Army sends fake email warning of a security breach in federal retirement plans

Article Title: Gone phishing: Army uses Thrift Savings Plan in fake e-mail to test cybersecurity awareness

Snippet of Article: "...An ominous e-mail message landed in the inboxes of a small group of U.S. Army employees last month, warning of a security breach in their federal retirement plans and urging them to log in and check their accounts...."

Source: www.washingtonpost.com phishing, Thrift Savings Plan

TSP: Rates of Return for October 2009

October, being Halloween, most of the TSP funds took a scary ride down, with the exception of the 'G' Fund and the 'F' Fund. However, if you were able to hang on for that scary ride and followed the concept of Dollar Cost Averaging, you did well for the year-to-date. Looking at the big picture, the past twelve months provided a healthy return of over 24% for those willing to make the often risky investment in the International Fund. The 'S' Fund trailed in the year-to-date category at over 21%.

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Save Your 401 (k) Before the Feds Replace it With the GRA

Article Title: Save Your 401 (k) Before the Feds Replace it With the GRA
Snippet from Article: "...unlike some mandatory savings plans, GRAs are not personal, per se, as they do not allow individuals to pick from a limited array of funds like the federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) does. The money would instead be pooled and invested by the government as it sees fit...."
Source: www.dcexaminer.com

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