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3 Things in Your Thrift Savings Plan You Can Control

3 Things in Your Thrift Savings Plan You Can Control

Determining the arrangements surrounding your Thrift Savings Plan is complicated– and frankly, it’s scary. Whatever choices you make with it today will have an impact on the entire rest of your life. A lot of elements of the TSP – like the return on different...
The TSP Modernization Act of 2017

The TSP Modernization Act of 2017

A lot of people have a lot of questions about this new law: the TSP Modernization Act of 2017. The modernization act officially goes into effect in September of 2019, and is the first change in around 30 years to the Thrift Savings program. It’s kind of a big deal. 1....
Understanding Your Thrift Savings Plan

Understanding Your Thrift Savings Plan

As a federal employee, the Thrift Savings Plan is one of the greatest ways to plan for retirement and build wealth. This blog will go over the basics of TSP to better understand the program. Many federal employees have similar questions regarding the Thrift Savings...
Sick & Annual Leave

Sick & Annual Leave

SICK LEAVE VS. ANNUAL LEAVE: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? Sick leave is a paid absence from duty for any of the following: Personal Medical Needs Family Care Bereavement Care of family members with a serious health condition Adoption-Related Purposes Annual leave is...
Option C with FEGLI

Option C with FEGLI

Eligible new employees are automatically enrolled in FEGLI Basic unless they waive the coverage. You may have enrolled in FEGLI Option C for your family coverage. Like all the other options, you must have basic enrollment in order to be eligible for this plan. FEGLI...