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How to allocate your TSP

New Webinar – How should you allocate your TSP?

Which TSP funds should you invest in?Not knowing how to answer this question will cause you to randomly choose your allocation, with no sense of confidence that you are making the right move. Asking your friends how they invested their TSP is even worse, because it will be the blind leading the blind to an

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webinar on financial advice federal

Live Webinar: Do you need a Trust?

A trust costs a few thousand dollars. And it seems everyone is doing it. Why? Should you, too? In this webinar you will learn:• The benefits of a trust• The benefits people assume a trust provides, but doesn’t• Whether a trust will solve all your estate planning needs Join me in my next webinar to

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What age should I retire

TSP Planning Report – March 2019

Facts: Unemployment decreased 0.2%, down to 3.8%. 4th Quarter GDP came in at 2.6%, according to the first estimate. PMI posted another month of expansion, with the index reading 54.2%. The S&P 500 (C Fund) gained 3.21% Assessment: 2.6% quarterly GDP is a bit weak.  Slightly concerning. Unemployment decreasing is always a good sign. The S&P 500 is exploding, pacing for

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do i need life insurance

Webinar: FEGLI, Survivor Benefits, or Self-Insurance?

Do you need life insurance?  I know some people assume life insurance is a ‘must have’, but is it?    And if you do need life insurance, how much?  And which type of life insurance is the best? Close analysis of this topic will show that your insurance needs change over time.   Join me

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TSP Planning Report – February 2019

Facts: Unemployment increased 0.1%, up to 4%. 3rd Quarter GDP came in at 3.4%, according to the final estimate. PMI, posted another month of expansion, with the index reading 56.6%. The S&P 500 (C Fund) gained 8% (in just 1 month!) Assessment: The S&P 500 had a tremendous bounce back, recovering all it’s losses from 2018. 

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tsp planning report

TSP Planning 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 in 4 months, and

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financial advice for federal employees

Webinar: COORDINATING YOUR TSP WITH YOUR OTHER INVESTMENTS

What should you do with your investments outside of your TSP? Should you invest them the same way as you do the TSP? Should one account be more aggressive or conservative than the other? Should you just consolidate them? How do you make these decisions? Join me in my upcoming webinar – COORDINATING YOUR TSP WITH

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government shutdown and what to do

Government Shutdown & Income Diversification

Well, the government has shutdown.  Many of us are now in non-pay status, which can impact our accrual of leave hours, our future Social Security benefits, and – if the shutdown lasts REALLY long – can affect our Federal Pensions. But the loss or reduction of future benefits is likely overshadowed by the immediate loss

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financial advice for federal employees

TSP Report December

Facts: Unemployment remained at 3.7%. 3rd Quarter GDP came in at 3.4%, according to the 2nd estimate. PMI, again, posted another solid month of expansion, with the index reading 59.3%. The S&P 500 (C Fund) rebounded and yielded 2.04% Assessment: Unemployment has held strong, holding on to its lowest levels since 1969. 3.4% quarterly GDP is (relatively speaking)

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TSP modernization act changes

This TSP Modernization Rule has already gone into effect.

This TSP Modernization Rule has already gone into effect The TSP Modernization Act is not supposed to go into effect until November 2019, but one rule has already gone into effect.  Below is the actual language from the TSP which you won’t find anywhere because, as the letter below says, this language contradicts what’s currently

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