Federal Report
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The Social Security Administration’s surprise order to end its six-year-old teleworking program, which covers 12,000 employees nationwide, may be just the start of a governmentwide downsizing of the very popular perk. Popular at least with…
November 01, 2019 -
Uncle Sam will spend a small fortune over the next couple of months making it easier for 2.8 million government workers to get the best health plan next year for the fewest amount of premium dollars.
October 31, 2019 -
Tom O’Rourke, an estate/tax attorney in the Washington D.C. area, says many people have estates but don’t realize it.
October 30, 2019 -
Most of the 5.8 million workers, retirees and former feds with Thrift Savings Plan accounts have some of their retirement nest eggs in the G fund.
October 29, 2019 -
Financial planner Arthur Stein says declining G fund returns are the result of a decline in interest rates, so he recommends many of his clients to the F fund.
October 28, 2019 -
Are federal workers being undercut by the Trump administration? Or is it the other way around? Depends on who you ask.
October 24, 2019 -
Have you been monitoring the fascinating ups and downs of the C fund? Financial planner Arthur Stein has you covered.
October 23, 2019 -
Have you asked yourself all the right questions about your retirement?
October 22, 2019 -
Most experts would say it depends on your age, when you plan to retire, and, very important, your risk tolerance.
October 21, 2019 -
Is the government using the wrong measuring tool to track inflation and thus producing the wrong cost of living adjustments?
October 18, 2019 -
Fans of the Thrift Savings Plan hope new withdrawal rules encourage more people to stick with it when they move to another job or retire.
October 17, 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 -
When it comes time to start withdrawing money from your TSP will you be glad you invested pre-tax, or wish somebody had talked to you about the Roth option?
October 15, 2019 -
Whatever you call today, it is still an official government holiday. That means that a lot of federal workers are off today, but many are not.
October 14, 2019 -
Last month the Thrift Savings Plan implemented a series of changes in withdrawal rules it hopes/expects will lead to more people leaving their investments in the TSP when they leave government.
October 12, 2019