Your Turn

  • Regardless of age, experience, grade, location or job federal workers today fall into one of two categories, neither of which is good.

    January 09, 2019
  • According to the experts December is on target to have its worst month since 1931. The erratic, some would say more normal performance of the market this year has made lots of investors nervous.

    December 19, 2018
  • Could the likelihood of a government shutdown or a coast-to-coast barrier depend on what we the U.S. decide to call it? Some so-called Washington experts think it might work.

    December 12, 2018
  • When low premiums are a must it’s hard to beat the federal employee health benefits program. Uncle Sam pays the lion’s share of the premium and there are some bargains in the program, if you know where to look.

    December 05, 2018
  • Walton Francis, editor of Consumers Checkbook Guide to Federal Health Plans, joined host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to talk about best buys during FEHBP open season and why more people need to switch health care plans.

    November 28, 2018
  • 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

    November 21, 2018
  • Walt Francis, a federal health plan expert, joined Federal News Network's Mike Causey on Your Turn to answer your open season questions.

    November 14, 2018
  • 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.

    November 07, 2018
  • 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

    October 31, 2018
  • 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.

    October 24, 2018
  • 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

    October 17, 2018
  • 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.

    October 10, 2018
  • 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.

    October 03, 2018
  • 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

    September 26, 2018

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