TSP stock funds are down for the second month in a row as a result of inflation and the war in Ukraine. The results over the past 12-months are still favorable.
How is inflation measured? Measurement methods have changed. Those who think their decline in purchasing power is higher than reported are probably right.
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 is soaring. How does the inflation rate compare to 45 years of pay raises and COLAs?
Are the retirement decisions by federal employees impacted by politics and policy decisions?
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.
New data show a 40-year inflation surge in consumer prices further eroding recent salary and COLA increases.
The annual federal pay raise interests all federal workers. Over the past 53 years, what was the highest, lowest, and average 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 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%.
