TSP
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Some changes have come to the TSP. All FERS employees are now eligible to receive agency contributions. Also, for 2009 only, there are no required minimum distributions. And . . . when do automatic enrollments…
August 10, 2009 -
The odds are favoring the bull. The U-S stock market has rallied over the past few weeks, which means good news for your TSP. But this does not mean it’s time to live dangerously. Tom…
August 03, 2009 -
Your TSP account is looking a lot healthier lately, if you’re in the equity funds. The C, S, and I funds are all heading north as it looks like the economy may be recovering. Gary…
July 27, 2009 -
Is the economy rallying? The stock market was drifting earlier today after closing above 9,000 on Friday for the first time since January, leaving some economists to wonder if the worst is over. So .…
July 27, 2009 -
TSP participants seem to be moving their money back into stock funds, though investment in G fund is still strong.
July 14, 2009 -
By Dorothy Ramienski Internet Editor FederalNewsRadio The first quarter of the year is coming to a close, which means TSP participants should look for their quarterly statements. Tom Trabucco is the Director of External Affairs…
June 29, 2009 -
When will the just-approved Roth option be available to federal and postal investors in the Thrift Savings Plan? Will members of the uniformed military services (as in Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard)…
June 17, 2009 -
Despite gavel-to-gavel coverage of Congress and the media microscope on government operations, much of what happens here in Washington is under the radar. Hearings, at which news is sometimes made, are held. It gives the…
June 16, 2009 -
Permit me to start today’s column with my granddaughter’s favorite joke. It goes like this: “Horse walks into a bar. The bartender says ‘why the long face?'” Get it? Long face! Horse. Get it? Now,…
June 15, 2009 -
If you love your family, fill out your TSP beneficiary forms (pdf). Arthur Stein joins us for our weekly talk with financial experts to discusses common and costly mistakes feds make with their TSP beneficary…
June 12, 2009 -
As FederalNewsRadio has been telling you, changes might be coming to your Thrift Savings Plan. As always, Tom Trabucco of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board joins us during our weekly chat with everything you…
June 01, 2009 -
TSP\'s Director of External Affairs explains why the TSP is such a good value.
May 27, 2009 -
It’s near the end of the month. So, how did your TSP do? We turn to Tom Trabucco, Director of External Affairs for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, who’s joining us on a Tuesday…
May 26, 2009 -
The stock market is down about 40 percent from its 2007 high point. But you probably knew that. While it is perfectly human to personalize things, especially when we take a hit, the fact of…
May 26, 2009 -
There are two types of loans you can apply for under your Thrift Savings Plan. Tom Trabucco of the TSP tells us all about them.
May 18, 2009