Should You Use the L-Funds? The L-Funds are the default funds for many federal employees. It comes with a “set it and forget it” simplicity, which adjusts over time. But are they right for YOU? Join me in this class when we explore: Assumptions in L-Fund allocations Problems with the L-fund assumptions Possible ways to
New Webinar – Coordinating your TSP with your other investments The TSP is just one piece of the puzzle. If you have other investment accounts, you can coordinate them with your TSP so that you can position the correct assets in the correct account. This will help you pay less in taxes and be strategic
Economic News We are all noticing the stock market sink. Clearly investors are not happy where the economy is heading. Here are the facts: This is a mix of bad and good data. Nothing to justify the drop in the market. So what’s going on? In my previous report, I highlighted 6 Trump policies to
Trump’s tariff have caused a massive sell off. The stock market is down big time. And investors are obviously worried. Should you be worried too? We will address this in our upcoming webinar, Wednesday April 9th 11am ET. Register Now
What to do with cash sitting in savings that I might need in the mid-term. Question Hi Stephen, Do you have any suggestions on what we can do with our cash, besides just putting it in a savings account? This is not retirement money, but it’s also not money needed in the next 3 years.
TSP Planning Report March 2024 Facts: The G Fund rate for February 2024 increased from 4.125% to 4.375%. The Fed Funds interest rate remained at 5.3%. This month’s unemployment rate increased to 3.9% from 3.7%. The 2nd Estimate for Q4 GDP came in at 3.2%. Last quarter’s GDP was 4.9%. PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) expanded
TSP Report2024 Economic Forecast 2024 Economic Forecast – 8 Areas of Macro-Economic concern for the US: 2023 was a challenging year economically, but you wouldn’t notice that from the stock market. S&P500 ended 2023 up 24%. You’d think there’s nothing wrong with the economy. However, there are fundamental issues with the economy. We may not
TSP Planning Report June 2023 Facts: The G Fund rate for June 2023 increased to 3.875%. The Fed Funds interest rate decreased to 5.07%. It was 5.25% just a month ago. This month’s unemployment rate increased from 3.4% to 3.7%. PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) expanded for the 3rd straight month, reading 53.0 this month (any
TSP Planning Report January 2022 Facts: The G Fund rate for January 2022 was set at 1.625%. This month’s unemployment rate decreased from 4.2% to 3.9%. Unemployment was at 6.3% in January 2021. PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) continued to expand (any reading above a score of 50 means expansion). This month’s reading came in at
Q&A – Should I front-load my HSA investment? Question Hey Stephen! We opened an HSA this year! I’m excited to fund it and have the money invested. We have the cash and we can front-load the entire HSA contribution now at the beginning of the year. Is it better to front-load all the money now, and
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