TSP

• Most TSP funds end February in the red

  Thrift Savings Plan has a shaky February, but returns are all still positive for the year.

  TSP

  March 02, 2023
• What agencies can do to maximize retention

  Employee retention is a hot topic for many agencies. Agencies have made positive steps toward keeping people, but there are a few things they could still do.

  Hiring/Retention

  March 01, 2023
• What feds have in common with Tom Brady

  Withdrawals, loan repayments, navigating the web site — TSP accounts management is still a challenge

  Tom Temin Commentary

  February 02, 2023
• TSP starts out 2023 in the black

  Every Thrift Savings Plan fund scored positive returns in January, starting out 2023 on a good note for federal investors. The biggest winner was the small cap stock index S Fund, with a return of 10.82%

  TSP

  February 01, 2023
• Users report continuing problems with TSP’s website

  While the Thrift Savings Plan overseers work to fix the TSP website and system behind it, users report ongoing problems: mainly long telephone wait times and a lack of control over monthly withdrawals. Financial coach…

  TSP

  February 01, 2023
• Troublesome twins? Your thoughts on TSP and telework

  My inbound mail is bringing a lot of reactions to TSP web site issues and the telework question.

  Tom Temin Commentary

  January 26, 2023
• Treasury Dept temporarily suspends investments in Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund

  In today's Federal Newscast: The Treasury Department is temporarily suspending investments in the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. Federal contracting officers have new training and certification requirements. And the State Department is launching a new program to resettle refugees in the U.S.

  Federal Newscast

  January 20, 2023
• What 2022 returns on TSP funds say about the year ahead

  By nearly all measures, 2022 was a terrible year for the average investor. Inflation and a host of badly received public policies sent both stock and bond markets in bear territory.

  TSP

  January 19, 2023
• Yellen tells Congress US expected to hit debt limit Thursday

  Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has notified Congress that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit on Thursday and will then resort to “extraordinary measures” to avoid default.

  TSP

  January 13, 2023
• TSP mostly dips in December

  The Thrift Savings plan mostly finished out the month of December in the red. The only exception was the government securities investment G Fund.

  TSP

  January 03, 2023
• Workforce changes may still lie ahead for federal employees in 2023

  Agencies’ ‘future of work’ plans, priorities in the President’s Management Agenda and hiring reform efforts defined 2022 for federal employees.

  Workforce

  December 27, 2022
• A 4-minute guide to personal planning for 2023

  From calibrating your TSP contribution to deciding whether to keep working ... there's a lot to think about at year-end.

  Tom Temin Commentary

  December 22, 2022
• The maximum TSP contributions are going up next year. Should you bite?

  Federal law will raise the maximum amounts Americans can contribute to 401K plans next year, including the Thrift Savings Plan. Is it a good idea to just go ahead and plow in all you can?

  TSP

  December 21, 2022
• Can outreach change how much participants contribute to their TSP accounts?

  The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board found that TSP participants who received an email from the board were more likely to increase their retirement savings contributions.

  TSP

  December 16, 2022