Your Turn
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Have you asked yourself all the right questions about your retirement?
October 22, 2019 -
A growing number of Thrift Savings Plan investors are nervously wondering how much longer the current bull market will last, and can last.
October 16, 2019 -
Fast approaching is the health benefits open enrollment period from Nov. 11-Dec. 9, when workers and retirees should shop carefully for the best deal for them and their families.
October 09, 2019 -
Washington, D.C. area tax and estate attorney Tom O’Rourke has tips for finding out the state of your estate, and planning for the future.
October 02, 2019 -
Because of the 2017 tax law, many were surprised to learn that it no longer paid to itemize deductions that had been important in the past.
September 18, 2019 -
Effective Sept. 15, major changes will take effect in the TSP, changes that will make it more attractive for life-time investors and more convenient for people who need to withdraw different amounts over their retirement.
September 10, 2019 -
The dominant Federal Employees Retirement System covers most working feds. It’s good but it has several moving parts.
September 04, 2019 -
No matter how humble your salary, job, habits and possessions you have an estate.
August 21, 2019 -
Most current federal retirees, and a small percentage of folks still on the payroll, are under the old Civil Service Retirement System. It offers a generous lifetime annuity that is based on salary and length…
August 14, 2019 -
Have you had your professional mid-life crisis yet? If not, this might be a good time to get it over with.
July 31, 2019 -
Benefits expert Tammy Flanagan joins Your Turn today to answer questions about Social Security and retirement applicable to both federal and private sector workers.
July 24, 2019 -
Many long-time government workers and retirees are worth more dead than alive due to the variety of wealth they accumulate over a lifetime.
June 19, 2019 -
Almost everybody knows the buy-low-sell-high "rule" of investing. But many people don’t follow it.
June 12, 2019 -
It will be late this year, probably November or December, before active and retired federal workers find out how much extra money they may have next year.
June 05, 2019 -
Job hunting can be difficult for someone in a mobile military or federal relationship. Resume Place president Kathryn Troutman has some tips that could help.
May 22, 2019