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Haws Federal Advisors Podcast — 868 episodes
What Type of Federal Retirement Do You Qualify For: Major Differences!
How to Access Your TSP Before 59½ Without Penalty
3 Things That Can Reduce Your FERS Pension Without You Knowing
The MRA+10 "Penalty: Why Retiring Early Can Destroy Your Pension"
The Biggest TSP Mistakes Feds Make in the Last 5 Years Before Retirement
How to Use Your HSA to Build a Secret Retirement Fund
The IRMAA Trap: How Your Retirement Income Can Spike Your Medicare Premiums
Roth TSP In-Plan Conversions: Why You Need to Slow Down
What Happens to Your FERS Benefits If You Get RIF'd?
The Fatal Flaw in Your TSP Beneficiary Form
How to Buy Back Military Time (And When It's Actually a Bad Idea)
What to Do When Your TSP Loses Money (And What NEVER to Do)
How One Fed Saved $184,642 in TSP Taxes
New RIF Rules for 2026: How Performance Trumps Seniority
The 2026 VERA/VSIP Guide: Should You Take the Buyout?
Should You Retire at the End of the Year or the Beginning?
The TSP L Fund Trap: Why Target-Date Funds May Be Costing You
Understanding Your FERS Annuity Supplement
FEHB vs. Medicare: Which Should Be Your Primary Insurance in Retirement?
How Much Will I Actually Pay in Taxes in Retirement?
The Right Way to Use the G Fund in Retirement
How to Retire Early as a Federal Employee (Without Losing Everything)
The Retirement Conversation Every Couple Needs to Have
The Effect of Part-Time FERS Service on Your Pension
How to Protect Your Retirement From Unexpected Medical Costs
Mistakes Retirees Make When Rolling Over TSP to IRAs
The Best Roth Conversion Strategy for Federal Employees
The Retirement Strategy That Protects Your TSP in a Recession
The Best Way to Take TSP Withdrawals (And What to Avoid)
The Truth About Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) for Federal Employees
How to Protect Your Federal Retirement From Inflation
Why the I Fund is Crushing the C Fund in 2026 (And Should You Switch?)
Are You Over-Saving and Under-Living?
Is Leaving a Survivor Benefit on my FERS Pension worth it?
Can I Double My TSP in the Next 7 Years?
How to Use Federal Life Insurance (FEGLI) Without Getting Ripped Off
How Long Will it Take OPM to Process My Application and Pay Me My Pension?
Should You Elect Survivor Benefits on Your FERS Pension?
Retirement checklist
Medicare & FEHB: The Coordination Rules No One Explains
Is a 900k TSP Enough to Retire?
How to Save Yourself and Your Kids as Much Taxes as Possible
The 5-Year Rule: The Key to Keeping Your FEHB Into Retirement
The "Hidden" Social Security Check for Federal Spouses
Trading Health for Wealth: When to Stop Saving
Working After Federal Retirement? What You Need to Know!
Don’t Fall For the Roth Trap
What Parts of My Federal Retirement Income Will Be Taxed?
BIG 2026 Federal Retirement Updates: What Every Employee Needs to Know
How Should I Invest My TSP As I transition Into Retirement?
Why Your FEGLI Premiums Could Skyrocket and How to Stop It
Are You Eligible For the FERS Retirement That You Really Want?
The Secret to Making Your TSP Work in a Down Market
How Federal Employees Can Legally Reduce Taxes in Retirement
Military Buybacks and Your FERS Pension: Are They Worth It?
The Retirement Date That Could Cost You Thousands
I'm Retiring Soon, Do I Have Enough In My TSP?
4 Signs You Should Retire NOW!
Don't Make This TSP Mistake in Retirement!
OPM's Application Backlog Skyrockets
The Ultimate FERS Retirement Checklist at 5, 3, and 1 Years From Retirement
Stop Calculating Your Retirement Expenses Wrong: Better Approach!
How to Take Money from TSP Without Getting Killed with Taxes
Best Dates to Retire as a Fed in 2026!
The Most You Can Put in TSP in 2026!
2026 TSP Changes: What Every Federal Employee Should Know
Long-Term Care is Changing: What Federal Employees Need to Know
How to Pick a Great FEHB Plan in 2026 Open Season w/ G.E.H.A Executive, Raj Vavilala
How to Avoid Penalties on TSP Withdrawals Before 59.5
Sell These 5 Things BEFORE Your Federal Retirement
The Pros and Cons of Rolling TSP into an IRA
If You Make 145k+ and Contribute to TSP, Watch Out in 2026!
The Best Dates to Retire in 2026
The Blessing and Curse of a Large TSP Balance
How to Make Sure You Can Keep Your FEHB (Federal Health Insurance) into Retirement
How to Invest TSP When You Have a Pension
The Hidden Cost of a TSP Loan
Roth vs. Traditional TSP: How to Save Taxes
I'm Retiring Soon, Do I Have Enough In My TSP?
The Best Place for Your TSP in Retirement
Can Your Kids Stay on FEHB After You Retire?
RMDs and Your TSP: What Feds Need to Know
2026 FERS Pension and Social Security COLA Announced!
Social Security Taxation: How it Works for Feds
How to Bridge the Gap Between FERS Retirement and Social Security
How to Maximize Your Sick and Annual Leave For Your Federal Retirement
Why Picking the Wrong FEHB Plan Can Cost You Thousands
5 Reasons to Retire from the Fed As Soon As You Can
Social Security at 62 vs 67 vs 70: When Feds Should Start Benefits
The Hidden Tax Strategy That TSP Doesn't Allow
I Have $1M TSP: How Much Can I Spend in Retirement?
The Hidden Cost of Working After Federal Retirement
Paying Off Your Mortgage Early: Smart or Stupid?
FEGLI (Federal Life Insurance): Why Premiums Skyrocket in Retirement and What You Can Do About It
The TSP Mutual Fund Window: Blessing or Curse?
How Feds Can Protect Themselves from Huge Healthcare Costs in Retirement
The TSP's NEW Roth Conversion Option: Worth It?
