TSP
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If your retirement nest egg is invested in the stock market you probably know that after a very long winning streak September was not too nice.
October 06, 2021 -
One of the big differences between government and the private sector is the field of labor relations. In industry, it is usually disgruntled workers who go out on strike.
September 28, 2021 -
What’s a TSP investor do? Plan ahead and don’t panic is what most of the pros say. But knowing what you should do during the next stock market crash and doing it are two very different things.
September 15, 2021 -
For somebody with a long retirement horizon ahead of them, deferring Social Security until age 70 could boost their benefit 68%. Tough call. But one worth considering very carefully.
September 09, 2021 -
Is it safe to put your retirement nest egg in the never-has-a-bad-day (or many good days) G fund? Or go for the stock index or L funds which go up and down but mostly up in recent years?
September 08, 2021 -
About 89% of participants said they're satisfied with the Thrift Savings Plan in 2021, a 2% bump over last year. The TSP attributes the slight increase to improved satisfaction among military members in the blended retirement system.
August 27, 2021 -
Do you suffer from pension envy? Many current and retired federal employees do!
August 26, 2021 -
When they leave government, either for other jobs or to retire, more than half of all TSP investors take some, or often all, of their money with them.
August 19, 2021 -
If they made a movie about a government janitor who legally became a millionaire, would you see it? Would you believe it?
August 17, 2021 -
Are you saving enough for retirement? Maybe the question nags at you; maybe you wish you thought about it more.
August 13, 2021 -
While some welcome regular reports on the TSP and its stakeholders, many are concerned that Congress may take issue with the idea of millionaire bureaucrats.
August 12, 2021 -
Millions of active and retired feds — anyone with money in the treasury securities G fund or F (bond) fund — are not investors in the true sense.
August 11, 2021 -
Unless the stock market tanks, big time, during the next 51 days the number of federal Thrift Savings Plan millionaires is expected to skyrocket.
August 10, 2021 -
A higher January COLA could mean the nation is in for an extended period of higher inflation.
August 05, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Treasury Department is temporarily suspending investments in the Thrift Savings Plan's G fund to prevent the government from defaulting on debt.
August 04, 2021