TSP Planning Report October 2022 Facts: The G Fund rate for October 2022 increased to 4%. It was 3.375% in September, and 2.75% in August. The Fed Funds interest rate remains at 3.25%. It was 2.5% in August. In June in was 1.65%, and 0.9% in May. The Fed anticipates 1 more rate increase this
TSP Planning Report 2022 Facts: The G Fund rate for August 2022 dropped to 2.75%. It was 3% in July. The Fed Funds interest rate increased to 2.5%. In June in was 1.65%, and 0.9% in May. The Fed anticipates more rate increases over the remainder of this year. This month’s unemployment rate dropped slightly
TSP Planning Report – July 2021 Facts: This month’s unemployment rate increased from 5.8% to 5.9%. PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) continued to expand (any reading above a score of 50 means expansion). This month’s reading came in at 60.6, compared to last month’s 61.2. The S&P 500 (C Fund) increased 2.33% in June, compared to
Live Webinar – Creating a Retirement Distribution Strategy Which asset do you dip into to create your retirement income stream, and when? What happens when the market goes up? What should you do when the market goes down? We spent a career squirrelling away money for retirement, expecting our portfolios will be able to carry
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
May 2021 TSP Planning Report: Facts: This month’s unemployment rate increased to 6.1% from last month’s 6.0%. PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) continued to expand (any reading above a score of 50 means expansion). This month’s reading came in at 60.7, compared to last month’s 64.7. The S&P 500 (C Fund) increased 5.33% in April compared to 4.38%
TSP Planning Report September 2020 Facts: Unemployment continued to drop. This month’s unemployment rate came in at 8.4%, compared to last month’s 10.2%. PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) continued to expand. This month’s reading came in at 56, compared to last month’s 54.2. The S&P 500 (C Fund) increased 7.19% during the month of August. This
Live Webinar: Are the New L-Funds any good? Last month the TSP introduced new L funds and made a bunch of changes to the existing L funds. Is that a good thing? Well, let’s just say I’m not thrilled. It’s time to revisit and reevaluate the L funds and see which, if any, are a
Presidential Election:
Of course, we cannot ignore the elections. Seems every presidential election is a high-drama, “do or die” mentality for Americans. Understandably so.
But the stock market doesn’t seems to be so dramatic come election time. Here’s a collection of market responses to elections dating back to 1980:
7 Financial Questions you’re probably asking yourself now These past few weeks I’ve been fielding questions from financially conscious people who want to know how to navigate the current economic environment. They know something big is happening but don’t know which way to run with it. They’ve heard the adage “when people are greedy, be
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