
TSP: Trend Lines Show Bears Remain in Control for Now
Global equity markets continue to be in a bearish trend since the start of September, despite showing some life in …More
Global equity markets continue to be in a bearish trend since the start of September, despite showing some life in …More
I’ve covered in previous articles that the S&P 500 (which the C Fund tracks) is rather expensive by many metrics. …More
There’s a new regulation that was implemented by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 30 that …More
Why do we put money aside in our Thrift Savings Plan? So that we can take it out of the …More
The TSP I Fund, which focuses on foreign developed market equities, has been a poor-performer since its inception in 2001. …More
A week sure can make a difference. In last week’s article, I highlighted the fact that the C Fund (which …More
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is known for its pessimistic outlook as to benefits. However, their recent report on the …More
Much has been said about required minimum distributions (RMDs) this year. Both of the “bad acronym acts” (SECURE and CARES) …More
I recently wrote an article that exhorted Thrift Savings Plan participants to put as much as they can in the …More
The S&P 500 index tracks 500 top publicly-traded American companies, represents about 80% of the U.S. equity market by value, …More
The TSP’s International Fund, or I Fund, tracks the MSCI EAFE index, which includes equities from foreign developed markets mainly …More
There are two ways we can change our Thrift Savings Plan investments while we are still employed by the federal …More
If you contributed to a Roth Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA) in 2019 and now regret that contribution, you have until …More
The C Fund has fully made back all of its losses in 2020, and is now at highs that were …More
This has been by far the biggest year of federal deficits as a percentage of GDP since World War II. …More
Sponsored article by Tom Walker, ChFEBC, for Walker Capital Preservation Group Most of the retirement industry is still focused on …More
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) has offered Lifecycle Funds for fifteen years. The funds were first offered in ten-year intervals …More
Over most of 2020 we’ve been seeing articles about ways to take money out of the TSP. January’s implementation of …More
The stock market had an extremely abrupt price decline in March, hit a bottom on March 23rd, and has since …More
When the stock market sharply sold off in March, fiscal and monetary policymakers sprung into action. Congress passed somewhere in …More