Why Your Medicare Costs Can Skyrocket in Retirement and How to Avoid it
The Worst Survivor Benefit Mistakes Feds Can Make
Retiring Sep-Dec 2025? Watch out for these 3 things!
How to Make Sure My Beneficiaries Are Going to Be Okay as a Federal Employee?
The Devastating Long Term Impact of The G Fund
When Should My Spouse and I Sign Up for Medicare Part B as Federal Employees?
Can I Keep Working After a Federal Retirement?
Fee-Only vs. Commission-Based Planning: Which Financial Planner is Right for You?
Is 62 The Best Age to Start Social Security?
Common Questions About Inheriting Federal Retirement Benefits
How Does My Unused Federal Sick Leave and Annual Leave Affect My Retirement?
What is the Best Federal Retirement Date?
Do I Need Medicare Part B if I Have FEHB?
Early Retirement vs. Maximizing Your Pension: Which Path Is Best?
Common Mistakes Federal Employees Make Before Retirement (and How to Avoid Them)
RMDs (Required Minimum Distributions): The Tax Time Bomb. What You Can Do
Estate Planning for Federal Retirees: Securing Your Legacy
The Best Ages for Federal Employees to Retire
Should You Do Catch-Up Contributions in The TSP?
When Do Federal Employees Get COLAs to Their Pension?
FERS Survivor Benefits Explained: Protecting Your Loved Ones in Retirement
How Your FEHB (Federal Health Insurance) Changes Once You Retire
TSP Millionaire: Strategies for Federal Employees to Build Wealth
The Best Age to Start Social Security as a Federal Employee
Which TSP Fund is Best For You in 2025?
How to Choose the Best Financial Advisor for Federal Employees
How The Big Beautiful Bill Actually Impacts Federal Employees and Retirees
How to Protect Retirement Savings from Market Volatility as a Federal Employee
Understanding FERS: A Beginner’s Guide to Federal Retirement
Best Hidden Tax Saving Opportunities for Federal Employees
3 Things That Make 'Special Provision' Federal Retirement Better
How to Maximize Your FERS Pension
Best Wealth Preservation Techniques for Federal Employees
How to Prepare for Unexpected Retirement Expenses as a Federal Employee
The Benefits of Unused Sick and Annual Leave at Retirement and How to Not Waste Any
Can You Retire with 800k in Your TSP?
Is TSP Still the Best Place for Your $ in Retirement? TSP Vs. IRA
All The Ways to Leave Federal Service and Keep Your Retirement Benefits
How to Maximize Federal Benefits in 2025
Step-by-Step Retirement Planning Guide for Federal Employees
How to Protect Your Wealth During Economic Uncertainties as a Federal Employee
How to Make Sure Your Federal Retirement Will Hold Up Long Term
Biggest FEHB (Health Insurance) Changes in Retirement and How Maximize It
The Best TSP Investment Options for Federal Employees
Is the VERA (Early Out) as Good as a Normal Retirement?
Is the TSP the Best Place to Grow Your Wealth?
Can I Keep My Reserve Retirement and FERS Retirement? Double Dipping?
OPM's New Digital Retirement System: What You Need to Know
Retirement Planning Myths vs. Reality For Federal Employees
FERS Retirement Benefit Cuts Progressing: Here's What You Need to Know
Should I Apply for Retirement if I am Fired or RIFed as a Federal Employee?
Taking the DRP or DRP 2.0? Watch This!
3 Signs You Are Ready to Retire
TSP vs. 401(k): Which Retirement Plan Wins?
You Are 60 with 20 Years of Service. Best to Retire or Keep Working?
Why Federal Employees Get Terrible Financial Advice
Does the TSP Automatically Pay RMDs for Me?
How to Protect Your Retirement Against Inflation as a Federal Employee
This is What Happens When You Move To The G Fund When The Market Goes Down
How to Make Sure Your Spouse Can Stay on Your FEHB (Health Insurance)
How to Coordinate FERS Pension with Social Security Benefits
How to Strategically Time Your Federal Retirement
Major Federal Retirement Benefit Cuts Coming? What You Can Do
The Market is Volatile. Should I Put Less in The TSP Until it Calms Down?
Federal Employee Retirement vs. Private Sector: Which is Better?
How to Avoid These Common Federal Employee Retirement Mistakes
How to Optimize Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB)
Does Bought Back Military Time Count for a Special Provisions Retirement?
How to Protect Your Wealth as a Federal Employee
Explaining the MRA+10 Retirement for Federal Employees
How to Navigate the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Like a Pro
Best Tax-Saving Strategies for Federal Employees
How to Maximize Your FERS Benefits in 2025
You Just Got Offered a VSIP. Is It Worth It?
Best TSP Investment Allocation for Federal Employees
How Many TSP Millionaires Are There?
How Does Severance Pay Work for Federal Employees?
How to Qualify for Full Federal Retirement Pension
Should I Withdraw My FERS Retirement Contributions When Retiring Early?
How to Use Your TSP to Supplement Your Federal Retirement Income
How to Create a Comprehensive Federal Retirement Financial Plan
How Does a Discontinued Service Retirement Work for Federal Employees?
What Federal Insurance Can I Keep if I Get Fired or Laid Off?
What IRA Investments Are Similar to the TSP Funds?
Can I Access My TSP Earlier if I Get Fired or Laid Off?
Should Federal Employees Take the VERA Retirement Option or Wait?
5 Year Rule for FEHB, FEGLI & Roth TSP
What to Do If You’re Fired as a Federal Employee
Maximizing FEGLI as a Federal Employee
What Federal Employee Benefits Are Under a Reduction in Force (RIF), VERA or DSR?
The Most Tax-Friendly States For Retirement in 2025
The TSP Withdrawal Workaround: How to Withdraw From One TSP Fund Without Affecting the Others
Should I Withdraw From My Traditional TSP Before My Roth TSP?
Things to Watch Out for When Hiring a Financial Advisor
Is a TSP Annuity “Safe”?
