This week we start with a look at something the Thrift Savings Plan has been struggling with. Namely, mutual funds. In the belief that federal employees and retires might want a wider range of investment options, the TSP board instituted the so-called mutual fund window. Few people have actually used it. Now there’s a gambit in Congress to bar sales of funds with a strategy relying on ESG, environment, social and governance concerns. For one analysis, I spoke with certified financial planner Art Stein.
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You’re heard of the term cancel culture, getting rid of people with unpopular opinions. It’s not all that new. The popular new movie Oppenheimer re-enacts the revocation of the scientist’s security clearance in the 1950s because of his opposition to the hydrogen bomb. What about today? Can unorthodox opinions mean loss of clearance. I got some answers from the managing partner of the law firm Tully Rinckey, Dan Meyer.
