Here we are again. It might, just might, snow in Washington, DC this week. If you’ve worked through a winter as a federal employee or contractor in DC, you know the feelings that come with potential snowfall. If you’re new to government, here’s an explanation of what to expect: When you first hear DC is expecting snowRead… Read more »
We saw some life in buyers who put up a fight at Monday’s close as well as producing a couple of positive days Tuesday and Thursday. However the nature of this 2016 market continues and the sell-offs Wednesday and Friday took away those modest gains along with the hopes of investors who have stuck withRead… Read more »
2016 promises to be a year during which state and federal income taxes are not going to stay constant. If you are planning to retire during this year, then there are some tax traps for you to avoid.
These songs will do more than provide a beat for your workout. With lyrics about the rewards of hard work, the American Dream, and why it’s worth the effort to bring about social change, these songs can inspire your workout—or your work day.
HR 2146 is the name of the bill that was passed during summer of last year and it exempted some of the federal employees majorly the fire fighters, law enforcement officers, air traffic controllers and the customs and border protection officers to withdraw from their TSP accounts without having to bear with any penalty.
One week down, fifty one to go. Unfortunately is was an ugly week if you were in stocks. It’s not too much of a surprise to see big moves in the market the first week of the year. It seems we’re going to see another volatile year so weeks like this hold opportunity for theRead… Read more »
Stocks were during the last week of the year as investors took profits from the pre-Christmas gains, securing some cash going into the new year. Tuesday was the only positive day of the week, gapping up at the open and closing not far from the highs of the day, but these gains marked the endRead… Read more »
We saw the typical holiday positive action this week coming off last week’s lows. There was still some fight in the bears on Monday but with the season on their side the bulls took control the rest of the week. All the TSP stock funds were up more than 2% for the week while theRead… Read more »
2015 has been an amazing year. In 2009, we had 20,000 GovLoop members. Today, I’m proud to say that number is over 250,000 members. And we are serving you in bigger and better ways. In April, we launched GovLoop Academy with more free on-demand training courses. And we’ve grown our staff to provide more freeRead… Read more »
Despite the big rally after the Fed rate hike on Wednesday, the declining price of oil took center stage on Thursday and investors quickly turned to selling. The selling continued over night, causing a gap down at Friday’s open, and closed at the lows putting the S&P 500 in negative territory for the week. TheRead… Read more »