Consultation plan

Your own retirement & trading expert, plus pro tools.

Book 1-on-1 sessions with Philip Stanek, CFP®, CRPC®, and get the full Consultation Tools desk: AI trading growth plans, a live day-trading scanner, scored swing setups, a live ETF desk, playbooks and a risk desk.

FREE Includes the $49 Retirement Assessment at no extra cost.
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Consultation Tools desk with tabs for booking, trading growth, day and swing trading, ETFs, platforms, playbooks, risk and certifications
Session format
1-on-1
Bonus
$49 free
Inside the desk Book expertTrading growthDay tradingSwing tradingETF deskPlatformPlaybooksRisk deskCertifications
What's included

One plan, expert time plus every tool

Everything below is part of the $40/mo Consultation plan.

1-on-1

Expert sessions

Private sessions with Philip Stanek, CFP®, CRPC®. Book on the calendar and get an email confirmation.

9 tabs

Consultation Tools desk

Booking, trading growth, day and swing trading, ETFs, platforms, playbooks, risk and certifications.

Live

Market data

Top-gainers scanner, top 10 swing setups and 12 ETFs with live returns and risk metrics.

$49

Retirement Assessment, free

The full assessment with its 11-page AI PDF report, plus TSP Maxing tools access.

Meet your expert

Work directly with a credentialed planner

Philip Stanek, CFP®, CRPC®

Retirement & Trading Expert

Book a 1-on-1 session on retirement and TSP planning, private trading growth, day or swing trading, ETFs, platforms, risk or a playbook review. Sessions are educational and focused on process, risk and written next steps you can carry out yourself.

CFP®CRPC®1–8 PM ETWeekends includedEmail confirmation
How it works

Three steps to your first session

Subscribe, open the desk and book a time that suits you.

01

Subscribe for $40/mo

Check out securely with Stripe. Your Consultation plan unlocks the expert desk and the Retirement Assessment.

02

Pick a date and time

Open Book expert, choose a day on the calendar, a 1–8 PM ET slot and your focus, then book. You get an email confirmation.

03

Meet and use the tools

Work through your plan 1-on-1 and use the growth, day, swing, ETF and risk desks between sessions.

Inside Consultation Tools

A full expert desk, tab by tab

All screenshots come from the real product. Market data shown was live when captured and changes constantly.

Book expert

1-on-1 sessions with Philip Stanek, CFP®, CRPC®

Pick a date on the calendar, choose a time slot and your counselor, add your focus and details, then book. Your booking is saved and you get an email confirmation.

  • Time slots from 1 to 8 PM ET, weekends included
  • Focus on retirement/TSP, trading growth, day or swing trading, ETFs, platforms, risk or playbook review
  • 1-on-1 only, no group webinars
Book expert · calendar
Booking calendar with date, time slot and counselor selection
Screenshot from the Consultation Tools desk
Trading growth

An AI-built goal plan from your own numbers

Click each bubble to enter your goals, risk %, journal plan and edge. Then generate an AI goal map, risk budget and skill stack built from your inputs.

  • Starting capital, monthly add, target balance and timeline
  • Per-trade, daily, weekly and max-drawdown risk limits
  • A step-by-step growth build sequence
Trading growth desk
Private trading growth desk with editable goal, risk, journal and edge bubbles
Screenshot from the Consultation Tools desk
Day trading

A live top-gainers scanner plus a written intraday process

The day trading desk shows a live scanner of the top % gainers that refreshes every 2 minutes while the page is open, next to pre-open and in-session rules.

  • Live top % gainers, refreshed every 2 minutes
  • Before-the-open and during-the-session checklists
  • Default limits for risk per trade, daily loss stop and max trades
Day trading · top % gainers
Day trading desk with live top gainers scanner
Screenshot from the Consultation Tools desk
Swing trading

Top 10 swing setups scored from real 6-month data

A daily list of large-cap names near support, ranked by an algorithmic score for proximity to support, trend context and swing structure, recomputed from live daily bars.

  • Top 10 setups, refreshed through the day
  • Setup families, hold rules and TSP awareness
  • A swing ticket template you can paste into a session request
Swing trading · top 10 setups
Swing trading desk with top 10 scored swing setups
Screenshot from the Consultation Tools desk
ETF desk

12 ETFs with live returns, volatility, drawdown and Sharpe

Click any of the 12 ETFs to see its role, its TSP-fund parallel and live returns, or compare 2 to 5 side by side.

