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If you’re ever with a group of retired feds, public employees, cops or their spouses and you want a conversation starter, drop the initials GPO and WEP. Then run for your life! GPO stands for Government Pension Offset. WEP for Windfall Elimination … [Continue reading] about Social Security’s ‘evil twins’: Maybe not so bad?
After a month of disappointing returns in January, Thrift Savings Plan funds closed out February still largely in the red yet trending upward. Performance is still negative over the past year. Overall the small cap stock index S fund made the most … [Continue reading] about February TSP performance sees improvement over January
New tools, fewer fund reviews and an evolving retirement landscape await the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board in 2022. The group, which oversees the Thrift Savings Plan, the federal employee 401(K), announced a series of changes at its … [Continue reading] about TSP participation up while FRTIB on track to launch new digital tools
Personally, things are going pretty well. Winter is almost over. I made it to work yesterday in 17 minutes. And then had my choice of subsidized parking spots. Our multi-choice office coffee maker works like a charm. And its free. So life is pretty … [Continue reading] about Retire or re-up? Do something!
One of the key questions on anybody’s retirement checklist is can I afford to live, decently, without a regular paycheck every two weeks for the rest of my life? If you can’t check that box, stick around for another couple of years until you … [Continue reading] about Ukraine, COVID, $5-a-gallon gas: Time to time the market?
