With some economic signs raising the caution flag, now is a key moment for federal employees to take a calm, strategic look at how their Thrift Savings Plan portfolio is positioned. The goal is not to panic, but to respond intelligently.
The Conference Board, which is a global, nonprofit business organization that provides data, research and insights to understand economic patterns, offered up some data on the state of the economy per the chart below. Their Leading Economic Index shows signs of a slowdown, with momentum heading down across several components. And while a recession is not guaranteed, the signal is clear: growth is slowing.
