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Cheap Advice, Expensive Federal Retirement Mistakes
Season 2 Episode 118
A low fee on your TSP is real — but it only pays for the investment account. It doesn't coordinate your FERS pension, Social Security timing, the FEH…
18 hours ago
Is Your TSP Ready for Retirement? The Income Conversion Test
Season 3 Episode 30
Your TSP monthly income balance may look substantial—but how much monthly retirement income can it actually provide?
In this video, Charles explains h…
2 days, 14 hours ago
Your FERS Retirement, Explained: Pension, TSP, Taxes & the Decisions You Can't Undo
Season 2 Episode 117
FERS retirement in one place: your pension, TSP, and Social Security — and the decisions that become permanent the moment you make them. Charles and …
1 week ago
Why Your Low-Fee TSP Isn't a Retirement Plan
Season 3 Episode 29
Your TSP has some of the lowest fees in the country — but a low-fee investment account is not the same thing as a written retirement income plan. In …
1 week, 2 days ago
$3,000 FERS Pension, $1,259 Received: Here's Where The Rest Goes
Season 2 Episode 116
Your FERS pension estimate says one number — but what actually lands in your bank account is a different one. Charles and Marcus walk a real $3,000 F…
2 weeks ago
4 TSP Withdrawal Mistakes to Avoid - Spending With No Regrets
Season 3 Episode 28
Your TSP withdrawals can trigger consequences you never see coming — and sometimes "doing nothing" is the biggest mistake of all. In this short video…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Age 60, $850K in TSP, a FERS Pension: Retire Now or Wait
Season 2 Episode 115
Can a federal employee retire at 60 with $850,000 in TSP and a FERS pension? In this episode, Charles and Marcus walk through a real federal retireme…
3 weeks ago
4 federal retirement mistakes you can't undo
Season 3 Episode 27
Four federal retirement mistakes to avoid. These decisions have a short window to get right — survivor benefit, FEHB, FEGLI, and TSP withdrawals — an…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Federal Employees Are Withdrawing TSP in the Wrong Order—Here's the Cost
Season 3 Episode 114
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4 weeks ago
If You're Retiring Now, Watch This Before You Claim FERS
Season 2 Episode 26
- Gross vs. net on a FERS pension — and why the difference matters
- How the survivor benefit election takes ~10% off the top
- Why FEHB (health insura…
4 weeks, 2 days ago