Federal Report
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Who knows if there will be a pay raise... but one thing is for sure, health insurance premiums will be going up. The issue is, what will you pay them with?
August 05, 2019 -
The windfall elimination provision reduces the Social Security benefit for someone with less than 30 years of covered service if they qualify for an SSA benefit after as little as five years of covered service.
August 02, 2019 -
Thanks to a 1997 tax law that included the then-new Roth option, many people saving for retirement now have two choices.
August 01, 2019 -
Have you had your professional mid-life crisis yet? If not, this might be a good time to get it over with.
July 31, 2019 -
Despite tough talk from Congress and the White House, the federal employee benefits package has so-far remained untouched.
July 30, 2019 -
Should you stick with the TSP? Or would you be happier elsewhere? Financial expert and successful TSP investor Abraham Grungold shares his thoughts.
July 29, 2019 -
The Trump administration wants to share some of the D.C. wealth by moving jobs — but not necessarily the people in them — to other parts of the nation that could use the business.
July 26, 2019 -
The new budget deal between Congress and the White House includes a two-year ban on sequestration-related furloughs for federal workers.
July 25, 2019 -
Benefits expert Tammy Flanagan joins Your Turn today to answer questions about Social Security and retirement applicable to both federal and private sector workers.
July 24, 2019 -
Thousands of feds in some of FEHBP's best and most expensive health plans may be spared from a pending 40% tax on their favorite plans.
July 23, 2019 -
Turns out the plan to move Washington-based civil servants closer to the geographic areas they deal with, and the taxpayers they serve, isn’t as cut-and-dried as getting a new Amazon facility.
July 22, 2019 -
Many people still in government can remember when federal agencies near the White House had windows that opened and fans struggled to create a breeze.
July 19, 2019 -
Many retirees will be watching the inflation index from now through September to see what their January cost of living adjustments will look like.
July 18, 2019 -
The current bull market is more than a decade old and is long overdue for a major correction. Financial planner Arthur Stein has plenty of federal clients and offered his thoughts.
July 17, 2019 -
Even though Federal Employees Health Benefits Program health premiums are likely to go up next year, Uncle Sam will continue to pay the lion’s share of the total premium.
July 16, 2019