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How To (Maybe) Fix A Blended Retirement System Opt-In Mistake


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You may remember that last January, there was a flurry of concern about folks who had accidentally opted-in to the military’s new Blended Retirement System (BRS) when they were just trying to check their Leave and Earnings Statement (LES). While that particular problem seemed to have decreased as the year went on, there were other… | Read More…

The Blended Retirement System Decision: Part Math, and Part Life


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Well, it’s 11 December – military service members eligible to choose between the old, legacy retirement system and the new, Blended Retirement System (BRS) have just under three more weeks to make their decision. With so much information out there, and with so many opinions, how do you make a smart choice? It is important… | Read More…

Blended Retirement System: How To Choose Between The Military’s Retirement Systems


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This post was sponsored by USAA as part of the military personal finance bloggers #BRSBlitz education campaign. As 2018 comes to a close, there is a lot of stuff going on. We’re preparing for various holidays, some people are moving, and there is a general last minute rush to get things done before the end… | Read More…

BRS: DIEMS vs. PEBD


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You’ve been reading everything about the military’s new Blended Retirement System (BRS), and your situation doesn’t match up with the examples of who falls into the new BRS, the old legacy system, or the choice to opt in.  How can you figure out which group you’re in? With the military’s new Blended Retirement System, there is… | Read More…

The Basics of Retirement Plans, and the Military’s Old and New Plans


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One unexpected benefit of the introduction of the “new” military retirement system, the Blended Retirement System (BRS), is that a lot of people have discovered that they don’t understand their retirement plan at all. While it isn’t great that folks don’t thoroughly understand the system, this is a great opportunity for learning all around. First,… | Read More…

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