2023 Here We Go!
Hello and welcome back! We look forward to supporting your efforts in 2023 and beyond with our new staff and upgraded website. We have some upcoming products we will be providing for free and are excited for some developments with regards to partnerships to the benefit of you our visitors. More to follow. […]
The Blended Retirement System in 2021
As we are about to enter the new year….leaving the “barracks fire” that is 2020 behind in our wake, questions abound about the future of the Blended Retirement System. While the Blended Retirement System got off to a rocky start, far less DoD members chose to “Opt-in” than had been anticipated, the Blended Retirement System […]
What Our Website is About
The team behind BlendedRetirementSystem.com are all veterans who have served in the US military. Our objective is simple, “Provide the best resources to DoD servicemembers and their families about the Blended Retirement System.” We want to answer the most common questions and provide the best resources for DoD servicemembers. Questions we field include: What is the […]
What An E-1/0-1 Should Know About the Blended Retirement System
New Blended Retirement System inductee Disclaimer: While this article is written for a brand new E-1/0-1 in the US Department of Defense, the lessons or concepts are still applicable for every rank and service. Congratulations on joining the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and “Welcome Aboard” as they say in the Navy. Regardless of […]
Why Did The Military Retirement Change?
According to the Federal government, approximately 19% of servicemembers historically have reached the 20-year retirement requirement for military pensions. For some services with a higher turnover rate, such as the Marine Corps, the percentage was even lower. This left almost 80% of servicemembers exiting the military without any form of retirement planning or benefits. The historical military […]
The Government Match in the Blended Retirement System
One of the greatest aspects of the Blended Retirement System (BRS) is the government match in the individual’s Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) account. The government contribution comes in two parts to the servicemember. The first part is an automatic “Service Automatic Contribution” in the form of 1%. This means that no matter if a servicemember […]
The Value of the Blended Retirement System to Servicemembers
Warren Buffett has said on multiple occasions that the secret behind his success has been the law of “Compound Interest.” Servicemembers enrolled in the Blended Retirement System (BRS) have the same opportunity before them. The maximum amount a servicemember can contribute to the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) in 2019 was $19,000.00. There are changes occurring in […]
What is the Blended Retirement System?
The Blended Retirement System (BRS) is a combination of the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and the modified existing annuity that military retirement has traditionally been for servicemembers after 20+ years. Thus the term “Blended.” Why Did The BRS come into existence? There are several reasons why the BRS came into existence, some for the good […]
Best Finance Websites For Military Members
Sometimes the best posts are about where to get the best information. This post is about the best military member finance websites. Some are official government sites and some are privately-owned websites like www.blendedretirementsystem.com Thrift Savings Plan ( https://www.tsp.gov/index.html ) The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) website should be the first stop for military members regarding the Blended Retirement […]
First Post of BlendedRetirementSystem.com
This is the first post of BlendedRetirementSystem.com and it is our sincerest hope that this site becomes the “go-to” for 100% free information regarding the Blended Retirement System for United States Department of Defense Service Members and their families This site was started out of an interest in providing the best free advice about the […]