This episode is about the rules, application process, and calculations involved with a disability retirement for federal employees under both FERS and CSRS. COMPLIMENTARY FERS WEBINAR FedLife Podcast (ep. 101): Disability Retirement from the US Federal Government We’re excited about ... Read More

In this TSP heavy episode, Dan and Katelyn go over recent performance and review some reasons why staying with the TSP is a good choice for some folks. The Fed15 Podcast (Ep. 11): Checking in on the TSP In this ... Read More

Understanding the Difference Between a Contingent Beneficiary and a Successor Beneficiary   Federal employees are advised to name beneficiaries for their retirement accounts including their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), and any qualified retirement plan accounts such as 401(k) plans that ... Read More

Our quizzes will now be published monthly instead of weekly. Test your knowledge with these questions about recent news and your benefits! UPCOMING TSP WEBINAR [ays_quiz id=”65″] **Written by Benjamin Derge, Financial Planner, ChFEBC℠ The information has been obtained from ... Read More

Financial planning for federal employees – here are the top 5 things to know. Welcome to the final piece of our 11-part series of “listicles.” We’ve been going over 5 key points to remember for several areas of retirement planning ... Read More

Understanding the Roth IRA Five-Year Rules and Their Application to the Roth TSP- Part II This is the second of two FEDZONE columns discussing the Roth IRA five-year rules and their applications to the Roth TSP. The first column discussed ... Read More

Bill introduced in Congress looks to change cannabis policies while White House memo signals an upcoming increase of on-site work. Also, man pleads guilty to defrauding the VA.  Here’s roundup of some recent news related to federal government and its ... Read More

TSP Update for Month Ending July 2023: only F fund posts small negative return while the others see a little growth. Jennifer Meyer, CFP© Hello again readers! On the good news front, during July, the current stock market rally continued. ... Read More

Thinking about staying in the TSP -or going? The STWS team continues this series with 7 points to think about. Hi readers, we are back with part 2 in my series on making the decision to leave money in TSP ... Read More

What federal employees need to know about estate planning, and why it’s important. Welcome to part ten of our series of “listicles.” We’ll be going over 5 key points to remember for several areas of retirement planning and employee benefits ... Read More