6 Habits Federal Employees Should Have Early in Their Career
How Long Do I Have To Be Married For My Spouse To Get Social Security Spousal Benefits?
The Hidden Downsides of a VERA (Early Out Retirement)
How to Get the 6-Month Lump Sum Social Security Payment
Does the 60/40 TSP Allocation Apply to Me?
TSP Investment Strategies That Ignore Politics
What Types of Annuities Does the TSP Offer?
UPDATED Deferred Resignation. All Feds Do These 3 Things Now!
What Type of Federal Retirement Do I Qualify For?
Do FERS Special Provisions Get Bigger COLAs on Their Pension?
Federal Employee Resignation Offer! What We Know So Far
Is the TSP C Fund the Best Fund?
Should I Leave a Little Money In The TSP If I'm Transferring to An IRA?
What Is the Difference Between SCD & RSCD?
Postponed & Deferred Retirements Are Not the Same: Here’s Why
Will My TSP Beneficiary Be Subject to RMDs?
New Update: TSP I Fund Has Changed and It's Better!
How To Calculate My Social Security Benefit As A Federal Employee
Does the TSP Offer More Investment Options Outside the 5 Basic Funds?
Can My Children Inherit My FERS Pension?
2025 TSP Contribution Limits: How Much Should YOU Contribute?
The FERS Pension Calculation is Simple: Here's Why
2025 Update: Changes to Federal Employee Benefits
Using the 4% Rule & Bucket Strategy for Your TSP
Why Is December 31 Such a Common Retirement Date?
Is Not Having FEHB a Good Idea?
Can Unused Sick Leave Increase My Age in the Retirement Calculations?
New Update: Roth Conversions Within the TSP in 2026
How Well off Are Feds Compared to Others in Retirement?
FSA vs HSA for Federal Employees in 2025
Is It Better to Use Your TSP Withdrawals Now to Get a Bigger Social Security Benefit?
Does the 1.7% Multiplier Only Count Towards 20 Years as a Special Provisions Employee?
At Age 57 & 30 Years of Service, Is It Better to Retire or Work Longer?
What is the Difference Between Spousal and Survivor Social Security Benefits?
How to Increase Your FERS Pension With Military Time
How Can Federal Employees Prepare For RMDs? (Required Minimum Distributions)
What to Do with Survivor Benefits if Your Spouse Dies
Are Roth Conversions Possible in The TSP?
FERS Retirement Benefits 101 (2025 Update)
The 3 Biggest Questions to Answer Before Retirement
Are All Federal Employees Eligible for Social Security at Age 62?
How to Maximize FEDVIP (Dental/Vision) During Your Career and Retirement
If I Cancel FEGLI (Fed Life Insurance), Can I Get It Back Later?
How to Pick the Best FEHB Plan For You
5 Things the TSP Doesn’t Let You Do (But an IRA Does)
Is Hiring a Financial Advisor Worth it?
The Highest Paid Federal Employees
Best Dates for Federal Employees to Retire in 2025
Feds Hired after 2013 Pay 550% More for The Same Benefits
Why Are 2025 FEHB Premiums Increasing 13.5%?
Is an IRA Better Than the TSP in Retirement?
What Are the 5 TSP Funds Invested In?
Can I Get the FERS Supplement After Age 62?
How to Find all The Mistakes on Your HR's Pension/Annuity Estimate
How Much of Your Federal Benefits Does Your Spouse Inherit if You Die?
How to Avoid Paying Taxes When Selling Your Home
FERS Pension COLA 2025 Announced!
Biggest FEHB Changes this Open Season: Interview w/ Raj Vavilala, Executive at GEHA
Can I Suspend My Social Security after I Already Started it?
How to Use Designated Beneficiaries, Will and Trusts
Do I Lose My Annual Leave Payout if I Retire in January?
Is FEHB Still a Great Benefit in Retirement? Here's What Changes
Maximizing Federal Employees' 3-Legged Stool of Retirement Income
The Incredible Benefits of an HSA (Health Savings Account)
Should You Keep FEHB and Tricare?
The Danger of the C, S, and I Funds Near Retirement
Deciphering Your FERS LES (Leave and Earnings Statement) to Maximize Your Pension
Benefits of Being Special Provision FERS Federal Employee
Should I Max out My TSP or Contribute to an IRA?
Do RMDs (Required Minimum Distributions) Start at Age 75 Now?
Why Most Feds Mess up Their Pension Calculation
If the Roth TSP Is So Good, Why Is No One Using It?
How Much Income Do Federal Employees Have in Retirement?
How Are TSP Withdrawals Taxed?
Most Expensive Mistakes Feds Make at Retirement
Retiring Overseas? What Federal Employees Need to Know
Don't Use This Social Security Strategy Unless You are Married
Do This to Figure Out How Much You Need to Retire Comfortably as a Federal Employee
How to Replace FERS Supplement With TSP Withdrawals
Blue Cross Standard and Medicare Gets Expensive!
What the Smartest Feds Do with Their TSP at Retirement
Can I Move my IRA or 401k to the TSP?
3 Great Strategies for Federal Employee Couples
5 Most Important Life Areas to Check Before Retiring
What Actually Happens When You Buy a TSP Annuity
Special Provisions Retirement vs Traditional FERS Retirement
This TSP Millionaire Ran Out of Money, Here's How to Avoid This
Is My TSP Account Protected From Lawsuits and Bankruptcy?
Your FERS Pension Deductions: Gross Vs. Net
The Simple Math of Doubling Your TSP: Do These 3 Things!
Do I Actually Need a Trust as a Federal Employee?
What is my RMD Age For The TSP? (Required Minimum Distribution)
The 5 Secrets The Happiest FERS Retirees Know
How to Take Early TSP Withdrawals Without Penalty
5 Reasons to Take Social Security Immediately at 62
4 Reasons Feds Downsize in Retirement
How Much Annual Income Can I Expect as a Federal Retiree?
