Federal Report
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Financial planner Arthur Stein says declining G fund returns are the result of a decline in interest rates, so he recommends many of his clients to the F fund.
October 28, 2019 -
Are federal workers being undercut by the Trump administration? Or is it the other way around? Depends on who you ask.
October 24, 2019 -
Have you been monitoring the fascinating ups and downs of the C fund? Financial planner Arthur Stein has you covered.
October 23, 2019 -
Have you asked yourself all the right questions about your retirement?
October 22, 2019 -
Most experts would say it depends on your age, when you plan to retire, and, very important, your risk tolerance.
October 21, 2019 -
Is the government using the wrong measuring tool to track inflation and thus producing the wrong cost of living adjustments?
October 18, 2019 -
Fans of the Thrift Savings Plan hope new withdrawal rules encourage more people to stick with it when they move to another job or retire.
October 17, 2019 -
A growing number of Thrift Savings Plan investors are nervously wondering how much longer the current bull market will last, and can last.
October 16, 2019 -
When it comes time to start withdrawing money from your TSP will you be glad you invested pre-tax, or wish somebody had talked to you about the Roth option?
October 15, 2019 -
Whatever you call today, it is still an official government holiday. That means that a lot of federal workers are off today, but many are not.
October 14, 2019 -
Last month the Thrift Savings Plan implemented a series of changes in withdrawal rules it hopes/expects will lead to more people leaving their investments in the TSP when they leave government.
October 12, 2019 -
Federal workers and retirees are awash in numbers today, some solid, some still forming up. The final total will determine in large part what kind of financial future they have.
October 11, 2019 -
There were 5.6 million accounts in the TSP at the end of September. A few were just born in the right family but the majority are self-made.
October 10, 2019 -
Fast approaching is the health benefits open enrollment period from Nov. 11-Dec. 9, when workers and retirees should shop carefully for the best deal for them and their families.
October 09, 2019 -
It's very likely, especially if you haven’t changed plans in the past few years or are retired, that you are paying more in premiums than necessary.
October 08, 2019