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Has the long winter had a negative impact on your mental health? Check out oour Thrift Savings Plan stock fund returns for the past 12 Months and you may feel much better. Here is more good news: all of the funds in the Thrift Savings Plan were up in February.
The federal government spend trillions of dollars each year. GAO says the government has serious financial management problems and that the agency cannot even review consolidated financial statements for the government to render an opinion on how effective the money is being spent.
Many readers have asked retirement author John Grobe about what happens to your TSP contributions if you die with “money in the pot.” Here are some answers.
AFGE President tells U.S. President, “Get the hell out of our way…” in the union’s organizing efforts at Transportation Security Administration. As unions generally start putting proposals on the table about his Executive Order, questions arise about who is minding the store.
When you use a cliche, it’s as though you’ve temporarily left the conversation and told your listener, “Here, talk to my Great Aunt Melba.”
FLRA has announced focus group meetings for the next two weeks to prepare for revising its arbitration regulations. The author strongly recommends that practitioners attend and speak up at these gatherings. The author suggests you take the law, the applicable FLRA Regulations and some suggested questions if you decide to go.
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.
Want to advance in your career, enhance your professional reputation, or just have more meaningful relationships? Listen up. One of the most powerful—and underappreciated—interpersonal skills is being a great listener.
The Author provides a draft Agency proposal for an arbitration article to bring arbitration up to date. He’s betting Agency representatives will endorse this proposal.
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?