This TSP Withdrawal Strategy will Improve Your Growth in Retirement
How to Invest Your TSP Like the Pros Do
The 4 New Benefits The Secure Act 2.0 Gives Federal Employees
When You Should Use Traditional AND Roth TSP
Comparing Federal Retirement at Age 60 vs. 62
2025 FERS COLA Latest Predictions!
How Much is the 2025 Federal Pay Raise?
Picking the Best Date to Retire as Federal Employees
The Worst TSP and IRA Rollover Mistakes
How to Calculate Your FERS Pension in Under 5 Minutes
3 Times You Should Run from Roth TSP
How to Contribute MORE Into the TSP
Why is OPM so Slow in Paying Me My Pension?
The Easiest Ways Federal Employees Can Retire Early
The HELPS Act Allows Some Feds to Withdraw from TSP Tax Free!
You Really Should Delay Social Security in These 3 Situations
Annual Leave Payout Taxed at 40%?
How to Max Out the TSP without Losing The Match
How Do Blue Cross FEHB Plans Really Stack Up?
Should I Stay in The TSP in Retirement?
How to Burn Sick Leave Before Retirement
How to Buy Back Military Time: 3 Easy Steps
The BIGGEST Reasons Feds Retire at 62
When is Enough Enough? When to Retire as Federal Employee
Panicked and Moved to G Fund? Do This Now!
How to Maximize Your Annual Leave Payout
3 Things to Know Before Starting Roth TSP
The FERS Supplement (2024 Update)
Is 600k in TSP Enough to Retire?
Good TSP Tax Strategy Example
Can I Move My Traditional TSP to Roth TSP?
What is the Best Age for Federal Employees to Retire?
Can I Get Into TSP Early on FERS Disability Retirement?
Is Delaying Social Security Still the Best Strategy?
Is Life Insurance Better Than FERS Survivor Benefit?
How Much Can I Expect to Spend with $1 Million TSP?
Best FEHB Plans for Overseas Coverage
Best Ways to Get Money Out of TSP in Retirement
The Biggest Concerns for Dual Federal Employee Couples
Best TSP Investment Strategies in 2024
The BIGGEST Reasons Feds Retire at 57
If You Retire Before Social Security Assumes You Will, They Decrease Your Benefits
If You are a Special Provision Federal Employee, Don't Work a Day Past 20 Years
Should I Pay Off My Home with My TSP?
How to Juggle Tricare, FEHB, and Medicare
The FERS Retirement Planning Blueprint
The Best Tax Strategies When Taking TSP Withdrawals
I Need 100k From My TSP. How Can I Avoid the Tax Hit?
How to Get a Tax-free Home Sale at Retirement
Most Important Decisions You Make at Retirement (Irrevocable!!)
Should I Save in The TSP and IRA to Maximize my Retirement?
The New 2024 Social Security Rules
If you still have FEGLI, Check This Now
3 Years from Retirement? Time to move all to G Fund, Right?
Why Do I Need Medicare if I Have FEHB?
Should You Turn Your TSP into an Annuity?
How to Pay for Insurance Before My Pension Starts at the Start of Retirement?
How to Never Run out of Money in Retirement
If You're Within 5 Years of Retirement, Do these 5 Things Now
If You Plan to Work after Federal Retirement, Watch this First!
Difference Between Federal Fire Fighter Retirement and Normal Federal Retirement
Why Most Feds are Doing Better Than They Think: Here are the numbers!
Can I get the 10% Pension Bonus as a Special Provision Federal Employee?
Why Does OPM Need 6 Months to Process My Retirement Application?
Warren Buffet's TSP Advice
If I die while working, Can my spouse stay on my FEHB?
The Roth TSP is a Terrible Idea in This Situation
How to Retire as a Federal Employee in 2024
2025 FERS COLA Projection
Is Social Security Sustainable?
Federal Employees Being Forced Into Medicare
Should I Leave Federal Government for More Money in the Private Sector?
Do I Need FEHB if I Have Tricare?
How Many TSP Millionaires are There are in 2024?
The Best Dates for FERS Feds to Retire in 2024
What Happens to My TSP if I Die?
Can I Retire with 500k in My TSP?
Having VA Disability and FERS: What You Need to Know
Why FERS Special Provision Federal Employees Get A Bigger Pension in Retirement
Habits of The Unhappiest Retirees
If You and Your Spouse are Feds, Do This at Retirement
How to Calculate Your FERS Pension in 2024
The Fastest Way to Double Your TSP (Even if Your Close to Retirement)
If I move in Retirement will My FERS Pension be adjusted for the Locality?
Why Getting to the 0% Tax Bracket isn't Worth It
What to Expect in the First Year of Retirement for FERS Federal Employees
The 5-Year FEHB Rule: How to Keep your Health Insurance Into Retirement
3 Smart Reasons to Take Social Security ASAP in 2024
Should You Keep Your FEGLI (Life Insurance) Into Retirement
How to Get Money Just from The G Fund in a Market Downturn
How FEHB Changes in Retirement
How to Optimize Your TSP in 2024
Should I Take a Federal Position Or Take More Pay Somewhere Else?
Can I Wait for my Spouse to Turn 65 before I Get on Medicare?
How to Retire as a Federal Employee in 2024
2024 Federal Pay Raise: What You Need to Do
How to Maximize the FERS Supplement for Special Provision Employees
The Disaster of Not Retiring Soon Enough
How Sick Leave Can Help You Maximize Your Pension
Does My FEHB Work like a Medicare Supplement if I have Part A and B?
Watch This Before Taking a TSP Withdrawal This Year!
Can I Have State Taxes Withheld from my FERS Pension
Best States to Retire to for Federal Retirees in 2024
FERS Retirement Benefits 101: What Federal Employees Need to Know
Is my TSP Safe from Lawsuits?
Can I do a Roth Conversion within the TSP (Thrift Savings Plan)?
What FEHB Plan is Best for YOU w GEHA CMO Raj Vavilala
The Danger of Delaying Social Security
Is FEDVIP (Dental/Vision) worth Keeping into Retirement?
