Browsing: Retirement

Well-known CPA and federal retiree, Chris Barfield, has released his 2026 publication of the “Thrift Savings Plan barbell strategy.” The TSP barbell strategy is an approach…

Chris Kowalik explains the critical role that HR must play in your federal retirement, how little HR may know about you when answering your questions, the…

If you’ve tried using ChatGPT for retirement planning, you’re not alone. Millions of people use it, along with tools like Claude and Gemini, to ask financial…

If retirement planning strategies were only about saving more money, most people would be fine. But they’re not. The gap between people who feel confident about…

The United States Postal Service (USPS) Thursday informed the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)  that it plans to temporarily suspend its employer’s contributions for the defined…

When you’re working, taxes happen to you. Your employer usually withholds them from your paycheck, sends the money to the IRS, and you file in April…

M Swiet Productions | Getty ImagesGregory Hutchison, 72, is living most people’s retirement dream. After a nearly 44-year career as an expert in information technology at…

The Office of Personnel Management has posted frequently asked questions to help federal retirees understand the taxation of federal retirement benefits. Below is are the FAQs…

Most people who save across multiple accounts get there by figuring things out as they go: a 401(k) here, an IRA there. It’s meaningful progress, but…

“If you’re not healthy, you’re not wealthy.”– R.E. McMaster (The Maxims of Wall Street, Page 121) Recently, The New York Times published an alarming article on…