Showing posts with label Risk and retirement. Show all posts
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Worried about possible retirement changes? 3 pieces of advice from a federal financial planner

Title: Worried about possible retirement changes? 3 pieces of advice from a federal financial planner

Article Snip: "...Yet with roughly 45 percent of current TSP investments in the low-return, low-risk G fund, many federal employees are missing an opportunity to invest more heavily in higher-risk funds that may offer a higher return, Klingler said. “In most cases, investing 100 percent of your money in the G fund is not the best choice,” he said. “When you hear the word ‘risk,’ a lot of people think zero risk is the best. That’s not the case. In most cases, you want to have risk, because with risk, comes reward. You want to have the appropriate level of risk that matches your risk tolerance and your investment time horizon..."

Reference: federalnewsradio.com
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