the financial and logistical realities of retirement?
We'll cover planning considerations that may affect both spouses, including survivor benefits and retirement income decisions.
Is my spouse or partner prepared for the financial and logistical realities of retirement?
We'll cover planning considerations that may affect both spouses, including survivor benefits and retirement income decisions.
Have we fully considered where we want to live and how it may affect our retirement lifestyle?
We'll discuss factors many retirees evaluate beyond simple cost-of-living comparisons.
Have we fully considered where we want to live and how it may affect our retirement lifestyle?
We'll discuss factors many retirees evaluate beyond simple cost-of-living comparisons.
Will our retirement income realistically support the lifestyle we want over time?
Retirement planning often involves more than reaching a target number. We'll discuss income planning, taxes, and distribution considerations many retirees face.
Will our retirement income realistically support the lifestyle we want over time?
Retirement planning often involves more than reaching a target number. We'll discuss income planning, taxes, and distribution considerations many retirees face.
How does inflation affect retirement planning for federal employees?
We'll review how COLA works for federal retirees and planning considerations many employees evaluate when thinking long term.
How does inflation affect retirement planning for federal employees?
We'll review how COLA works for federal retirees and planning considerations many employees evaluate when thinking long term.
Have we properly evaluated healthcare, long-term care, and other potential retirement risks?
We'll discuss areas that may deserve additional planning attention before retirement.
Have we properly evaluated healthcare, long-term care, and other potential retirement risks?
We'll discuss areas that may deserve additional planning attention before retirement.
Have we taken the proper steps to help protect our family and survivors?
From survivor elections to estate planning considerations, we'll discuss questions many federal employees review before retirement.
Have we taken the proper steps to help protect our family and survivors?
From survivor elections to estate planning considerations, we'll discuss questions many federal employees review before retirement.
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