Federal Report
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While people are fascinated by the TSP Millionaires Club, the real question is where does your account rank in value?
October 07, 2019 -
Nobody likes to pay more for anything. But is it possible that the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program isn’t the ripoff many think it is?
October 04, 2019 -
So how’s the retirement nest egg you’re building one paycheck at a time going?
October 03, 2019 -
Washington, D.C. area tax and estate attorney Tom O’Rourke has tips for finding out the state of your estate, and planning for the future.
October 02, 2019 -
The reason for the new shutdown decision deadline is that lawmakers have not approved appropriations to keep all federal agencies operating after Oct. 1.
October 01, 2019 -
Federal-military-Social Security retirees are hoping for a January 2020 cost of living adjustment, which is nice but not as nice as the days of 8% or 9% yearly increases.
September 30, 2019 -
Most of the 34,000 active and retired feds with million-dollar-plus Thrift Savings Plan accounts got there by keeping cool. Most have been steady investors for decades.
September 27, 2019 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asked long-time reader Tony Krolik if there is life after retiring, which he did from the Internal Revenue Service five years ago.
September 26, 2019 -
As the year grows closer to an end, federal employees will be eager to see just how much their pockets will be impacted.
September 25, 2019 -
Monday’s column got the attention of a lot of readers, especially those at the top step of the top grade — GS-15. Unfortunately, says Mike Causey, the explanation was mostly wrong.
September 24, 2019 -
If your boss doesn't grin when folks speculate about the size of the 2020 federal pay raise, they have a good reason.
September 23, 2019 -
Many of the current TSP millionaires made their financial bones during the Great Recession of 08-09. Will history repeat itself during the next big recession?
September 20, 2019 -
Given that 2020 is a critical election year, and the number of federal workers in many congressional districts, any federal pay raise is a big deal.
September 19, 2019 -
Because of the 2017 tax law, many were surprised to learn that it no longer paid to itemize deductions that had been important in the past.
September 18, 2019 -
Bills, budgets and proposals to whack federal retirement benefits used to be the stuff of nightmares for both workers and retirees under FERS and CSRS.
September 17, 2019