Stock Drop Hits Military Investors

Week of October 27, 2008

With 36 percent of servicemembers participating in the government-run Thrift Savings Plan, and nearly 60 percent of their money tucked into stock index funds, military investors are seeing nest eggs shrink like those of other American investors. For these servicemembers, and for three million federal civilian TSP participants, this is a time for "prudence not panic," advises Gregory T. Long, executive director of the TSP program. For more information, read the article on the Military.com website.

To learn more about personal finances, visit the Military.com Finance Center.