Federal Report
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Are you concerned about your estate after you pass? Tom O’Rourke, a Washington area attorney who specializes in tax and estate law, shares his guide on how to avoid the most common estate planning errors.
January 12, 2022 -
In following its congressional mandate to keep-it-simple, keep-it-inexpensive to operate, the TSP doesn’t offer some perks that outside plans (that often cost users much, much more) do.
January 11, 2022 -
If you see something, say something. It’s a simple phrase that carries a lot of weight if you’re a federal whistleblower.
January 10, 2022 -
That 2.7 percent raise doesn't look like so much with prices on the rise. Inflation is scariest for retirees.
January 07, 2022 -
The number of self-made members of the TSP’s millionaires club jumped again last month.
January 06, 2022 -
Whether you’re a lifer with Uncle Sam, or your current job is just training for a better gig in the private sector, odds are one of these days you will retire.
January 05, 2022 -
Spoiler Alert: If you live and work in Miami, or New Orleans, San Diego or Death Valley you can probably skip this one. Unless… Unless, and this covers a lot of territory and folks, you…
January 04, 2022 -
Evidence of how the government's pandemic response produced more than checks and shots
December 31, 2021 -
Technology will only enable what thinking people can envision.
December 31, 2021 -
Tom's more or less semi-annual compilation of words and phrases that really get on our nerves.
December 30, 2021 -
In case you hadn’t noticed, inflation is at a 20 year high. And this may be the new normal, according to some experts. That’s the not-so-good news.
December 30, 2021 -
Whether you got a pay raise or a retiree COLA, the value of your estate is about to increase. Inflation willing!
December 29, 2021 -
When federal employees leave government, one in three investors in the Thrift Savings Plan move their money out of Uncle Sam’s 401k plan for a variety of reasons.
December 28, 2021 -
The Thrift Savings Plan will roll out a suite of new security tools and digital features, including a mobile app, mutual fund window and online customer service options, for participants next summer. Here's a preview of what to expect.
December 26, 2021 -
The good news is that federal, postal, military and Social Security retirees in January will be getting the largest cost of living adjustment they’ve had in years. That is also the bad news!
December 23, 2021