What is the Difference Between Blue Cross Standard and Basic
Guaranteed 5% Growth On Your Money. Perks of High Inflation
The Highest Paid Federal Employees
The Best TSP L Fund (Lifecycle Funds) for You
2024 FERS Pension COLA Announced!
The New FED (LTC) Long Term Care Prices are Out!
7 Most Common End of Retirement Regrets
Can I Retire with 300k in My TSP?
These 4 Things Must Be Paid Before You Get Your Pension
Are There Better Investment Options Outside the TSP?
The Only 3 Things that Can Increase Your FERS Pension
3 Important Tax Strategies Before The End of The Year
Why People Aren't Taking Social Security at 62 Anymore
Why Your Social Security Grows Faster than Your FERS Pension in Retirement
5 Hidden Retirement Expenses
The Cheapest Way to Pay for Long Term Care
Best Ways to Get Money Out of Your TSP
Will They Reduce My Social Security If I Worked The Same Year I Started Benefits?
I'm 60 with 500k in TSP. Can I Retire?
Worst Federal Employee Retirement Application MISTAKES
Should I Take a Contractor Position for the Last Few Years of My Career?
Getting into The TSP Before Age 50! New Rule for FERS Special Provisions
Retirement Won't Make You Happy
Check These 3 Things on your Agency's Pension Estimate. COMMON MISTAKES
Can I Retire at age 58 with 26 Years of Service?
How to Invest in The TSP in 2023
Does Sick Leave count as 5.8 hours/day or 8 toward service credit?
Higher Taxes are Already Scheduled
Top 5 Regrets of Retiring Federal Employees in 2023
What FEHB Plan Should I Have If I'm on Medicare but My Spouse Isn't Yet?
Should I Get a Lump Sum for My Annual Leave or Use It To Extend My Career?
Spousal/Survivor Social Security Benefits Simplified
How Much FEGLI Actually Costs. FEGLI Rates
Does My Spouse Need to Be On FEHB for 5 Years to Stay on Once I Retire?
Does the Government Continue to Pay for My FEHB Once I Retire?
Should You Take a TSP Loan? The Ultimate Guide
Can My Kids/Spouse Stay on my FEHB once I Retire?
Why You Should Retire Poor (on Paper)
4 Most Important Assets in Retirement
Can my Contracting time Count Towards My FERS Retirement?
Border Patrol Agent Retirement: Everything You Need to Know
Good FEGLI Alternatives
Should I Retire in January so My Annual Leave Won't Increase My Taxes?
How Much Do You Contribute Towards Your FERS Pension? Is it worth it?
Should I Move My Money Out of the TSP Once I Retire?
Can I Receive My Pension and my Spouse's Survivor Benefits at the Same Time?
Should I Pay Off My House With My TSP?
7 Things Happy Retirees Do (That Cost $0)
How Federal Retirees Actually Spend Their Time
Working While Receiving FERS Supplement or Social Security
The Worst States to Die In (Death Tax)
Do I Have to Get on Medicare If I Have FEHB?
3 Steps to Picking a TSP Investment Strategy
Can I Use My TSP Before 59 and 1/2
How To Get a Tax Break When Selling Your Home
5 Things Federal Retirees Wish They Knew Before Retirement
Is Leave Without Pay (LWOP) Deducted from Length of Service?
The Special Retirement Rules for Federal Law Enforcement Officers
3 Dumb Reasons to Retire this Year
Is It Better to Cash In Unused Leave or Use it Before Retirement?
Is The FERS Supplement Going Away? 2023 Update
Can You Retire with Only $400,000 in Your TSP?
Can Sick Leave Contribute to Getting the 1.1% to Increase My Pension?
What Parts of Your Federal Retirement Income Are You Taxed On?
Is My TSP FDIC Insured?
Don't Retire Until You've Paid Off These 5 Things
Should You Take the Social Security Lump Sum Payout?
How to Keep FEGLI into Retirement FOR FREE
Social Security is On Track for a 2033 Shortfall, What to do now!
Can I Keep FEHB (Health Insurance) into Retirement?
Traditional TSP vs. Roth TSP: Which one should you use in 2023?
How to Get Retirement Credit for Your Entire Career
The New FEHB for USPS Explained (PSHB)
The Ultimate FERS Retirement Checklist at 10, 5, 3, and 1 Years from Retirement
Should I Take 300k from TSP for House or 8% Mortgage?
The Crazy Retirement Rules for Customs and Border Protection Officers
3 Real Reasons to Retire This Year
Should I Use My Sick Leave Before Retirement? Or Let it Increase my Pension?
Prepare for the 0% FERS Pension COLA
Should I Withdraw Traditional TSP or Roth TSP First in Retirement?
I have 15 Years. Do I Qualify for a Postponed Retirement if I haven't reached My MRA?
The TSP withdrawal options and how they are taxed
When You Should Stop Saving for Retirement
Repeal of Social Security Taxes
Major FEHB and Medicare Changes Coming... Game Changers!
The Biggest Hole In Your Retirement Plan. This changes everything
Best Strategies if You and Your Spouse are Federal Employees
The Hidden Cost of FEHB (Health Insurance) in Retirement
How to Make Your TSP Last
Do I still get the 5% match if I contribute all to the Roth TSP?
Is Blue Cross Blue Shield Really the Best Plan for You as a Federal Employee?
How to Inflation Proof Your Federal Retirement
I have 30 Years but I Haven't Reached My MRA, Can I Retire under FERS?
What you Need to Know as a FERS Dual Status Technician/Military Reservice Technician
5 Steps to Maximize FERS Federal Retirement
Does My Spouse Keep my FERS Benefits If I Die While Working?
How to Get the Biggest FERS Pension Possible
Warren Buffet's Favorite TSP Fund
Can I Keep All My Federal Insurance Into Retirement?
How to Get to the 0% Tax Bracket in Retirement
What to Do Right Now if You're Retiring Within 5 Years
How to Actually Invest Your TSP in Retirement
The Truth about TSP Fund Fees
Irrevocable Decisions Made at Retirement
Government Suspending The Long Term Care Program
Do I Need Both FEHB and Medicare as a Federal Employee?
