All TSP Funds Up Again in September
Good news for investors: All of the TSP funds had a positive return again in September but investors were cashing out of stock funds and moving into the safety of bonds at the end of the last reporting period.
How Can You Plan for a Secure Retirement With These Issues Threatening Your Future?
The author offers considerations to keep in mind when planning for retirement in the face of these current challenges.
Pay Freeze to Continue Through March
The president has signed another continuing appropriations resolution to fund the government for another few months. It means that the existing pay freeze for federal employees will continue.
Inbound for TSA Security Screeners: USERRA Rights
Under legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama in August of 2012, the protections already afforded to most federal employees by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act will now be extended to TSA security screeners and supervisory security screeners.
Your Best Benefit? Ability to Keep FEHB in Retirement
As a federal employee, you have a number of great benefits. There is one that is often taken for granted but the author says it is actually your greatest benefit as a federal employee.
Romney Leads in Reader Survey
Readers were given the chance to express their preference in the presidential race. Here are the results and a few representative comments.
Going Above and Beyond
Because of the resourceful actions of Blythe, CA, Letter Carrier Jon Escher, a package containing items for the burial of a WWII Navy veteran made it to next of kin despite a shipping mix up.
Working With the Diverse Interests of the Federal Community
Most small businesses fail in the first 10 years. We are grateful to our readers for helping the FedSmith.com website and newsletter to survive and for passing along the information to their colleagues.
The Best Annuity: FERS or CSRS?
The author says that evaluating retirement systems to determine which one is “better” is difficult, but he says that the annuity is the key element.
Government Should Level With Public About Social Security Trust Fund
The author says that the Social Security Trust fund is empty and has been for the past 30 years, but the public has been deliberately mislead to believe that the funds are still in place.
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