  • 1D, 1M, YTD and ~1Y returns
  • Annualized volatility, max drawdown, Sharpe, best and worst day
  • Sleeve roles mapped to C, S, I and G/F style thinking
ETF recommendations desk
ETF desk with live returns, volatility, drawdown and Sharpe for 12 ETFs
Screenshot from the Consultation Tools desk
Platform

Which markets to trade and which platforms fit

Educational guidance on markets and industries for different skill levels, with qualitative ratings of common platforms for tools, access and learning curve.

  • US stocks, options, crypto, forex, commodities and futures
  • Ratings of tools and usability, not of investment returns
  • How experts pick a stack, plus TSP notes
Platform education
Platform education with markets and platform ratings
Screenshot from the Consultation Tools desk
Playbooks

Six interactive playbooks with pre-trade checklists

Open a playbook, review its rules, run the checklist and score your adherence before you size a trade.

  • Trend pullback, opening range, RS rotation, breakout, mean reversion and stand-aside
  • Context, setup, entry, stop, size and exit rules
  • A 4-item checklist for each playbook
Trading playbooks
Interactive trading playbooks with checklists
Screenshot from the Consultation Tools desk
Risk desk

Position sizing and loss limits next to your TSP

Starter ranges and hard rules for risk per trade, daily and weekly loss, and open risk, plus the sizing formula with a worked example.

  • Shares = account risk $ ÷ (entry − stop)
  • Private book and TSP side kept separate
  • 2 unrestricted IFTs per month inside TSP
Risk desk
Risk desk with loss limits and sizing formula
Screenshot from the Consultation Tools desk
Certifications

The credential standards behind the desk

See the certification standards for trading and retirement experts, how experts are verified and what the consultation does and does not cover.

  • Trading and retirement credential standards
  • Verification and background review
  • Clear scope: education and process, not account management
Expert certification details
Expert certification details and scope
Screenshot from the Consultation Tools desk
FREE BONUS · $49 VALUE

The Retirement Assessment is included

Project your TSP and investments, add your FERS or military pension and Social Security, and compare your income against cost-of-living data for every U.S. state and 130+ countries. Finish with a 1,000-path Monte Carlo and an 11-page AI-written PDF report.

  • U.S. and world cost-of-living maps
  • Live dashboard with editable figures
  • 11-page personal PDF report

Learn more about the assessment →

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Retirement Assessment results dashboard
Report page 4
Report cover page
Report page 2
Example data for a fictional person
Who it's for

For TSP investors who want a real person in their corner

🏛️

Federal & military TSP participants

Plan retirement around your TSP, pension and Social Security with a CFP® and CRPC®.

📈

Private-account traders

Build a written process for day or swing trading with sizing rules and loss limits.

🧭

ETF investors

Understand ETF roles, TSP-fund parallels and risk metrics before you add a position.

🗓️

Busy schedules

Afternoon and evening ET slots, including weekends.

Pricing

Choose your plan

Consultation is the only plan with expert sessions and the full tools desk.

Monthly

$19/mo

TSP Maxing tools membership.

  • TSP Maxing tools
  • No expert sessions
  • No Consultation Tools desk
See Monthly

Annual

$149/yr

TSP Maxing tools membership, billed yearly.

  • TSP Maxing tools
  • No expert sessions
  • No Consultation Tools desk
See Annual

Retirement Assessment

$49 once

Included free with Consultation.

  • Cost-of-living maps and Monte Carlo
  • 11-page AI PDF report
  • One-time payment
See Assessment
FAQ

Questions, answered

Is this investment advice?

No. Consultation is educational. It isn't personalized investment, tax or legal advice and isn't official TSP guidance. Experts don't place trades or submit TSP IFTs for you, and transfers stay on tsp.gov.

How does booking work?

In the Book expert tab, pick a date on the calendar, choose a time slot between 1 and 8 PM ET (weekends included) and your counselor, add your session focus and details, then book. Your booking is saved and you receive an email confirmation.

Who will I meet with?

Philip Stanek, CFP®, CRPC®, Retirement & Trading Expert.

Can I cancel?

Yes. Consultation is a monthly Stripe subscription, and you can cancel anytime.

What's live data?

The day trading scanner pulls the top % gainers and refreshes every 2 minutes while the page is open. The swing list is recomputed from live daily bars over the past 6 months, and the ETF desk shows live returns, volatility, drawdown and Sharpe. Quotes may be delayed, and nothing on the desk is a trade recommendation.

Is the Retirement Assessment really included?

Yes. The $49 Retirement Assessment, including its 11-page AI PDF report, is included free with the Consultation plan. Learn more.

Get an expert and the tools to back it up.

1-on-1 sessions with Philip Stanek, CFP®, CRPC®, the full Consultation Tools desk and a free $49 Retirement Assessment.