Have you asked yourself all the right questions about your retirement?
Most experts would say it depends on your age, when you plan to retire, and, very important, your risk tolerance.
Federal employees, members of Congress and good government governments remember the late House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman, Elijah Cummings, as a champion for the federal workforce and a staunch and vocal supporter of whistleblowers.
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.
A growing number of Thrift Savings Plan investors are nervously wondering how much longer the current bull market will last, and can last.
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?
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.
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.
While people are fascinated by the TSP Millionaires Club, the real question is where does your account rank in value?
So how’s the retirement nest egg you’re building one paycheck at a time going?
Washington, D.C. area tax and estate attorney Tom O’Rourke has tips for finding out the state of your estate, and planning for the future.
Federal-military-Social Security retirees are hoping for a January 2020 cost of living adjustment, which is nice but not as nice as the days of 8% or 9% yearly increases.
Most of the 34,000 active and retired feds with million-dollar-plus Thrift Savings Plan accounts got there by keeping cool. Most have been steady investors for decades.
Certain pieces of the federal retirement process can leave you feeling uneasy. There are a few steps you can take to make the process smoother though.
Many of the current TSP millionaires made their financial bones during the Great Recession of 08-09. Will history repeat itself during the next big recession?