Which TSP Fund is Tops in 2006 (So Far, Anyway)
The I fund is the best performing fund in 2006, despite the recent increase in US stock prices. No fund has lost money in 2006.
The I fund is the best performing fund in 2006, despite the recent increase in US stock prices. No fund has lost money in 2006.
An employee of the Postal Service did not pay his government charge card bill and ended up being fired for misuse of funds. The MSPB and a federal court upheld the removal.
Should you now sell your C fund because the stock market is hitting new highs and put the money into the G fund to preserve your gains? The stock market is seductive. It is good at setting investors up for a fall. It can make you giddy with the thought of your new wealth. It can also make you depressed as you contemplate how much money you would have made “if only” you had invested differently at the right moment.
Many federal retirees will get a cost of living boost next year of 3.3 percent. But active federal employees will get something less–perhaps the same 2.2 percent approved for military personnel or perhaps 2.7 percent.
What makes one person a hero and another one a disgrace to an institution? It seems the answers should be apparent but a recent chain of events, and the allure of federal employee benefits for more people, will make some a little more cynical.
The investment world is changing and your TSP fund options are likely to change as well. Here are some possible future changes to your future retirement fund options.
New technology can be threatening and it takes time to adapt. It takes some longer than others. In the meantime, one agency has unintentionally set itself as a target for humor and ridicule on the Internet.
A federal judge is usually thought of as having a lifetime appointment. That is not always the case. This federal bankruptcy court judge went to court to get his job back after his term expired and he was not reappointed.
Applicants for federal law enforcement jobs may have to pass a lie detector test to be hired according to a new court ruling that upholds the use of polygraph testing.
John Palguta has been given the Stockberger Award for his contributions to the federal HR management program.