YOUR TURN

• Open season: How to pick the best health plan for you

  Walton Francis, author of the Checkbook’s Guide To Health Plans For Federal Employees, joins host Mike Causey on this week’s Your Turn to discuss how to spot the best buys when picking out a federal health plan during open season. November 21, 2018

  Your Turn
  November 21, 2018
• How to get more for less from your federal health plan

  Walt Francis, a federal health plan expert, joined Federal News Network’s Mike Causey on Your Turn to answer your open season questions.

  Your Turn
  November 14, 2018
• It’s time to sign up for long care coverage

  Joan Melanson and Paul Forte of Long Term Care Partners will talk about the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program and other federal benefits available during this open season, including dental and vision insurance.

  Your Turn
  November 07, 2018
• Strategies to grow your retirement nest egg

  Estate planner Thomas O’Rourke joins host Mike Causey on this week’s Your Turn to discuss the best strategies for maximizing the amount of money you have in retirement, including how to prep for retirement and the advantages of both the traditional TSP and the Roth TSP. October 31, 2018

  Your Turn
  October 31, 2018
• For retiring feds, planning is more than picking a date

  If you are planning to retire soon, when should you do it? Federal benefits expert Tammy Flanagan joined host Mike Causey on this week’s Your Turn to talk about the best dates to retire.

  Your Turn
  October 24, 2018
• Ups and downs of 2018 TSP returns

  Washington, D.C. area financial planner Arthur Stein joins host Mike Causey on this week’s Your Turn discuss how volatility in the U.S. stock market is affecting federal workers’ TSP accounts, and whether feds should head for the ‘safety’ of the Treasury securities fund, or stay the course. October 17, 2018

  Your Turn
  October 17, 2018
• The future of the civil service

  Kristine Simmons, Thomas W. Ross and Bill Valdez join host Mike Causey on this week’s Your Turn to talk about a new report that proposes some major changes to the Civil Service Reform Act.

  Your Turn
  October 10, 2018
• Federal pay raise & December shutdown: What are the odds?

  Find out what has to happen for Congress to approve a pay raise for federal workers and what’s the latest on the Trump Administrations’ plans to re-train what is sees as an aging, tech-challenged workforce on this week’s Your Turn.

  Your Turn
  October 03, 2018
• Is there a pay raise in your future?

  Federal Managers Association President Renee Johnson and FMA Government and Public Affairs Director Greg Stanford join host Mike Causey on this week’s Your Turn to discuss what their organization is doing to help secure a 1.9 percent pay raise for white collar feds. September 26, 2018

  Your Turn
  September 26, 2018