How to Pay $0 Taxes on Your Social Security
Should I Buy My Retirement Home with My TSP Funds?
The G Fund is SUSPENDED: What it Actually Means
3 Tips for a Successful Retirement (Hint: Ignore Politics)
What Happens to My Military Retirement if I take a FERS Federal Employee Job?
This New Rule Changes Everything for Special Provisions
Die With Zero: Getting the Most from Your Money Before It's Too Late
How to Not Run Out of Money in Retirement: Example and Case Study
Why it Takes 6 Months to Receive Your FERS Pension After Retirement
Should I Take the TSP Annuity Option?
Secure Act 2.0 - Tons of Federal Benefit Changes
Warren Buffet's Best Investing Advice for Federal Employees
How to Retire as a Federal Employee in 2023
Should I Leave Federal Government for More Money at Private Company?
How to Get the Maximum Social Security Payment
67% of Federal Employees Have This HOLE in Their Retirement Plan
The Market is Down. Is Now a Good Time to Take a TSP Loan?
How to Avoid Taxes on Your Federal Retirement
How to Get FEHB to Pay for Medicare Premiums
How to Double Your TSP (2023 Update)
2023 TSP Contribution Limits: How Much Should YOU Contribute?
Does My TSP Continue to Grow Even if I'm Taking Withdrawals?
Best Days to Retire in 2023 as a FERS Federal Employee
The Retirement Rules for Foreign Service Federal Employees
5 Purchases Federal Retirees Almost Always Regret
FERS High-3 Calculator 2023
How the L Funds are Changing in 2023
Should I Delay My Pension to 62 for COLA's ?
How to Find The Best FEHB Plan w/ Art Nizza CEO of GEHA
Average Retirement Savings at 60 | Are You Prepared?
3 Ways You Could Lose Your Social Security Benefits
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How FEHB Changes When You Retire
How This Federal Employee Retired with 3 Million in His TSP
2023 FERS Pension COLA - Lower Than Expected?
Retirement Advice Financial Advisors Won't Tell You
If You are On Your Spouse's Health Insurance, Do this Now!
I'm 62 with 1 Million in TSP. Can I Retire?
Medicare Premiums Are Going Down in 2023?!?
How to Pick the Best Funds for Your Retirement Accounts
When Can I Retire as a Special Provisions Federal Employee (Air Traffic Controller, Fire Fighter, Law Enforcement)
When Can I Retire as a FERS Federal Employee: The Ultimate Guide
How Much Income Will Your TSP Really Provide in Retirement?
Once You've Maxed out The TSP, Do this!
Why the Federal Employee Retirement Age May Go Up
Do You Have To Pay Taxes (Again?) On Your Federal Retirement?
The G Fund is Now The Biggest TSP Fund!
The Best Place for Your TSP once You Retire
Don't Waste Your Money on These 3 Retirement Killers
Please Watch This Before Using the TSP Mutual Fund Window
The Largest TSP Account Ever
Does The FERS Supplement Force Me to Take Social Security at 62?
My TSP isn't Growing, Should I Take Some out to Pay off House?
Should You Keep Your Mortgage for the Tax Deduction?
What Gets Deducted from Your Annual Leave Lump Sum
Why Your FERS Pension Lags Inflation (Until Now?)
How to Contribute $34,480 into Your TSP Every Year
Why The TSP G Fund is So RISKY
How to Live the Rich Life In Retirement (With Modest Income)
Why Federal Employees Waste Money on This
How Much You Are Really Paying to Invest in The TSP
Why The TSP is Dropping: The Truth
Returning to Work as a FERS Retiree-What You Need to Know
3 Assets You Need to Have by Retirement
Why Aren't Federal Employees Using the Roth TSP?
These Bonds Are Paying 9%?
Top 5 Regrets of Retiring Federal Employees
HSA vs. FSA: The Ultimate Guide for Federal Employees
OPM's Retirement Backlog Higher Than Ever
What Rising Interest Rates Means for Your Retirement
What The Average Retirement Plan Looks Like for OUR Clients
When You Shouldn't Max Out The TSP (Thrift Savings Plan)
New Bill Forces Federal Employees into Medicare. The Choice is Gone
The New TSP Funds are EXPENSIVE
How to Protect Your Retirement Against Inflation
How RMDs (Required Minimum Distributions) Actually Affect Your TSP
Federal Employees Under Blue Cross Blue Shield Need To Know This
How Making Extra Money Will Lower Your FERS Supplement and Social Security
Should I Elect a Survivor Benefit for My Spouse on My FERS Pension?
Why Retiring at 62 is Amazing (but not always worth it)
Why You Need To Retire Early (Or Maybe Even Right Now)
Your TSP Needs to Be 10X Your Salary to Retire?
This is The Worst Type of Federal Retirement
How To Know You Can Comfortably Retire as a Federal Employee
Is it Cheaper to Just Have Medicare in Retirement (No FEHB)?
The Most Tax Friendly States for Federal Retirees
Should You Really Stay in TSP (Thrift Savings Plan) in Retirement?
Best Dates to Retire in 2022 as a Federal Employee
Massive Changes to TSP (Thrift Savings Plan) in 2022
How to Maximize Your Federal Career and Avoid Burnout w/ Love Rutledge
Q&A: Can I Move My TSP to an IRA Before Retirement?
If Your TSP Lost Money Last Month, Do This
The Big Change To Your FEHB (Health Insurance) In Retirement
Q&A: Should I Wait To Retire Until After Step Increase?
How To Pick Your Federal Retirement Date & 3 Common Mistakes
Warren Buffett's TSP Investment Strategy
Q&A: Should I Replace My FERS Survivor Benefit with Life Insurance?
Federal Employee Retiring Within 5 Years? Don't Miss These 5 Things
Dave Ramsey's TSP (Thrift Savings Plan) Advice: The Good, Bad, and Ugly
Q&A: I Thought My FEHB Premiums Will Never Go Up In Retirement? Wrong!
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Federal Employee FERS Retirement Benefits 101
Q&A: How To Avoid Medicare Income Penalties
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Do You Really Need Medicare and FEHB as a Federal Employee?
