Federal employees work hard for their retirement, but simple TSP mistakes can quietly cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars over time. In this episode, Andrew McNair, founder of SWAN Capital, walks through the seven most common TSP mistakes federal employees make and how to avoid them. Whether you’re covered under FERS or CSRS, this episode will help you:
- Understand why default TSP settings may not serve you long-term
- Avoid bad advice from “water-cooler experts” and unqualified sources
- Balance risk properly as retirement approaches
- Protect your TSP from inflation, emotional decisions, and over-monitoring
- Ensure your TSP beneficiaries are correctly set (and why this matters more than your will)
- Align your future contributions with your long-term investment strategy
Most importantly, you’ll learn
what to do if you’ve already made some of these mistakes and how they can often be fixed. This episode is educational, practical, and designed to give federal employees peace of mind as they move closer to retirement.
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