If you have a Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) account, you can access your account online. However, that is often easier said than done. What with crazy account numbers and special passwords that can't be ...

You may know that the government will match your contributions (up to 5% of your basic pay) to the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) if you are covered under the Blended Retirement System (BRS). This may make ...

The Traveling Salesman Problem is a classic problem in combinatorial optimization. It asks the following question: given a list of cities and the distances between them, what is the shortest possible ...

Federal employees don’t have access to the same kind of workplace retirement accounts as those in the private sector. If you recently joined the U.S. government workforce as a civilian or you’re a ...

Mark Cussen, CMFC, has 13+ years of experience as a writer and provides financial education to military service members and the public. Mark is an expert in investing, economics, and market news.

(This article originally appeared in the September 2024 issue of Military Officer, a magazine available to all MOAA Premium and Life members. Learn more about the magazine here; learn more about ...