Fred Harteis News Articles - Considering the mess that Social Security and Medicare are in, the federal government is probably the last place you'd look for insights about retirement planning.

But I've got to hand it to the feds: When it comes to investing their own money for retirement, they really know what they're doing. In fact, the Thrift Savings Plan - the equivalent of a 401(k) plan for members of Congress and other government employees - is one of the best retirement plans around.

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