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Many federal workers have heard that the current record-long bull market can’t last forever. Many of the experts say a 20 percent to even 30 percent drop in the stock market is possible.
The upside to the Russia pension system is that it is indexed to inflation. The downside is that the average life expectancy for Russian men is reportedly 59.
Jeff Neal, former CHCO for the Homeland Security Department, says telling people to save more for retirement when they are young is not enough.
Many who have been comfortably stationed in Washington for decades are literally running for their political lives this year.
The C Fund of the Thrift Savings Plan tracks the U.S. stock market's 500 largest publicly traded funds. The S Fund tracks the remaining 4,500 so-called small caps, although many are far from small.
Many feds have been watching the progress of "retirement reform" bills each year and making plans to retire, if they could, before their effective date, if that was possible.
Retiring from federal service sounds simple, but federal retirement expert Tammy Flanagan says you've got more choices to make about your annuity than you might realize.
If you go by averages the stock market is long overdue for a major correction — at least 20 percent, maybe 30 percent or more. During the Great Recession it was down almost 40 percent.
Thanks to their Civil Service Retirement System and Federal Employees Retirement System annuities, most federal-postal workers are in good shape compared to many of their private sector counterparts.
Financial planner Arthur Stein offers his insight on how to get the most out of your TSP on this week's episode of Your Turn with Mike Causey.
Financial planner Arthur Stein has many clients who are TSP investors, even several TSP millionaires. He offered advice in today's guest column.
Financial planner Arthur Stein cautions against investing too much of your TSP in the G fund, because of inflation and taxes. You don’t want to see the purchasing power of your TSP account eaten up over time.
With two months to go in the inflation-catch-up countdown, the tens of millions who receive civil service benefits, military retired pay or Social Security are currently at the 2.71 percent level.
Are you retiring at the first opportunity? Or are you planning to work extra because you like the job or your coworkers and want to build your annuity?