OUR WORKSHOP

Federal Employee Benefits Workshop

Understand Your Benefits. Secure Your Future.

As a federal employee, your benefits are a valuable part of your career — but making sense of them and how they fit into your personal and family needs can be challenging.

We invite you to join our free, no-obligation Benefits & Financial Literacy workshop which we designed to help you gain clarity about your benefits today and make informed decisions for your future. Whether you’re planning for retirement or simply want to make the most of your federal benefits now, this session will give you the tools and confidence to move forward.

Key Takeaways

✔ A clearer understanding of how your benefits fit your personal and family needs
✔ Knowledge to make informed choices both now and as you approach retirement
✔ Awareness of support and resources available to guide your decisions
✔ Confidence in planning for the retirement you’ve worked so hard to achieve

 

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Overview
Instructor : Walt Ward
Time : 8:30 am or 1:00 pm
Location : Online

Meet Your Trainer

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Walt Ward

3400+ Hours of Teaching Experience
31 Years of Federal Service

Walt is a professional field trainer with Government Benefit Educators and a retired GS-13 from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, bringing 31 years of federal service experience. As a longtime AF DoD civil servant, he has in-depth knowledge of federal employee benefits, including firsthand experience with the transition from CSRS to FERS and the Thrift Savings Plan since 1987. He spent much of his career teaching Information Technology nationwide for the Air Force, delivering over 3,400 hours of classroom instruction. In addition, he taught Computer Information Systems for 14 years as an adjunct professor at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. Walt uses his expertise to help federal employees understand and maximize their benefits for a secure retirement. He holds a B.S. in Management Science from Wright State University.

What You'll Learn at our Federal Benefits & Financial Literacy Workshop

You’ll gain practical, easy-to-understand guidance on:

  • FERS – Federal Employee Retirement System

  • TSP – Thrift Savings Plan

  • Social Security – presented by Charlie Gipple, Social Security expert

  • FEGLI – Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance

  • FEHB – Federal Employees Health Benefits

  • Financial Literacy – strategies to make smart decisions about money, benefits, and planning for both today and tomorrow

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Why Federal Employees Trust Our Workshops

25 +
Years of combined federal benefits expertise
500 +
Iowa federal employees successfully served
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Convenient sessions to fit your schedule

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