In retirement, people have to decide how they want to spend that TSP because they have a lot of choices," said Tammy Flanagan ...

If the financial whiplash of the last couple months has proven anything to federal employees and retirees, it’s that the ...

A federal employee with 30 years of service and a $90,000 high-3 average salary receives only $27,000 annually under FERS—30% of pre-retirement income—because the formula pays just 1% per year of ...

As federal employees navigate the 2026 tax year, the TSP contribution limit has increased to $24,500, offering a fresh opportunity to boost retirement savings. Coupled with the newly available in-plan ...

We in the financial planning world love our acronyms: 401k, IRA, TSP, RMD, S&P500 and many more. You likely have an alphabet soup in your investment portfolio. Let's do some de-coding. Essentially, ...

Each of the portfolios in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program finished last month in the black.

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