Federal Report
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Just about everybody should be unhappy when they learn that a lot of U.S. government contractors who take money from agencies who go brain dead April 15.
May 17, 2019 -
May 13, 2019, was the day we learned, after a 10-year bull market, that the stock market had a paper loss for the day of approximately $800 billion.
May 16, 2019 -
When it comes to employer-backed 401k plans, most experts say that the federal Thrift Savings Plan, with its 5% match and super-low administrative fees, is the best deal around. At the end of March, the…
May 15, 2019 -
Most feds have since recovered from the record 35-day government shutdown that ended in late January. But not everyone has, or will.
May 13, 2019 -
The TSP is the envy of many investors because of its low administrative fees and federal oversite of the fund.
May 10, 2019 -
The most recent record 35-day government shutdown is now just a painful memory for many fed families, but it is still very real for some.
May 09, 2019 -
Folks who track their stock market investments on a hourly basis sometimes need nerves of steel. And a forgiving job that gives the time to monitor markets and pundits as Wall Street reacts various promises…
May 08, 2019 -
The good news for most long-time federal and postal workers, is that in retirement, you may be better off than many of your private sector neighbors.
May 08, 2019 -
Some of the 800,000 feds that felt the impact of the record long government shutdown in their pockets may still be playing financial catch-up.
May 07, 2019 -
9,540 additional federal and postal workers became Thrift Savings Plan millionaires between March 2018 and the end of March this year.
May 06, 2019 -
The U.S. Postal Service is still delivering a lot of mail quickly, and at bargain prices. Snail mail may be a thing of the past but it still has its moments.
May 03, 2019 -
Despite the red hot stock market and longest-ever bull market in history, federal workers have just over 40% of their money in treasury securities.
May 02, 2019 -
Everybody has an opinion on the government, on the bureaucracy, on rules and regulations. And much of it is bad. But where does that come from?
May 01, 2019 -
Most federal and postal TSP millionaires got that way by ignoring the ups and downs of the market despite the pre-Christmas plunge in 2018.
April 30, 2019 -
A retired Navy captain and IRS worker described the possible hazards of moving to a tax-free state to shop in a state with no sales tax.
April 29, 2019