stock market

  • When financial times get tough and a bull market rears its ugly head, many Thrift Savings Plan investors head for the safety of the bond index F Fund or, more likely, the super-safe never has a bad day G Fund.

    June 13, 2018
  • When financial times get tough and a bear market rears its ugly head many Thrift Savings Plan investors head for the safety of the bond index F Fund or, more likely, the super-safe never has a bad day G-fund.

    June 12, 2018
  • When it comes to the safest investment option in their 401(k) plan, federal employees and retirees are split down the middle.

    March 14, 2018
  • Senior Correspondent Mike Causey examines why feds sometimes have to tighten their belts for the first few months of retirement.

    March 13, 2018
  • How long will the current bull market last and what should you do to prepare for the inevitable correction? Find out when certified financial planner Arthur Stein joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn radio show. March 14, 2018

    March 13, 2018
  • What are the top reasons federal workers are retiring in droves? Is it fear and loathing of the Trump administration, changes in the stock market or something else?

    March 06, 2018
  • Are federal workers retiring in larger numbers? Are we on the verge of the so-called retirement tsunami that experts have been predicting for years? Find out when Federal News Radio reporter Nicole Ogrysko joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. March 7, 2018

    March 06, 2018
  • Did the recent stock market nosedive send you moving money from the stock indexed C and S funds into the G fund for safety? If so, was that a smart move?

    February 20, 2018
  • Did the stock market mini-correction a few weeks back make you nervous? Did it cause you to shift money in the stock-indexed C, S and I funds into the "safety" of the Treasury securities G fund? Was that wise? Find out when financial planner Arthur Stein joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. February 21, 2018

    February 20, 2018
  • A highly-respected New York financial writer predicted that the U.S. stock market was long overdue for a correction of the type we saw on Monday.

    February 07, 2018
  • The number of federal workers with million dollar retirement accounts jumped from 16,000 in August to almost 24,000 by the end of 2017. So what happened?

    January 29, 2018
  • How did the TSP perform in 2017? What should you be doing to grow your retirement nest egg? Certified financial planner Arthur Stein answers those questions when he joined host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn radio show. January 17, 2017

    January 16, 2018
  • Most investors in the federal Thrift Savings Plan wouldn't touch the international stock index I fund with a 10-foot pole. It has been a poor performer for nine of the last 10 years.

    January 05, 2018
  • From January 2016 to August of this year, the number of self-made federal worker millionaires jumped from 3,272 to 16,475.

    October 31, 2017
  • If you were like most people invested in the stock market 10 years ago, you were riding high. Then you were in shock and awe as your retirement nest egg began to melt away.

    October 17, 2017