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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…
1 day, 2 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, 22 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, 1 day 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, 3 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, 1 day 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, 3 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, 1 day 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, 3 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…
1 month ago