Why Your Raise or Annuity Goes Down Faster Than Inflation Goes Up
How is inflation measured? Measurement methods have changed. Those who think their decline in purchasing power is higher than reported are probably right.
Inflation
How To Survive Inflation in 2022
Rising inflation is likely to make the stock market volatile in 2022. Here are some tips on how to keep your investment goals on track.
Inflation Rate Soars to 7.5%; Comparing 45 Years of Federal Raises, Inflation, and COLAs
Inflation is soaring. How does the inflation rate compare to 45 years of pay raises and COLAs?
Pay Raises, COLAs, Politics, 7.8% Inflation, and Federal Retirement
Are the retirement decisions by federal employees impacted by politics and policy decisions?
2022 Disappointment: TSP Performance Down in January, One Fund Down 10%+
TSP fund performance in January 2022 was not good. One TSP fund was down more than 10% and all core funds were down except for the G Fund.
5.8% Inflation in Consumer Prices Eroding Value of Salaries and COLA
New data show a 40-year inflation surge in consumer prices further eroding recent salary and COLA increases.
Hoping for a Big Raise? 53 Years of the Annual Federal Pay Raises
The annual federal pay raise interests all federal workers. Over the past 53 years, what was the highest, lowest, and average federal pay raise?
Inflation Rate Continues to Go Up Reducing Value of 2022 Federal Pay Raise
The inflation rate measured by the CPI-W went up 7.8% in 2021 reducing purchasing power of the 2022 COLA and pay raise now in effect.
Inflation Soars Again: Value of 2022 Federal Pay Raise and COLA Going Down
Inflation is soaring. The 2022 COLA will be 5.9%. Inflation is now at 7.6% over 12 months per the CPI-W and the 2022 federal pay raise is projected at 2.7%.
What Inflation Does to Your Federal Retirement
Inflation has been rising at a much higher rate than usual. How can this impact a federal employee’s retirement?