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When to Start Social Security as a Federal Employee
Q&A: Ramifications of Retiring Early as Federal Employee
2 Major 2022 Tax Changes That Will Affect Federal Employees
3 Expensive Mistakes Federal Employees Make At Retirement
Q&A: You Can't Always Keep Your Dental/Vision Insurance Into Retirement?
When You Should (and SHOULDN'T) Pay Off Your Mortgage Early
How To Invest Your TSP (Thrift Savings Plan): The Ultimate Guide
Q&A: How Much Can I Contribute into The Roth TSP Every Year? Tax Free Money!
What Inflation Does To Your Federal Retirement!
Are You Overpaying for Federal Life Insurance (FEGLI)?
Q&A: Do I Make Too Much To Contribute to Roth TSP?
2022 Medicare Price Hike Will Be Largest Ever
What Every Young Federal Employee Needs To Know Now
Q&A: Can I Do Roth Conversions Within The TSP (Thrift Savings Plan)
Tax Implications of Selling a Home Before/In Retirement
Working While Taking Social Security
Q&A: How Much It Really Costs to Keep Your Life Insurance (FEGLI) In Retirement
The NEW Tax Proposal for 2022. It's all Changing!
When To Retire Under FERS to Get Full Benefits
Q&A: 3 Questions to Improve Your TSP
The Big Social Security Changes for 2022
Should I File Social Security Early and Invest It?
Q&A:Is It Too Late to Start the Roth TSP?
Why Feds Get Clobbered in Taxes in The First Year of Retirement
Q&A: Will My Military Time Reduce My FERS Supplement?
Should You Start Social Security Right as Your FERS Supplement Ends?
FERS Retirement Benefits 2022: What Federal Employees Need to Know
Q&A: What Happens to Retirement Benefits If You Don't Get Vaccinated?
What Happens to Sick and Annual Leave at Retirement Under FERS?
How to Stop Working For Money and Have Money Finally Work For You
Can I Invest in The TSP and a IRA/Roth IRA at The Same Time?
Is a December Retirement Way Better Than January?
Traditional TSP Vs. Roth TSP: The Ultimate Guide
Q&A: Retirement Questions From USPS Employees
Can You Afford a 40 Year Retirement?
Top 3 TSP and IRA Rollover Mistakes You Need to Avoid
Q&A: How To Get Access To Your TSP (or IRAs) Early!
The Most Important 10 Years That Decide Your Retirement
How is The TSP Taxed In Retirement?
Q&A: The Only Time You Should Frontload Your TSP
How Biden's Tax Plan Affects Your Federal Retirement
Why Most Retirees Overpay Taxes (Don't Make This Mistake!)
Q&A: Getting the Most From Your TSP in Retirement
60% of Federal Employees Make This Mistake
Do Your Counterparts Really Make More Outside the Government?
Q&A: Should I Delay Social Security and Live Off TSP In the Meantime?
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Q&A: Will Your FERS Pension Reduce your Social Security?
How Much Can You Safely Take From TSP To Never Run Out of Money?
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Q&A: The Most Important Person In Your Retirement Planning
MRA+10 Retirement: The Ultimate Guide
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Q&A: The Price You Actually Get When You Trade in The TSP
Should You Take the FERS Supplement or 10% Bonus to Your Pension?
Why Feds Struggle The First Year of Retirement
Q&A: This is Why Your Taxes are Going Up
What to Love (and Hate) About The Thrift Savings Plan
Is Now The Best Time to Invest in The TSP?
Q&A: Getting Health Insurance if Retiring/Traveling Overseas
Why The TSP Gives You Only 80% of Your Money
Why You Should Plan to Retire As Soon As You Can
Q&A: Can You Avoid the TSP 20% Withholding?
What Actually Makes a Happy Federal Retiree
15% Pension Cut If You Retire In The Wrong Year
Q&A: Stopping Your TSP Tax Time Bomb
FERS Early Out Retirement (VERA and VSIP): The Ultimate Guide
Why These Mistakes Literally "Kill" In Retirement
Q&A: Will The Government Stop Paying for Our Health Insurance in Retirement?
FERS Postponed Vs. FERS Deferred Retirement
What You Have to Know 5 Years Before Retirement
Q&A: No Pension or TSP for 1st 6 Months of Retirement?
The TSP Millionaire Next Door
Your Social Security Statement Can't Be Trusted
Q&A: Why Order Matters (A Lot!!) with Investments
Is December 31st Really the Best Day to Retire?
What You Have to Understand about Insurance in Retirement
Q&A: How Much Does a Financial Advisor Cost?
When It is a Bad Idea to Give Full Survivor Benefits to Your Spouse
The 2022 FERS Pension COLA is the Biggest (But Worst) in 10 Years?
Q&A: Biggest Change to FEHB in Retirement
How to Access Your TSP Before 59+1/2 Without Penalty
The FERS Pre-Retirement Course: The Ultimate Guide
Q&A: Does The TSP Work in Retirement?
Do You Really Only Need 80% of Your Income In Retirement?
Mistakes on Agency Pension Estimates
Q&A: 10% Bonus and "Annuity" Supplement
Don't Make This Big TSP Retirement Mistake
How Much Dave Ramsey Says You Can Spend in Retirement
Q&A: How Often You Can Touch Your TSP
Getting the Most of FEGLI (Federal Employee Group Life Insurance): The Ultimate Guide
TSP Investment Strategy for Retirement
Questions and Answers: Should I Get Long Term Care Insurance (FLTCIP)?
Slowest Times to Retire (For OPM)
Buying Back Military Time: The Ultimate Guide
Questions and Answers: F.I.R.E for Feds
Have You Saved More Than Your Private Sector Counterparts?
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Questions and Answers: Temporary Time and Spousal Benefits
The FERS Supplement: The Ultimate Guide
3 Times Its OK To Take a TSP Loan
Questions and Answers: Social Security Survivor Loophole
The Worst Fund in The TSP (For Now)
TSP Withdrawal Strategies: Getting Money Out Safely
Questions and Answers: Cryptocurrency for Retirement?
