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[Handballer]

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"Why did you have to post a picture of that jerk?"
Who da guy? I'm guessing it wasn't a female.

 

[Handballer]

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POST #5,000 Woo!! Hoo!!

Way to go! I hope to be here for #10,000. You are not going to let a little thing like retirement get in way or you?
By the way enjoy your retirement. Its all wonderful.

 

[nasa1974]

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Way to go! I hope to be here for #10,000. You are not going to let a little thing like retirement get in way or you?
By the way enjoy your retirement. Its all wonderful.

I'm planning on staying with the group.

 

[nasa1974]

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Go to this web site. There is some neat stuff. NASA - Home



Lighting the Sky
NASA managers have given a "go" for the ATREX launch countdown to begin at 9 p.m. EDT on Monday, March 26.

 

[nasa1974]

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Postal Service steers attention away from ‘flawed’ revenue study
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[Handballer]

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"Go to this web site. There is some neat stuff. NASA - Home"

Thanks Nasa. That's a cool site.

 

[nasa1974]

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The market rallies after Bernanke speaks. Go figure.

 

[nasa1974]

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TSP closely watches retirement provisions in transportation bills
Board backs language allowing retirees to roll over leftover annual leave, objects to provision letting IRS levy participants’ investment funds. March 26 2 Comments

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[nasa1974]

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Here is an Excel file showing how April has faired since 1996.

 

[jkenjohnson]

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Here is an Excel file showing how April has faired since 1996.

Nice summary. So the C fund was positive 12 out of 16 times or 75% of the time. I would take those odds if we weren't near all time highs, but not sure about now.

 

[Birchtree]

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Don't fear new highs, figuring they mark an end. They are more often new beginnings. The monetary evidence couldn't be more powerfully bullish.

 

[nasa1974]

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[nasa1974]

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Here you go folks right from our FRTIB, the January 2012 meeting minutes. A few members may find the attachments interesting.

http://www.frtib.gov/pdf/minutes/2012Jan.pdf

 

[nasa1974]

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Groups rip GOP plan to extend pay freeze, cut workforce
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[nasa1974]

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OUCH!!! Taking it in the shorts this morning. Can only hope we finish similar to yesterday or better.

 

[nasa1974]

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We finished in negative territory, but what a recovery. Futures looking promising, but we are a long way from the market closing. Good luck everyone.

 

[nasa1974]

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[nasa1974]

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Advice on how to prepare for life after government.
Are You Counting on Social Security?



By Tammy Flanagan National Institute of Transition Planning

“My inspiration for this week’s column came from two sources. The first was Lester Austin, an enthusiastic and personable public affairs specialist for the Social Security Administration, who was this week’s guest on “For Your Benefit,” the weekly radio program that I co-host on Federal News Radio. The second was a midcareer retirement planning class I taught this week. I polled the class of federal employees -- all of whom were covered by Social Security under the Federal Employees Retirement System -- to find out how many of them were counting on the program to provide part of their retirement income. A majority of the class said they weren’t planning to rely on Social Security. Were they being realistic or pessimistic?
Here are some things that are important to understand about Social Security to have a realistic view of the role it will play in your retirement:”

Are You Counting on Social Security? - Retirement Planning - Pay & Benefits - GovExec.com

 

[Mapper]

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As a young worker I too don't count on SS as part of my retirement. Since SS is supposed to make up 1 of the 3 FERS legs it's too bad so many feel it's not dependable. I often wonder if our own pessimism toward the program is sealing it's fate. That is, since we aren't counting on it, we won't put any effort into fighting for it, and away it will go.

 

[SteelSaving]

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They will increase the age you can receive it and lower the amount you get.

It will be there.