# Federal Employee Financial Planning Podcast

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471.md
RSS feed: https://federalemployeefinancialplanningpodcast.libsyn.com/rss
Official site: https://www.masonllc.net
Author: Mason & Associates
Episodes: 129

## Resource

Federal employee benefits are among the most comprehensive and strongest in the country. Financial planning for federal employees requires knowledge of both financial planning concepts and a comprehensive understanding of these benefits. General financial planning advice is just that, general. We speak specifically to federal employees and the unique planning techniques and strategies to help them maximize their benefits. Mason & Associates have over three decades serving as financial planners for federal employees.

## Machine-readable

JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471
Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471.md

## Episodes
- [Episode 126: When Should I Start Taking Social Security?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-126-when-should-i-start-taking-social-security) — 2026-09-14T10:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 125: Retirement Intelligence: Preparing Federal Employees for the Emotional Side of Retirement with Bob Laura](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-125-retirement-intelligence-preparing-federal-employees-for-the-emotional-side-of-retirement-with-bob-laura) — 2026-08-31T10:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 124: Retirement Readiness](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-124-retirement-readiness) — 2026-08-17T10:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 123: Mailbag Part Two: Questions from Federal Employees](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-123-mailbag-part-two-questions-from-federal-employees) — 2026-08-03T10:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 122: Mailbag Part One: Questions from Federal Employees](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-122-mailbag-part-one-questions-from-federal-employees) — 2026-07-20T10:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 121: The Questions Federal Employees Are Asking in 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-121-the-questions-federal-employees-are-asking-in-2026) — 2026-07-06T10:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 120: TSP Withdrawal Mistakes That Nobody Warned You About](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-120-tsp-withdrawal-mistakes-that-nobody-warned-you-about) — 2026-06-22T10:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 119: Avoiding the Common Financial Planning Mistakes Made by Federal Employees](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-119-avoiding-the-common-financial-planning-mistakes-made-by-federal-employees) — 2026-06-08T10:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 118: Think Fastball, Then Adjust: How Federal Employees Navigate Curveballs with a Financial Planner](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-118-think-fastball-then-adjust-how-federal-employees-navigate-curveballs-with-a-financial-planner) — 2026-05-25T10:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 117: FEGLI vs. Term Life: When to Replace Your Federal Employee Life Insurance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-117-fegli-vs-term-life-when-to-replace-your-federal-employee-life-insurance) — 2026-05-11T10:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 116: Life After DRP: What We Learned from Federal Employees Who Took the Offer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-116-life-after-drp-what-we-learned-from-federal-employees-who-took-the-offer) — 2026-04-27T10:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 115: Let's Talk Taxes: Trump Accounts, Virginia Tax Changes & NIIT for Federal Employees](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-115-let-s-talk-taxes-trump-accounts-virginia-tax-changes-niit-for-federal-employees) — 2026-04-13T10:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 114: When Should Federal Employees Claim Social Security?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-114-when-should-federal-employees-claim-social-security) — 2026-03-30T10:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 113: Your FERS Retirement: Back to the Basics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-113-your-fers-retirement-back-to-the-basics) — 2026-03-16T10:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 112: Medicare in 2026 Part 2: No One Size Fits All for Federal Retirees](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-112-medicare-in-2026-part-2-no-one-size-fits-all-for-federal-retirees) — 2026-03-02T11:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 111: Medicare in 2026: What Changed and What It Means for Federal Retirees](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-111-medicare-in-2026-what-changed-and-what-it-means-for-federal-retirees) — 2026-02-16T11:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 110: The Mason & Associates New Client Experience for Federal Employees](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-110-the-mason-associates-new-client-experience-for-federal-employees) — 2026-02-02T11:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 109: 10 Things You Can Do Outside of an Open Season](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-109-10-things-you-can-do-outside-of-an-open-season) — 2026-01-19T11:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 108: Good Financial Hygiene: Cybersecurity, Addressing Scams, and Staying Financially Protected](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-108-good-financial-hygiene-cybersecurity-addressing-scams-and-staying-financially-protected) — 2026-01-05T11:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 107: Should Federal Employees Do Roth Conversions? Do They Help Or Hurt?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-107-should-federal-employees-do-roth-conversions-do-they-help-or-hurt) — 2025-12-22T11:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 106: Money Muscles and Financial Reps: Developing Spending, Saving, and Giving Habits That Last](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-106-money-muscles-and-financial-reps-developing-spending-saving-and-giving-habits-that-last) — 2025-12-08T11:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 105: Life After Death: Essential Estate Planning Thoughts for Every Federal Employee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-105-life-after-death-essential-estate-planning-thoughts-for-every-federal-employee) — 2025-11-24T11:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 104: Federal Employee Health Benefit Considerations & TRICARE](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-104-federal-employee-health-benefit-considerations-tricare) — 2025-11-10T11:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 103: What Every Federal Employee Should Know About Their TSP](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-103-what-every-federal-employee-should-know-about-their-tsp) — 2025-10-27T10:00:00+00:00
- [Episode 102: Federal Employee Retirement in 2025](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-employee-financial-planning-podcast-4835471/episode-102-federal-employee-retirement-in-2025) — 2025-10-13T10:00:00+00:00

## Actions

Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.