Your TSP Stocks Dropped in February: Did You Learn Anything?
The stock market was very volatile in February. What lessons can we learn from this and how do your TSP investments look after this wild ride? Here is a quick analysis.
The stock market was very volatile in February. What lessons can we learn from this and how do your TSP investments look after this wild ride? Here is a quick analysis.
What Congress gives to federal employees, it can also take away. Here are several proposals that would have in impact on the financial future of federal employees.
Many financial advisers said that 2007 would be a volatile year for stocks. No doubt, that part of their prediction was true. Can you stand the volatility when you look at the balance in your TSP accounts?
TSP investors are on a roll with substantial returns extending back over the past several years. Is there any reason for concern about your TSP investments?
Ethical standards of government emanate from the top. What leaders say and do and what they infer from their actions and decisions sets the ethical tone. A recent decision from the MSPB will do that. Unfortunately, it lowers the ethical bar for government.
The MSPB recently conducted focus groups around the country about fair and equitable treatment in the federal workplace. Now that we know there is a problem, what is the solution to the problem?
The TSP is one of the best retirement plans available compared to the 401(k) plans used by the private sector. The funds have continued to provide a substantial rate of return for investors in January and for the previous 12 months. Here are the latest return rates.
Will the TSP repay investors who lost money when thieves withdrew money from their TSP accounts? If you are not one of the investors who lost money, do you even care?
About 1/3 of readers think it is ethical for a federal employee to sick leave without a medical reason and about 1/3 have taken sick leave when they were not sick. Readers think the system of not crediting sick leave for FERS employees should be changed.
Retirement is a desirable goal for most people. Are you being honest with yourself about how much money you will have and how much you will actually need? Here are some common lies people tell themselves about retirement.