TSP
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The number of active and retired feds with $1 million or more in their Thrift Savings Plan accounts has jumped to a record 84,808 as of March 31 of this year.
April 08, 2021 -
Want to have a million dollars, at least, in your federal Thrift Savings Plan when you retire? Abraham Grungold, a financial adviser and current federal employee, can help you reach that goal.
April 06, 2021 -
It's a stretch to say Thrift Savings Plan participants are over the G fund, but the array of lifecycle options are picking up popularity for several reasons.
March 29, 2021 -
More Thrift Savings Plan investors than you think may not understand exactly what their retirement nest egg is invested in.
March 23, 2021 -
Planning for retirement is a process that doesn't have to be a painful if you avoid some common mistakes. It will pay off big to know what they are and avoid them.
March 17, 2021 -
Financial planner Arthur Stein says that many feds don’t understand that their TSP retirement nest egg is not really an investment.
March 09, 2021 -
Planning for retirement isn't rocket science, but in some ways it is more challenging because ultimately you'll be riding that rocket however long it takes.
March 03, 2021 -
When they retire, many federal and postal workers pull their retirement nest egg money out of the Thrift Savings Plan. But is that wise?
February 25, 2021 -
Because the Thrift Savings Plan's G fund never goes down, in other words it is “safe." But that also depends upon what you mean by “safe.” When is playing it "safe" actually risky?
February 24, 2021 -
Most savvy investors, whether they work on Wall Street or an IRS office in Austin, know a sure way to make money in the stock market is to buy low and sell high.
February 23, 2021 -
What do you think you would have done had your crystal ball been working a year ago? Better yet, what will you do the next time?
February 16, 2021 -
Most of the 75,420 (as of Dec. 30, 2020) feds with $1 million-plus Thrift Savings Plan accounts have three things in common. And you can join them.
February 10, 2021 -
This year’s new twist income tax nightmare comes courtesy of a global pandemic. Frustrated folks are dealing with outcomes of the CARES Act and how it impacts their 401k plan.
February 09, 2021 -
So what are you doing for the next 10-20-30 years? Equally important, if you are a fed, is what will your Thrift Savings Plan be doing during that time?
February 02, 2021 -
The Thrift Savings Plan had a banner year in 2020, all while participants withdrew nearly $3 billion from the plan due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
February 01, 2021