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Planning on retirement? Beware of killer inflation

TSP is the one element in the TSP-FERS annuity-Social Security trio that is not fixed, or at least not tied to nominal inflation adjustments.

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Thrift savings plan TSP written on a piggy bank.

Now in its 35th year, the Thrift Savings Plan offers a lot of investment lessons

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TSP hires new vendor to take the plan into the 21st century

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FRTIB is looking for Thrift Savings Plan fund managers

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TSP investors: Is it ‘time’ to time the market?

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TSP investors playing it safe, or missing big gains?

Despite the red hot stock market and longest-ever bull market in history, federal workers have just over 40% of their money in treasury securities.

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FILE - This June 8, 2017, file photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington. The national debt has passed a new milestone, topping $22 trillion for the first time. The Treasury Department's daily statement shows that total outstanding public debt stands at $22.01 trillion. It stood at $19.95 trillion when President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Favorite TSP fund has lowest return

The treasury securities G Fund continues to be the favorite of feds investing for retirement, while the Trump administration wants to lower its payout.

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FILE- In this April 6, 2018, file photo, a screen above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial average. While the stock market was busy heaving up and down in recent months, some funds were offering a steadier, slightly less-nauseating ride. “Low-volatility” funds cater to skittish investors who have less tolerance for turbulent markets. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Riding the stock market waves to a $1M TSP

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Allan Roth, founder of Wealth Logic and a nationally syndicated financial columnist, said that when it comes to investing, his motto is “Dare to be dull,” as in boring.

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