Federal Employee Financial Planning Podcast
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John Mason, CFP®, Tommy Blackburn, CFP®, CPA, PFS, and Ben Raikes, CFP®, EA bring over four decades of combined experience in financial planning and tax strategy to Mason & Associates, specializing in helping federal employees navigate their unique benefits and retirement decisions. They’re honored to answer your most pressing financial questions on the podcast!
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Mason & Associates is an independent, fee-only financial planning firm located in Newport News, Virginia. Our team holds credentials including CFP®, CPA, EA, RICP, and BFA™, and we specialize in providing financial planning and tax planning advice to federal employees. We serve clients locally and throughout the United States.
We’re financial planners first – actively serving clients and accepting new relationships – who share our real-world experience through educational content. The Federal Employee Financial Planning Podcast isn’t theory; it’s decades of hands-on experience helping federal employees navigate FERS, TSP, and retirement planning. Every episode draws from actual client situations and the complex benefits questions we help solve daily.
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Federal Employee Financial Planning Podcast
John Mason, CFP®, Michael Mason, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, Tommy Blackburn, CFP®, CPA, PFS, and Ben Raikes, CFP®, EA, host the Federal Employee Financial Planning Podcast. The episodes discuss a wide range of federal benefits, tax and financial planning strategies, and at times features guests from other areas of the financial industry.
Latest Podcast Episode
FEFP: Avoiding the Common Financial Planning Mistakes Made by Federal Employees (EP119)
Posted June 8, 2026
Are you maximizing the true value of your federal benefits, or are you unintentionally leaving money on the table? In this special episode, John and Tommy present an updated version of a classic seminar originally created by the firm’s founders in the 1990s—now made current for 2026. They break down the unique complexities of the FERS system and expose the critical blind spots that often lead federal employees to make major, irreversible retirement mistakes. Through clear mathematical breakdowns and strategic insights, they explain why standard, mainstream financial advice simply isn’t built for you. You’ll learn how to properly calculate the…
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