Federal Report
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While Mike Causey is on vacation he asked readers to fill in the space with guest columns for some fresh material and different viewpoints.
June 24, 2019 -
SSA got a new boss this week. He’s different in a number of ways. Including the fact that he worked with the Thrift Savings Plan and therefore knows a lot about the civil service and civil servants.
June 20, 2019 -
September's new Thrift Savings Plan withdrawal options should keep many more investors in the TSP in future. Here's an FAQ on the changes.
June 20, 2019 -
Many long-time government workers and retirees are worth more dead than alive due to the variety of wealth they accumulate over a lifetime.
June 19, 2019 -
With half the legislative year over and Democrats running the House while political eyes focus on 2020 races, the retirement plan looks safe for now.
June 18, 2019 -
Many of the nation’s smartest rank-and-file retirement investors may not be on Wall Street but rather in the cubicle next to yours, in your carpool or even in the mirror.
June 17, 2019 -
Going a decade without a raise has obviously made some lawmakers resentful of federal workers, at least when it comes to setting an amount and actually approving a raise.
June 14, 2019 -
The Trump administration's plan to send most of the work and workers at the Office of Personnel Management to the General Services Administration continues to be met with a lot of pushback.
June 13, 2019 -
Almost everybody knows the buy-low-sell-high "rule" of investing. But many people don’t follow it.
June 12, 2019 -
Despite a decade of mostly good-to-excellent returns in the stock-indexed C, S and I funds, most of the money feds have invested in their in-house 401(k) plan is in the fund which typically had the lowest returns.
June 11, 2019 -
The federal workforce is getting noticeably older — and more workers are delaying their retirement dates. But drawing conclusions from the moving target numbers is easier said than done.
June 10, 2019 -
Most TSP investors know the stock market is long overdue for a major correction. The question is when will that happen, how long will it last, and what if anything you should be doing about it?
June 07, 2019 -
The amount of the 2020 white collar federal pay raise will range anywhere from zero to 3.1% if federal unions and Democrats in the House have their way.
June 06, 2019 -
It will be late this year, probably November or December, before active and retired federal workers find out how much extra money they may have next year.
June 05, 2019 -
Despite the TSP's money-saving low administrative fees many retirees want more investment options and also more freedom to get at their money.
June 04, 2019