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All funds finished in the black as well, the first such time since April 2021.
The House's passage of a government spending package has a few key implications for federal agencies in fiscal 2023.
TSP investors who put money into any of the 5,000 new funds available in the federal 401(k) plan will do so for two basic reasons: money or passion.
OPM plans to release guidance encouraging agencies not to ask for applicants’ salary history, but some say more can be done.
OPM loses some ground on retirement processing times.
Many silver linings have a cloud. The annual COLA catch-up , the nation’s biggest raise for the most people, is no exception.
Only the government securities investment G fund managed to show improved returns over the last month, while all other stock and bond funds in the Thrift Savings Plan finished below their May performance and in the red.
For many people, dating back to World War I, Treasury securities have been a steady part of their personal financial planning.
On this week's Your Turn, financial advisor Arthur Stein will talk about the future course of your TSP account, and FNN reporter Drew Friedman will talk about the very latest on the federal pay raise. Then we’ll get into the prospects for a large retiree COLA and the issues TSP investors are having with the new system.
Worried about how you will survive the next recession? While you’re at it, maybe you should worry about the recession-after-next. And the one that follows it.
There may come a time in your family's life when having the should-I-have-a-trust conversation is critical. Whether you did it, or especially if you didn’t do it but should have!
Life’s a series of choices. Some easier and more important than others. Like when are you gonna retire? Does it really matter?
When Social Security was launched in 1935, the average life expectancy for men was 59.9 years and 63.9 for women. Full benefits started at 65, so do the math! It sounded almost like a safe, government-guaranteed Ponzi Scheme, minus the scheme part.
When Congress created the Federal Employee Retirement System in the ‘80s, one of the most notable changes was that future retirees would get smaller cost of living adjustments than participants in the old Civil Service Retirement System. CSRS and Social Security beneficiaries get COLAs that match inflation; FERS retirees get a smaller adjustment. That hasn’t been a big deal over the past decade of low inflation, but obviously circumstances have changed.