FERS Pension
When To Retire Under FERS to Get Full Benefits
The first big decision to make when planning retirement is the ‘when’ you’d like to hang it up. But without knowing what benefits you can keep at different ages it becomes almost impossible to plan for the future. This article will walk you exactly when you can retire Read more…
TSP/Investing
Q&A: 3 Questions to Improve Your TSP
Question 1 Dallen, love the videos and the help you provide. I plan on retiring next year at my MRA. I have a relatively small Roth IRA outside of the TSP and just started putting money into the ROTH TSP to start building more tax free money for later in Read more…
Social Security
Should I File Social Security Early and Invest It?
A federal employee has many decisions to make at retirement. When to retire? When to use the TSP? How to handle Medicare? And the list could go on and on. But without fail, one of the most common (and important) questions to answer is when to start Social Read more…
Uncategorized
Q&A:Is It Too Late to Start the Roth TSP?
Question 1 Good afternoon!! I’m 58, with 35 years in and I am a FERS employee. I’m contributing the max into the TSP including the catch up, so my TSP looks decent. My question is, I plan to work until I turn 62 and have never put anything into the Read more…
Estate Planning
The TSP To Offer New Fund Options in 2022!
Many federal employees complain about the lack of investment choice inside the TSP given there are only 5 core choices. But what if there were 5,000+ investment choices? Would that be better? Believe it or not, come the summer of 2022 it looks like thousands of options Read more…
FERS Supplement
Q&A: Will My Military Time Reduce My FERS Supplement?
Question I am a subscriber and big fan of your YouTube channel! I hope to retire at age 56 and 8 months with 28 years of civilian and 4 years of military service, which I have bought back. I understand that the amount of my FERS supplement is calculated only Read more…
FERS Supplement
Should You Start Social Security Right as Your FERS Supplement Ends?
Many federal employees have the opportunity to retire before they are eligible to start Social Security (aka before 62). And in many of these situations, these feds are eligible for the FERS Supplement that will help fill the income gap between when they retire and age 62 (when the Read more…