Quarterly · Portland, Oregon

A full session on your federal benefits. No cost, no pitch.

TradeWinds runs these every quarter. It is training, not a sales presentation: how the FERS annuity is calculated, what the TSP can and cannot do, how survivor elections work, and how insurance continuation fits. You leave able to check the math yourself.

Request a seat Or book 30 minutes instead

What we cover

The whole system, in order.

How your FERS annuity is calculated, and what changes it
The Thrift Savings Plan: funds, allocation, and what happens at separation
The survivor annuity election and why it is usually permanent
FEHB and FEGLI continuation, and the deadlines attached to each
The special retirement supplement and the earnings test
Where Social Security fits, and when to claim it

Before you request a seat

This is worth most to people five to fifteen years out.

That is the window where you still have time to act on what you learn. Sessions are capacity-limited and fill ahead of time, so we confirm every registration before the date.

If you are within a few months of retirement, or you already know your benefits well and want a specific question answered, a thirty-minute consult will serve you better and sooner. Say so in the form and we will book that instead.

Book a consult instead

Request a seat

Tell us where you are and we'll place you.

Include roughly how far you are from retirement. We will confirm the next session that fits, or suggest a consult if that gets you an answer faster.

TradeWinds is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or approved by any federal agency, the Office of Personnel Management, or the Thrift Savings Plan. Workshops are educational and no products are sold at them.