Federal Report
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Will the proposed federal pay freeze hamper the hunt for the best and brightest and clog the promotion pipeline in your office. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it could very well happen.
December 30, 2010 -
If you have or plan to have an IRA or a Roth IRA, check out Senior Correspondent Mike Causey\'s column today before you make any moves. His expert guest says their are tax traps you need to know about.
December 29, 2010 -
After you retire what next? You can\'t paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (it\'s been done anyhow) but you need to have a plan. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey put the question to a retirement expert who has all the right answers.
December 28, 2010 -
It\'s been more than 10 years since experts started issuing their annual warnings of a government brain drain. The fact that it hasn\'t happened yet is of little important because this time, we are assured, it\'s for sure. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey reads the tea leaves.
December 27, 2010 -
Whatever your reason for working today, be assured that Senior Correspondent Mike Causey feels your pain, but thankfully from afar. Check out his ghost of Christmas past column.
December 24, 2010 -
How would you like a pay freeze and a two percent raise at the same time? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey\'s readers react.
December 23, 2010 -
Do you suffer from pension envy? If you are under the CSRS program, you may wish you were under the newer FERS retirement plan... and vice-versa. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there\'s one little-known retirement plan that leaves FERS and CSRS in the dust.
December 22, 2010 -
Host Mike Causey talks with financial planner Jerry Cannizzaro about the pros and cons of the L-funds. Plus, benefits strategist John Elliott joins him to discuss your financial rights, benefits and options when you die. (This is an encore presentation.) December 22, 2010 and December 29, 2010
December 21, 2010 -
Are you restless in retirement? Do you miss the gang at the office, the challenge of work. Or the money? Congress has made it easier for former feds to return to government service. Today Senior Correspondent Mike Causey taps federal benefits specialist John Elliott who says you can go home again.
December 21, 2010 -
It\'s use it or lose it time and Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has a special treat coming up for readers. It\'ll help you with retirement, tax planning and answer questions about Roth and regular IRAs. So check it out right now!
December 20, 2010 -
Our founding fathers set age limits for serving in Congress and the White House. Imagine how things would have turned out if they had required an IQ test for politicians. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the current Congress is an example of how not to do things.
December 17, 2010 -
Looking for a totally safe place to park excess money? The equivalent of a government-backed certificate of deposit that will pay 2.75 percent next year? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you can do it if you\'ve been in government a long, long time.
December 16, 2010 -
Christmas Day is on a Saturday, the holiday is on a Friday, so what, if anything happens on Thursday? Will you get extra time off like last year, or have things changed. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey gives you the history of the ghosts of Christmas past.
December 15, 2010 -
Federal benefits expert Tammy Flanagan joins host Mike Causey with details on the Voluntary Contribution Program. They\'ll discuss how it works, who can join it, and how it would work with a Roth option. December 15, 2010 (Encore Presentation)
December 14, 2010 -
Has the proposed social security tax cut triggered a civil war in your office? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says in some locations there is a major rift between younger workers under the FERS system who would get the break and their older CSRS colleagues who won\'t get it.
December 14, 2010