ProFeds Founder, Chris Kowalik, introduces the Reduction in Force training series that she developed exclusively for federal employees facing a monumental government-wide downsizing. She describes the various types of topics covered in the video series to help as many federal employees be prepared as they go through the RIF process.
Key takeaways:
- Tools available to agencies during a Reduction-in-Force
- Timelines expected for RIF actions
- Importance of knowing your numbers during a downsize
- A guide to the videos available to federal employees
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Additional Resources:
- Link to full RIF training series: FedImpact.com/RIF-training-series
- Local workshop locations and dates: FedImpact.com/attend
- To be introduced to a local financial professional: FedImpact.com/request-to-meet
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If you're a federal employee worried about the looming government-wide reduction in force, you are likely trying to get answers to some really important questions that you have that affect you, your family, and your finances.
Hi, I'm Chris Kowalik, the founder of ProFeds. Our job here is to help federal employees prepare for the ultimate day that they step out of federal service. But for many of you, that has been accelerated in a pretty chaotic time that you're going through right now.
Reduction in Force – Introducing the RIF Training Series
We've created a multi-part series that allows you to pick and choose the topics that are most important and relevant to your situation. After all, some of you are really close to retirement. Some of you are pretty far away.
But all of that can be turned on its head through a reduction in force. So during this series, we're going to talk about the effect that the RIF can have on various types of federal employees.
Whether it is an early out through a VERA, a VSIP with a cash incentive, maybe a discontinued service retirement, or maybe you don't qualify for any of that, what is it going to look like with respect to your pension and all of your other benefits? For millions of federal employees facing this reduction in force, now is the time.
We have created this video series specifically for you so that you know your numbers. After all, when you know your numbers, your financial decisions become obvious.
So what are we waiting on? Let's get started on this video series today, and as a special bonus, we're going to have some extra helpful resources sprinkled in throughout these videos to help you be prepared for what's to come. All you have to do is click to get started.
Originally released on 3/7/2025
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