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Monthly Archives: October 2022

Quiz 26: Savings and Income for Your Federal Retirement

10/07/2022
Our newest quiz tackles Social Security and TSP [ays_quiz id=”26″] Federal Retirement Income Quiz

Pursuing A Job in a Different Government Agency – Ch. 4: Where to Search

10/06/2022
The fourth piece from our Coach’s Corner about deciding to take a job at a different government agency- by Bob Oberleitner contact the coach [email protected]  Federal Retirement Webinars Chapter Four: Where to Search In Chapters 1 – 3 we covered ... Read More

Now is a Good Time to Consider a Roth IRA Conversion for Many Employees

10/06/2022
For Many (But Not All) Employees, Now is a Good Time to Consider a Roth IRA Conversion Edward A. Zurndorfer– If there is any unseen benefit coming out of this year’s down stock market, it is the fact that now ... Read More

USPS Pay Raise Effective Immediately for Handful of Postal Workers

10/05/2022
Postmaster DeJoy announced a 3% pay raise for non-bargaining employees – which includes non-career and EAS workers. About 136,000 of all 653,000 USPS employees (over 20%) are “non-career” employees and roughly 49,000 USPS workers (around 7.5%) are “EAS” which stands ... Read More

New Environmental Justice Offices at the EPA and DOJ

10/04/2022
Both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Justice (DOJ) are in the process of creating offices designed to tackle environmental justice issues. In May of this year, the DOJ opened an office designed exclusively to focus on low-income ... Read More

Thrift Savings Plan Monthly Recap: September 2022

10/04/2022
More losses for core funds TSP – except G of course. Check out Jen’s update for last month’s TSP performance. Jennifer Meyer, CFP© The fourth quarter of 2022 started off with continued losses in markets. The S &P 500 Index, ... Read More

Requirements and Retirement: A Guide for Federal Law Enforcement Officers

10/03/2022
Part 2 in a 3-part series on federal employees who occupy “rigorous” positions and are subject to “special provisions.” The second job we’ll look at: Federal Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs). A Federal LEO is an employee of the US Government ... Read More