Faster Promotions Coming for Some Federal Employees
Some federal employees may be getting faster promotions and more money beginning in March based on a new rule change from OPM.
Some federal employees may be getting faster promotions and more money beginning in March based on a new rule change from OPM.
COLA's and pay raises are of interest to virtually all of our readers. There is also confusion about who gets what increase. Here is a brief explanation of…
October was the worst month in 21 years for the index on which the TSP's C fund is based. The good news: The last week of October was…
The average federal pay raise under the GS schedule in 2009 will be 3.9%. Some federal employees will get a much smaller increase--or none at all.
An argument that risk can and should be avoided with retirement funds by removing money from the private sector and investing in government bonds (similar to the G…
The ideal time to transfer money from the G fund and back into the TSP stock funds is when the market reaches a bottom and is about to…
A couple of readers pointed out that in the initial posting of a column last week, we made an incorrect statement about the content of an article in…
For those who make a career of living and working within the federal establishment, the view of people and their accomplishments can become one-dimensional with clear delineations between…
Declines in the value of the stock market are leading to proposed changes in retirement plans and complaints from a few investors that the TSP is taking money…
At 5.8%, the 2009 COLA will be the highest increase for federal retireesin about 25 years.