TSP
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Most of the retirement nest-egg money federal investors have socked away is in the super-safe, never-has-a-bad-day Treasury securities G fund. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wonders how safe is safe.
July 24, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says past performance isn't a predictor in financial markets, and federal investors are nervously wondering what to do with their TSP accounts when the next big, long overdue correction hits.
July 19, 2017 -
There are three ways federal investors can join the million-dollar Thrift Savings Plan club. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says investing steadily produces the most millionaires.
June 26, 2017 -
At the bottom of the Great Recession in March 2009, many federal workers and retirees saw their Thrift Savings Plan accounts drop as much as 40 percent. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks, what's your plan for the next downturn?
June 22, 2017 -
Good news: Stock market is at an all-time high. Bad news: The market is long overdue for a major correction. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks, do you have a Plan B for your TSP?
June 21, 2017 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General reports that though the number of allegations is low, DoJ has systemic issues with how it handles sexual harassment and misconduct claims.
June 02, 2017 -
First-quarter returns for stocks in the Thrift Savings Plan are in, and they're good. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks, should you change your investment strategy based on these very good months?
April 12, 2017 -
Federal employees who invest in the Thrift Savings Plan withdraw more than $9 billion annually from the government retirement fund, due in part to its strict rules on withdrawals. Now two senators have introduced a bill to relax those TSP restrictions.
April 07, 2017 -
The Thrift Savings Plans is seeing red for the first time in 2017, after two funds posted negative numbers in March.
April 03, 2017 -
Tammy Flanagan with the National Institute of Transition Planning joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to discuss Uncle Sam's alphabet-soup federal benefits program for workers and retirees. March 22, 2017
March 14, 2017 -
The Thrift Savings Plan continues to show positive returns in February, with every fund posting in the black, and all but two improving over January's numbers.
March 01, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wonders whether the media should soft-pedal news about the financial success of rank-and-file federal civil servants as investors.
February 28, 2017 -
Cybersecurity remains a tough challenge to tackle for Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, the agency that administers and oversees the Thrift Savings Plan. Under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), an independent auditor found the board lagging on risk management and access strategies.
February 27, 2017 -
Randy Silvey, president of Silverlight Financial, argues that federal employees are at a disadvantage compared to non-federal employees when it comes to having full control over their retirement money.
February 21, 2017 -
2016 was a good year for fed workers investing in TSP, despite ups and downs in the market. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey digs deeper into what's coming up next.
February 21, 2017