Federal Report
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Tammy Flanagan with the National Institute of Transition Planning joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to discuss Uncle Sam's alphabet-soup federal benefits program for workers and retirees. March 22, 2017
March 14, 2017 -
The super-safe G fund of the federal Thrift Savings Plan never has a bad year, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there’s a downside.
March 14, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says when it comes to workplace sexual harassment, most men are still Cro-Magnons.
March 13, 2017 -
What does the annual buzzards homecoming festival in Hinckley, Ohio have in common with the federal Thrift Savings Plan's G fund? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you may be surprised.
March 10, 2017 -
The next sound you hear will be the stampeding federal workers who are retiring in droves to escape the new president — or maybe not, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
March 09, 2017 -
When it comes to estate planning, federal workers and retirees in the Washington region may be worth more than they imagine, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
March 08, 2017 -
Do you need to create an estate plan? If so how do they work? Find out this week on Your Turn when attorney Tom O'Rourke joins host Mike Causey. March 8, 2017
March 07, 2017 -
We hear that the hiring freeze has slowed things down and that workers are terrified for their jobs, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wonders if we're talking to the wrong people.
March 07, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asked the federal workforce whether their jobs in the new administration were as bad as some media reports say.
March 06, 2017 -
Are civil servants as overworked, fearful and distracted as we're told constantly by the media? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wants to know.
March 03, 2017 -
The CPI-E Act would require federal retirement programs to use the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) when calculating cost-of-living adjustments. Currently the CPI used is the one for workers.
March 02, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asked whether spreading good news about the Thrift Savings Plan was a good thing. His readers said maybe not.
March 02, 2017 -
Are you losing money investing in the Rodney Dangerfield option of the federal Thrift Savings Plan? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has an alternative.
March 01, 2017 -
Financial Planner Arthur Stein joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to answer your questions about the federal thrift savings plan and what you can do to build your retirement nest egg. March 1, 2017
February 28, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wonders whether the media should soft-pedal news about the financial success of rank-and-file federal civil servants as investors.
February 28, 2017