Finance Friday Articles
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- How to Get Started in Private Real Estate Investing
- Key Numbers Out for 2026 TSP Investments; Follows Release of New Retirement Rates
- Max Out Your 401k
- Roth in-plan TSP conversions
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- The Economics of a 50 Year Mortgage
- The One Thing My Worst Investments Had in Common
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- What Should I Do With My I Bonds?
ENROLL during Open Season! Flexible Spending Accounts, TRICARE and FEDVIP
Federal Benefits Open Season is here! From November 10 – December 8, 2025, for FSAFEDS and FEDVIP and through December 9, 2025 for TRICARE, you can select options for your benefits for 2026. This is your annual opportunity to review your benefits options and make choices to meet you and your family’s unique needs. Eligibility varies by program and details are available at the below links.
FSAFEDS:
* FOR SERVICE MEMBERS! Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account – Contribute up to $7,500 per household in pre-tax earnings to pay for eligible dependent care expenses such as preschool, summer day camp, before or after school programs, and child or adult daycare.
* FOR SERVICE MEMBERS! Health Care Flexible Spending Account – Contribute up to $3,400 per household in pre-tax earnings to pay for eligible health care expenses such as medical, vision, and dental.
o Learn more and enroll here: https://www.fsafeds.gov/enroll.
TRICARE:
* TRICARE Health Plan – Beneficiaries eligible for TRICARE Prime and Select have three options during open season. Stay in your plan, no action required; enroll in a plan if not previously enrolled; or change plans. Actions during open season are effective on January 1, 2026.
o Enroll or Change Plan Here: https://tricare.mil/Plans/Enroll.
FEDVIP:
* Vision Care – Active-duty family members are eligible for enrollment in a FEDVIP vision insurance plan.
o Enroll or Change Plan Here: https://www.benefeds.gov/eligibility.
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Delivered by Defense Finance and Accounting Service
MedTalks: CAPT Schofer Promotion Board Preparation – November 19th
The Corps Chief Office is launching a new educational initiative, MedTalks, designed to provide valuable professional development insights to the community.
Episode #1: Promotion Board Preparation (Presenter: CAPT Joel Schofer)
November 19th
0700-0730 and 1830-1900 EST
Microsoft Teams
Recording will be available on the Medical Corps MedTalks page after the sessions.
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Here’s the meeting info for the 1st session:
Meeting ID: 993 525 973 379
Passcode: ZD7U65ZT
Here’s the meeting info for the 2nd session:
Meeting ID: 993 948 079 079
Passcode: jk37ci6J
Joel Schofer's Career Planning Blog 