by Anthony Bucci | Nov 18, 2020 | COVID 19, Stock Market, volatility
The Elections Are Over, so, Now What? Key Takeaways With the election fog (mostly) lifted, stock markets celebrated the best of both worlds, a Biden presidency and split Congress. While markets are influenced by elections in the short term, it’s important to reiterate... Read More
by Anthony Bucci | Oct 16, 2020 | Behavioral Finance
BIASED! How Behavioral Finance Impacts Investors and Investments next week October 20th, from Noon to 1:15pm. Imagine meeting me in January 2020 and I predicted the following for the markets. “I’m really worried. I believe 2020 will be the year we are hit with a... Read More
by Anthony Bucci | Oct 6, 2020 | Federal Employee, FERS, Taxes
Why isn’t the Roth TSP more popular? As of June 2020, there were 3,569,305 FERS participants in the Thrift Savings Plan. However, only 666,175 people actually had money in the Roth TSP— only about 18% of all folks enrolled in the plan! Additionally, the average Roth... Read More
by Anthony Bucci | Oct 6, 2020 | Federal Employee, FERS, TSP
New Thrift Savings Plan Distribution Regulations Starting in September of 2019 year, OPM unveiled its New TSP distribution regulations as mandated by the TSP Modernization Act of 2017. These rules new regulations are a long time coming and will provide many retiree’s... Read More
by Anthony Bucci | Sep 19, 2020 | Federal Employee, FERS
Is FEGLI a waste on money? Let’s find out. Lessons from the ‘Boiling Frog’ on making smarter insurance decisions. The boiling frog is a fable describing a frog being slowly boiled alive. All gore aside, the premise is that if a frog is put suddenly into boiling... Read More
