Oct 12, 2026
You’ve spent decades building your TSP, but how you take money out in retirement can be just as important as how you saved it.
In this episode, Micah Shilanski, Managing Partner and Wealth Advisor, breaks down TSP withdrawal strategies federal employees may consider in retirement. He explains how systematic...
Oct 7, 2026
When should a federal employee claim Social Security? At 62, full retirement age, or 70?
The answer may involve much more than finding your mathematical break-even point.
In this episode of FERS Federal Fact Check, we look at what happens when you claim Social Security early, how delayed retirement...
Oct 5, 2026
Is having a will enough to complete your estate plan?
For many federal employees, the answer may be no.
In this episode of the Plan Your Federal Retirement Podcast, Floyd Shilanski, Managing Partner and Wealth Advisor, discusses several pieces of an estate plan that can be easy to overlook, including powers of...
Sep 9, 2026
You may have heard that you need a certain amount of money before retirement. But those numbers do not tell you whether your individual retirement plan will work.
For federal employees, retirement income may come from multiple sources, including the FERS Basic Benefit, Social Security, and the Thrift Savings...
Aug 31, 2026
What happens to your income after your last federal paycheck, before OPM finishes processing your FERS retirement?
For many federal employees, retirement brings a big change in cash flow. Your regular paycheck ends, you might get paid for unused annual leave, and OPM may start sending interim retirement payments while...