Mark Cussen, CMFC, has 13+ years of experience as a writer and provides financial education to military service members and the public. Mark is an expert in investing, economics, and market news.

A federal watchdog agency last week reported that the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program should do more to assess the exposure of federal employees and retirees to climate ...

Financial planners caution that overly conservative Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) allocations may not deliver returns needed to keep up with inflation and rising retirement costs. New TSP features in 2026 ...

As part of the TSP Modernization Act of 2017, the federal government's Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) has introduced a significant update that holds considerable promise for both government employees and ...

A new law requires the Thrift Savings Plan to invest the automatic contributions of recently hired federal employees into an age-appropriate lifecycle fund. Eric Katz outlined this change to the TSP ...