Since the late 1980s, federal retirement has consisted of three basic components. Feds who qualify for full retirement can expect their pension, known as their annuity or Basic Benefit, calculated by ...

HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, Ga., -- There are three common mistakes individuals make when it comes to their Thrift Savings Plan according to Michelle Roper, an accredited financial readiness specialist on ...

I don’t recall when it was that I first heard – or perhaps read – that simple bit of financial wisdom. But I do know it was sometime way back in my younger days, and that it sure sounded right – like ...

Whenever a government shutdown lingers, federal employees naturally worry about paychecks, job security, and how daily ...

The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) is a defined contribution plan that is available only to military service members and federal employees. It is similar to the 401(k) plans offered by many private-sector ...

The Thrift Savings Plan is a retirement savings and investment account for federal government employees. Also known as the TSP, the Thrift Savings Plan offers similar features and benefits to a ...

If you’re a government worker with a Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) from your employer, congratulations! With low management fees to matching contributions, you have one of the best investing tools ...

The Thrift Savings Plan hopes to get faster and better. The TSP board yesterday signed off on a two-year project to buy computers and technology for tracking the millions of dollars in stock and bond ...

Reversing a two-month trend of losses, nearly every portfolio in the Thrift Savings Plan was in the black in October, but despite those gains every fund in the 401(k)-style retirement savings program ...

Last week's scare at the Thrift Savings Plan is an opportunity to offer this reminder: Do not click on Web links in unsolicited e-mails. Someone, or some group, operating from somewhere, took ...

Our team researched more than two dozen of the country’s most popular personal lenders, including large online companies like SoFi, big banks like Wells Fargo, and peer-to-peer lenders like Upstart.