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Posted on Friday, 4th October 2024 by Dennis Damp

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The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate September 18th by .5 percent (50 basis points), the first rate cut in four years! This rate cut lowers the Fed’s benchmark short-term rate to 4.75% to 5% from a 23-year high of 5.25% to 5.5%. The cut slightly eased borrowing costs for consumers across the board. […]

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Posted on Friday, 15th September 2023 by Dennis Damp

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According to Wilbert J Morell III, a retired Navy Engineering Project manager, “based on the September economic outlook, the CPI-W is expected to increase above 0.6%, Wilbert predicts the Social Security & CSRS COLA will be 3.4% and the FERS COLA 2.4%.” The estimates increased about a half of a percent since our first article […]

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Posted on Friday, 16th September 2022 by Dennis Damp

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We provided our first 2023 COLA projection update last July. Costs continue to rise and mortgage rates are now up to 6%, almost double from where they were at the beginning of the year. Our COLA will be considerably higher than last year’s 5.9% for CSRS and 4.9% for FERS.   2023 COLA PROJECTIONS According […]

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