Good news: There are 98,879 federal TSP millionaires! Bad news: Too many people know…
The number of federal/postal workers who have become Thrift Savings Plan millionaires has skyrocketed in recent years. Most…
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Are your investing your TSP nest egg, or just parking it?
Most of us with money in a 401k, IRA or some other form of retirement account think of ourselves as investors. In the quiet of…
Bumper crop of TSP millionaires ahead?
Unless the stock market tanks, big time, during the next 51 days the number of federal Thrift Savings Plan millionaires is…
Another year, another step toward ditching the WEP?
Occasionally, I’ll get an email or a question from a federal retiree about the Windfall Elimination Provision.
The WEP is so…
October COLA reveal will jolt many retirees
The January cost-of-living adjustment for federal, military, and Social Security retirees is expected to be between 5% and 6%.…
Congressional inaction on debt ceiling causes Treasury to take action with Thrift…
To listen to the Federal Newscast on your phone or mobile device, subscribe in PodcastOne or Apple Podcasts. The best…
Don’t hide, or lose, your estate!
If you’ve got a house, car, bank account, TSP, pension and/or life insurance, you have an estate.
It may be modest, but the…
Social Security: Take It now, or later.
When it comes time to retire, most federal workers — CIA agents, TSA screeners, NASA rocket scientists or letter carriers —…
S fund sharply drops, Lifecycle funds see small increases in July
Every stock fund in the Thrift Savings Plan rose from June to July, except for the small capitalization stock index S fund.…
FERS + Debt + Retirement = Very bad idea!
Being in debt, especially heavily in debt, while working is a bad idea. Yet lots of people do it and survive.
But being…