May TSP Performance: All Funds Finish Positive
After a volatile start to 2026, May TSP performance delivered for investors. Every fund in the Thrift Savings Plan finished the month in...
The Survivor Annuity Issue Federal Employees Often Miss After Divorce
Divorce creates enough financial complications on its own. For federal employees, there is another layer that can affect retirement...
How Your FERS Annuity Is Calculated: A Step-by-Step Breakdown
Your FERS annuity is one of the most valuable benefits of a federal career, a guaranteed, inflation-adjusted income stream that will pay...
The Military Buyback: What Federal Employees Need to Know
About 25% of the federal civilian workforce are veterans. If you’re one of them, you may be sitting on years of additional retirement...
Federal Retirement Processing Update
The federal retirement processing backlog continued to improve in April, though the system remains under significant strain heading into...
What Taxes Come Out of Your Annual Leave Payout?
When you leave federal service, any unused annual leave is paid out as a lump sum. For long-tenured employees, that annual leave payout can...
April TSP Performance: Stock Funds Rebound with Double-Digit Gains
After a rough March that left most TSP funds in negative territory, April delivered a welcome turnaround in TSP performance. Every fund in...
The TSP Is Built for Saving. Withdrawing Is a Different Story.
For most of your federal career, the TSP does exactly what it is supposed to do. You contribute, your agency matches, the funds grow, and...
How Your Service Computation Date Affects Your Federal Retirement
Most federal employees know their retirement date is tied to their years of service. Fewer realize that the number used to calculate those...
Federal Employees: Being Able to Retire and Being Ready to Retire Are Two Different Things
At some point, most federal employees end up asking these two important questions: when can I retire, and how much money will I need? They...
