TSP Report November Facts: The Federal Reserve reduced its benchmark “Federal Funds Rate” range from 4.00-4.25% by another 0.25% to 3.75%-4.00% at its October 29th The G Fund rate has not been updated due to the government shutdown, although it is still earning interest during this time. We estimate the current rate to be either
July 2024 TSP Planning Report:Facts: The G Fund rate for July 2024 decreased from 4.75% to 4.625%! The Fed Funds interest rate remained at 5.3%. This month’s unemployment rate increased from 3.9% to 4%. The 3rd Estimate for Q1 2024 GDP dropped from 1.6% to 1.4%. Last quarter’s GDP was 3.4%. PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) expanded, reading at
TSP Report November 2023 Facts: The G Fund rate for November 2023 increased to 5%. Wow! The Fed Funds interest rate decreased slightly from 5.5% to 5.3%. This month’s unemployment rate increased from 3.8% to 3.9%. The 2nd Estimate for Q3 GDP came in at 5.2%. Last quarter’s GDP was 2.1%. PMI (Purchasing Managers Index)
The Recurring Long Term Care Insurance Price Increase Ultimatum FLTCIP policy-holders are, once again, being threatened with price increases.(For those who haven’t been following the news, OPM’s Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) was suspended in November 2022 because of these price increases. No new applications are being accepted, but existing FLTCIP policy-holders still
Unusual things to know about retiring December 31st December 31st is always a popular retirement date, but this year, 2022, it’s especially popular – because this year December 31st is also the last day of a pay-period, and last day of the month, and the last day of the leave year – a trifecta! What’s
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TSP Report January 2019 Facts: Unemployment increased 0.2%, up to 3.9%. 3rd Quarter GDP came in at 3.4%, according to the 3rd estimate. PMI, posted another month of expansion, with the index reading 54.1%. The S&P 500 (C Fund) got hammered and lost 9.03% (in just 1 month!) Assessment: Unemployment did increase, but this is the first increase
Log in TSP Planning Report March 2026 Facts: The second estimate for Q4 2025 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was released on February 20th and indicated the economy grew at a 7% annualized rate during the quarter. The Federal Reserve met on March 17-18 and voted to leave interest rates unchanged. The Federal Reserve tends to
Webinar – How to Create Investment Income in Retirement without Killing your Portfolio We spent a career squirreling away money for retirement, expecting our portfolios will be able to carry us thru our golden years. But are our expectations unreasonable? How long will our portfolios last? Is there a certain amount of portfolio income that
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