TSP
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Self service and longer hours for the call center are two goals of an ambitious project to update the way the Thrift Savings Plan interacts with federal employees. Kim Weaver, director of external affairs for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with a status report on Project ExPRESS.
May 27, 2016 -
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board customer service effort ExPRESS will provide an "end-to-end view" of communications between the board and TSP participants.
May 23, 2016 -
Randy Silvey, president of Silverlight Financial, highlights a new survey from his firm and Federal News Radio about just how ill-prepared federal employees are for retirement.
May 10, 2016 -
When it comes to taking your Social Security benefit, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says timing is everything and everyone needs a Plan B.
April 28, 2016 -
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board may need to ask for more resources to get through the rest of fiscal 2016, the agency's leadership warned. The board predicts the money it spends on cybersecurity upgrades and external audits will likely force the agency to exceed 2016 budget allocations before the year ends.
April 25, 2016 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you don't want to be one of the 11 percent of federal employees who don't contribute to their Thrift Savings Plan accounts.
April 25, 2016 -
Randy Silvey, president Silverlight Financial, advises federal employees to take action now to protect their identities and credit by paying for a credit freeze and changing financial passwords.
April 20, 2016 -
If you work for Uncle Sam, up to half of your retirement income will come from your investments. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says playing it too safe could make you sorry.
April 20, 2016 Financial planner Arthur Stein joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn show to discuss the pros and cons of the TSP lifecycle funds, and whether your retirement is protected from another "bear" market. April 20, 2016
April 19, 2016-
After a four-month streak of posting mostly negative numbers, the Thrift Savings Plan finally has some good news to share: every retirement fund showed positive returns in March.
April 01, 2016 -
Federal News Radio reporters Meredith Somers and Nicole Ogrysko join host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to discuss changes in commuter benefits and how the 2017 GOP budget proposal would affect feds. March 30, 2016
March 29, 2016 -
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, which administers the Thrift Savings Plan, is looking at best practices in the private sector to help strengthen the board's own cybersecurity and network penetration testing procedures.
March 29, 2016 -
Three proposals hiding in the fiscal 2017 budget plan House Republicans submitted last week could potentially impact federal employees' pay and retirement benefits in the future.
March 29, 2016 -
Financial writer Allan Roth joins Senior Correspondent Mike Causey on Your Turn to discuss some best practices for investing in the TSP.
March 23, 2016 -
Can being overly happy cut into your retirement nest egg? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says yes, and he has the guru to prove it.
March 23, 2016