Federal Report
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Many of the pundits and experts who predicted that Donald Trump would never be elected also said that if he did, the stock market would tank, big time. Were they right?
August 24, 2017 -
Federal retirees can't run out of money in retirement, but they can lose buying power big-time the longer they stay retired.
August 23, 2017 -
How long should your investments last during your retirement? Find out when financial planner Arthur Stein joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. August 23, 2017
August 22, 2017 -
It's good news for feds who won't be facing a 188 percent premium hike in their long-term care insurance like Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
August 22, 2017 -
A civilian Defense Department employee's spouse asks why buyouts aren't being offered more readily to the 77,000 federal employees who are ready to retire.
August 21, 2017 -
Today is going to be a dark, but exciting day, especially if you live in a special 67-mile wide band running from Oregon to South Carolina.
August 21, 2017 -
Federal employees still recovering financially from the 2013 furloughs can relax a little, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
August 18, 2017 -
Depending on whose calendar you use, members of Congress have about 44 working days left between Labor Day and the end of 2017.
August 17, 2017 -
The biggest gains federal worker and retiree investors have made in their Thrift Savings Plan accounts have come from the stock-indexed C, S and I funds. But what’s an index and what’s an index fund. And why do you need them in your portfolio? Check out the Your Turn with Mike Causey program featuring financial planner Arthur Stein.
August 16, 2017 -
A growing number of self-made TSP millionaires invested in index funds from day one. But what are they? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has the answer.
August 16, 2017 -
Retirees are predicting, or praying for, a minimum 2 percent cost-of-living adjustment next January. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says we'll have to wait and see.
August 15, 2017 -
If you're a federal, postal, or military retiree, or you receive Social Security, it looks like you may be getting a modest cost-of-living adjustment starting in your January check.
August 14, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains why D.C. gets such a bad rap. Hint: It has nothing to do with Metro riders demanding you stand to the right on escalators.
August 11, 2017 -
If the office creep is the boss, what can you do? While there isn't a vaccine to cure the problem, Mike Causey says there are ways to make things better.
August 10, 2017 -
If the Thrift Savings Plan is so good, why do roughly half of all investors take their money out of the TSP when they retire?
August 09, 2017