What is the F Fund and Should You Invest in It?
Who wants to invest in securities that are boring? If you are seeking relative security as you accumulate money for your retirement, boring is not bad.
Author: Ralph R. Smith
Sunny or Gloomy? More On Your 2010 Thrift Savings Plan Investment
Will your TSP stock investments go up or down in 2010? Here is an attempt by professional analysts to peer into the near term future.
TSP Funds Fall in January
The federal Thrift Savings Plan funds had the worst month since February 2009. Where are the winners and losers and are the big increases in stock prices over for now? Will we party like it’s 1938 all over again?
Negotiations Starting on 2011 Pay Raise: How About 1.4%?
How much of a pay raise will federal employees receive in 2011? The debate is already beginning with the submission of a 1.4% suggested pay raise for the military in 2011. It is unlikely that the civilian pay raise will exceed any raise for the military so the starting point in negotiations for next year is 1.4%.
Rehiring Retired Federal Employees
Federal agencies have the authority to hire retired federal employees without a reduction in their federal pension benefit. There are requirements that must be met by agencies and restrictions on the hiring authority.
Exempting Federal Employees, Retirees and Congress from Some Health Care Costs
Health care has been in the forefront of the news recently despite having to compete with an economic recession and military conflicts overseas. The good news: Federal employees and retirees have been spared from bearing some of the initial cost of reforming the health care system in one of the health care proposals still floating around.
Where Is The $250 I Am Supposed to Get as a Federal Retiree?
Federal employees who are under the CSRS retirement system are supposed to get another $250. So how do they go about getting this money?
Pay, Benefits, and the Ups and Downs for the Federal Community: Most Intriguing Topics for 2009
Which topics are of the most interest to readers? Here are the top 25 articles from the FedSmith site in 2009.
Reimbursement Rates for Use of Private Vehicle Lowered by GSA
It isn’t automatic that the price of everything goes up. There was no COLA increase for federal retirees this year (although health insurance increased). Gas is also less expensive and reimbursement rates for feds who use their own car for business has just been reduced.
Worst Decade for Stocks in History But All TSP Funds Provide Positive Returns in 2009
2009 TSP performance was outstanding with all funds in the black. The big winner: The S fund.
