TSP
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The Thrift Savings Plan saw all but one of its funds show significant improvement in September, and recovered from a late-summer downturn.
October 02, 2017 -
Some studies say federal workers are paid 30 percent, less on average, than private-sector workers. Other experts say feds are getting as much as 70 percent more. Who's right?
September 28, 2017 -
How much financial and investing advice should you give to a career civil servant who's got a million-and-a-half dollars in his Thrift Savings Plan?
September 26, 2017 -
Federal workers have worried that Congress will base their pensions on a less generous formula. Mike Causey says there's nothing to worry about ... yet.
September 25, 2017 -
The agency that administers the Thrift Savings Plan is getting a big budget boost next year to handle a growing number of enrollees, staff and responsibilities.
September 18, 2017 -
Senior correspondent Mike Causey wants to know what, if any, of the currently proposed retirement changes will go into effect, and when.
September 13, 2017 -
Congress and the White House are considering several proposals to slim down or eliminate portions of the federal retirement program. Will they pass and if so, how will they affect you? Find out when NARFE Legislative Director Jessica Klement joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. September 20, 2017
September 12, 2017 -
New members who enter military service on or after Jan. 1, 2018 will get automatically enrolled into the new blended retirement system. Previously enlisted service members can choose to opt in to the new system.
September 12, 2017 -
Randy Silvey, president Silverlight Financial, encourages federal employees to take specific steps to push back against proposed budget cuts.
September 11, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says feds still have time — retirement changes aren't set in stone (or legislation) yet.
September 08, 2017 -
The Thrift Savings Plan may have received a swift boost in July, but the returns were not nearly as fruitful in August as only two funds returned with an increase in growth
September 04, 2017 -
Would you prefer that the doctor who's going to perform brain surgery on you drive a brand new Tesla or a 1960 Volkswagen Beetle?
September 01, 2017 -
A very sharp civil servant out there has $5.8 million in his or her Thrift Savings Plan. Another 16,000 feds have at least $1 million in their TSP accounts.
August 31, 2017 -
A new Congressional Budget Office study reviews a variety of possible options for the future of the federal retirement system.
August 30, 2017 -
The number of millionaire federal employees is growing rapidly. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey notes they earned their wealth by saving and smartly investing their money over a number of decades.
August 29, 2017