Thrift Savings Plan
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In a major reversal of fortune, every Thrift Savings Plan fund, with the exception of the low-risk low-reward G fund, posted negative returns in October.
November 01, 2016 -
Two postal reform bills passed the House Oversight and Government Reform committee, although not without opposition or concerns.
July 13, 2016 -
The TSP has almost 3,300 people with account balances of $1 million or more. There are 418 regular rank-and-file feds who have million dollar accounts by steadily investing since the TSP was launched in the late 1980s.
July 11, 2016 -
Four training regimens between now and 2018 are meant to communicate the impacts of the new retirement system at all levels of the military.
June 02, 2016 -
Three proposals hiding in the fiscal 2017 budget plan House Republicans submitted last week could potentially impact federal employees' pay and retirement benefits in the future.
March 29, 2016 -
Military personnel leaders worry enlisted members will suffer under new retirement plan, given paycheck-to-paycheck earning levels in first few years of their careers.
March 09, 2016 -
Fewer federal employees made hardship withdrawals from their Thrift Savings Plan accounts in 2015 compared to the previous year. But more feds took age-based withdrawals from the TSP last year.
January 26, 2016 -
Only the G Fund, which buys nonmarketable Treasury security, posted positive returns for August. The remaining Thrift Savings Plan funds posted negative numbers across-the-board.
September 04, 2015 -
A bill to automatically enroll new federal employees in the Thrift Savings Plan's Lifecycle funds is ready for President Obama's signature. But first your agency needs to hire new people for that bill to make a difference. Tim McManus is Vice President for Education and Outreach at the Partnership for Public Service. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he predicted the federal hiring outlook for 2015.
December 15, 2014 -
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board estimates nearly $10 billion will leave the Thrift Savings Plan this year. The Board will consider offering investment advice because they think some of the money is leaving at the advice of outside financial planners. Tammy Flanagan, senior benefits director for the National Institute of Transition Planning, tells In Depth with Francis Rose why some of those "free" investment planning seminars might have a hidden agenda.
December 12, 2014 -
Congress has passed a bill that will automatically enroll new federal employees in the Thrift Savings Plan's Lifecycle Funds (L Funds), rather than the Government Securities Investment Fund (G Fund).
December 12, 2014 -
Cold temperatures have arrived and with them, the season to think about holiday plans. But you should also start thinking about your investment strategies for 2015 and beyond. Art Stein is a certified financial planner and investment manager. He has long experience with federal employees and their particular concerns. Stein joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with some advice for dealing with the Thrift Savings Plan and other matters.
November 13, 2014 -
Financial planner Arthur Stein will answer your questions about the TSP, and Federal Times writers Andy Medici and Nicole Blake Johnson will discuss what's ahead for feds in 2014. January 8, 2014
January 07, 2014 -
Financial planner Arthur Stein, will answer your questions about the Thrift Savings Plan, and give advice on what you should be doing with your TSP accounts. January 9, 2013
January 09, 2013 -
For the second month in a row, performance in all 10 of the Thrift Savings Plan funds posted positive returns, with double-digit gains in many of the funds year-to-date.
October 01, 2012