Feds Dodge Cut in G Fund Interest Rate
Federal employees who invest in the G fund may breathe a sigh of relief as a proposal to cut the interest rate paid by this TSP fund appears to have died in the Senate.
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Federal employees who invest in the G fund may breathe a sigh of relief as a proposal to cut the interest rate paid by this TSP fund appears to have died in the Senate.
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