April 2026 – TSP Insights

There is a benefit sitting in your leave balance that most federal employees never fully account for when planning their retirement. Every hour of unused sick leave you carry into retirement has the potential to increase your monthly pension, sometimes by more…

Retirement Planning by TSP Insight Author April 21, 2026

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OPM Makes Progress: Retirement Backlog Shrinks for the First Time in Months

After months of steady growth, the federal retirement backlog finally moved in the right direction in March. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) received 14,759 new retirement claims, including 8,830 digital and 5,929 paper submissions. That is a sharp drop from February’s…

Retirement Planning by TSP Insight Author April 14, 2026

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Sequence of Returns Risk: What Federal Employees Need to Know Before Retiring

Most federal employees focus on how much they’ve saved for retirement. Far fewer consider how market performance unfolds after they begin withdrawals, and that distinction can have a lasting impact. Sequence of returns risk is the danger that poor market performance early…

TSP Basics by TSP Insight Author April 7, 2026

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March TSP Performance: Markets Pull Back as Global Uncertainty Rises

March proved challenging for Thrift Savings Plan participants. After a strong start to the year—especially in international equities—markets shifted as rising global tensions pushed investors toward a more cautious posture. Although a late-month rally on March 31 helped limit the damage, most…

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Monthly Archives: April 2026

Unused Sick Leave and Your FERS Pension: How the Credit Works

OPM Makes Progress: Retirement Backlog Shrinks for the First Time in Months

Sequence of Returns Risk: What Federal Employees Need to Know Before Retiring

March TSP Performance: Markets Pull Back as Global Uncertainty Rises