Should Employees be Automatically Enrolled in the TSP?
Should new employees be automatically enrolled in the Thrift Savings Plan? Author John Grobe asked the question and here are the answers that readers sent to him.
Should new employees be automatically enrolled in the Thrift Savings Plan? Author John Grobe asked the question and here are the answers that readers sent to him.
A former Air Force pediatrician, investigated for his receipt of films “directed at adolescent activities and older men with younger boys”, has failed in his bid to get a federal court to order the military to alter his military records.
This article describes some of the characteristics of a Federal union its paid representatives. The author invites readers to comment on questions posed by the article concerning the role and access to services given to federal employee unions by federal agencies.
How does the Windfall Elimination Provision apply to CSRS Offset Employees? The author explains in this short article.
The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) may impact your retirement income. Here is an explanation of the WEP and how it may impact you.
When the former wife of a retired federal employee was given 53% of his monthly annuity payment, the retired fed was unhappy with OPM so he appealed to MSPB and then to a federal court. After all the litigation: the federal retiree gets less than his former wife.
An investigator with Homeland Security would not sign a medical release form as part of a fitness-for-duty exam. He was fired for refusing to obey a direct order and took his case to the MSPB and then to court.
A federal appeals court finds that the MSPB should have accepted an appeal that was filed 60 days late. The court found several reasons for ignoring the time limits including the fact that the employee did not have an attorney, English was not his first language, and his age.
If you are getting closer to retirement, the time you may have lost in saving cannot be found again. There are a couple of steps you can take to catch-up and have a more comfortable retirement future.
TSP investors often bail out of stock funds when the stock market becomes volatile–often to their financial detriment. The market was volatile in August. Did investors react differently this time? And what are the trading costs for the funds when the market is volatile? Here is a quick summary.