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TSP Vs. IRA: The Ultimate Guide Part 2
Questions and Answers: If Your Spouse is 39 Years Younger!
TSP Vs. IRA: The Ultimate Guide Part 1
How To Save For Retirement If You Started Late
Questions and Answers: Special Provisions and IRAs
The States That Won't Tax Your Fed Retirement Income
How a Military Deposit Affects Your Retirement
Questions and Answers: Pension Increases and Sick Leave
4 Things to Know When Hiring a Financial Advisor
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Questions and Answers: Can I Still Get a Pension If I Left The Fed?
Big TSP Withdrawal Mistakes
When Both Spouses Shouldn't Delay Social Security
Questions and Answers: Early Retirement Penalty
Is Social Security Taxed Twice? Sometimes
Listen to This Before You Get a Job in Retirement
Questions and Answers: Postponing Your Pension
Where to Find All The Answers About Your FEHB Plan
How to Almost Never Lose Money in The TSP
Questions and Answers: No Pension Bumps Before Age 62
When to Leave FERS for the Contracting Side
The Big Problem with The 4% Rule
Questions and Answers: TSP Double Taxes
Fed Case Study: I Want Social Security Now So I Can Actually Enjoy It
When You Know It's Time to Retire
Questions and Answers: Retirement Home Pay Raise
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These 3 Things Will Make Retirement So Much Easier
Questions and Answers: Better Safe Than Sorry?
How Your Rich Ratio Affects Your Retirement
Best Places For a Federal Employee to Open an IRA
Questions and Answers: When Should I Be 100% G Fund?
A Great Age for FERS to Retire
What Working Part-time Does to Your Retirement
Questions and Answers: Tricare for Life?
Fed Case Study: Start Now!
Big Misunderstandings About The FERS Supplement
Questions and Answers: 20% Withholding on TSP Money!
Do I Need Medicare and FEHB in Retirement?
Do This if Your Spouse is under FERS Too!
Questions and Answers: Watch Out for The 5 Year Rule!
Why I Help Federal Employees Retiree
Should You Leave Your Spouse a Piece of Your Pension?
More Big Risks for FERS Retirees
The Biggest Risks for a FERS Retiree
Questions and Answers-10% Bonus at 62!
How to Maximize Your Federal Group Life Insurance (FEGLI)
Retiring Early? This Happens To Your Social Security
How to Calculate Your FERS Pension After a Divorce
More BIG Differences for FERS Special Provision Employees
Leaving Federal Service Early? Listen to This First!
Which L Fund is The Best?
Questions and Answers
When You'll Actually Get Your Pension
How Valuable Your FERS Pension Really Is
The Big Retirement Differences for FERS Law Enforcement, Firefighters, and Air Traffic Controllers
Can You Retire With Only $250,000 in Your TSP?
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Don't Leave Your Spouse Without Income Before You Retire!
3 Dumb Reasons to Start Social Security at 62
4 Good Reasons to Start Social Security at 62
Listen To This Before You Start Social Security at 62
How to Pick The Best FEHB Plan
Why Most FERS Mess Up Their Pension
How To Protect Your TSP in Retirement
What Dave Ramsey Thinks About The TSP
The Ugly Side of the L Funds
How Much of Your FERS Pension The Government Takes Back
Why Financial Advisors Shouldn't Tell You How To Invest Your TSP
The G Fund Has Seen Better Days
When You Shouldn't Use The Roth TSP
What Young Federal Employees Should Start Today
Your Tax Bill is "On-Sale"-But Not For Long
The Big Gotchas of Deferred Retirement
How To Retire Early As a FERS Employee
Why Net Worth Is More Important Than Income For Federal Employees
My Interview with The CEO of WAEPA
The Roth TSP or a Roth IRA: The Biggest Differences You Have To Know
Paying Double Taxes and TSP Loans
Top 5 Retirement Myths
Your 6 Most Important FERS Benefits Explained
Your Most Valuable FERS Benefit (and How Not to Lose It)
Top TSP Mistakes
The 8 Most Important Age Milestones as a FERS Employee
How Much You'll Get In Retirement Income Under FERS
The Magic TSP Allocation That Is Perfect For Everyone
The Healthiest Tax Savings Out There
Is The TSP The Best Retirement Plan Out There?
Want a Pay Raise in Retirement? Move States
Are You Contributing Enough To The TSP?
What should I do with My TSP at Retirement?
Should I Pay Off My Home or Invest More In The TSP?
I Love Being Average In The TSP
What Really Makes a TSP Millionaire?
Should I Use My Annual Leave or Sick Leave Right Before Retirement?
Listen To This Before You Pay Off Your House With Your TSP
Bonus: Why a Retirement Plan is Worthless
Top Mistakes on Retirement Applications
Bonus: The Tortoise Fed and The Hare Fed
The FERS Supplement: Bridging Your Retirement
Bonus: What No One Tells You About Starting Social Security Early
All About FERS Disability Retirement
Bonus: Do you have enough in your TSP?
Is It Worth It To Buy Back Military Time
Bonus: This is Way More Important than Your TSP
Is Phase Retirement Right For You?
Bonus: The Worst Way to Save $80,000
Things To Double Check Before Retirement
Bonus: What Makes Feds So Different
TSP Withdrawal Rules You Need to Know
Bonus: The Gap That Will Kill Your TSP
Market Volatility and the TSP
Bonus: How to Recover From The Coronavirus
COLA Vs. Workers Pay Raise
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Understanding FEGLI
What to Know About The Federal Long Term Care Program
What To Do At Least 5 Years Before Retirement
What Benefits Will Your Family Be Left With
Life Events In Retirement
Leaving Federal Employment Before You are Eligible to Retire
Going Back To Work After Retiring
Why Beneficiary Designations Matter. A lot.
Essential Things To Know Before You Take The TSP Annuity Option
What You Need to Know about the Corona Stimulus Bill
How Having Kids Affects Your FEHB
Your Relationship With Money
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