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Are you going to spend your first months in retirement traveling, playing or relaxing...or will you become obsessed with watching your bank balance? Mike Causey says that is what happens to a growing number of retirees.
September 29, 2010 -
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The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a final regulation that makes it easier for veterans to obtain health care and disability compensation for certain diseases associated with services in Southwest Asia (including Iraq) and Afghanistan, Business Wire reports.
September 29, 2010 -
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What exactly is a \"socially responsible\" mutual fund? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the answer is one of many reasons folks who oversee the federal Thrift Savings Plan are reluctant to add new investment options.
September 29, 2010 -
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The Federal Thrift Investment Board said it opposes the option for a new Thrift Savings Plan fund that one congressman is calling a \"socially responsible\" investment. Federal News Radio\'s Senior Correspondent Mike Causey is wary of the proposed fund. Hear his analysis.
September 28, 2010 -
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This week, Mike discusses what a lame duck Congress will mean for feds with Bill Bransford, partner, Shaw, Bransford & Roth. Topics include congressional pay cuts, furloughs for feds, and a 2011 pay freeze. September 29, 2010
September 28, 2010 -
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How can you calculate your expenses when you travel for the federal government? Steve Ressler, explains about GovLoops new per diem calculator.
September 28, 2010 -
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What if the government hit you with a pay cut of 20 to 40 percent for an extended period? That\'s not a threat. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it\'s more like a promise for many recent federal and postal retirees.
September 28, 2010 -
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Tom Trabucco, director of external affairs at the Thrift Investment Board, explains why the board opposes what one congressman is calling a socially responsible fund that he wants added to your Thrift Savings Plan.
September 27, 2010 -
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Last week Republicans proposed a hiring freezeof non-security federal workers. That\'s just the latest GOP effort to target federal workers\' pay and hiring. So far these efforts haven\'t gone far, but that could change with a GOP takeover of Congress after the mid-term elections, The Washington Post reports.
September 27, 2010 -
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If it rained two billion dollars in cash every month, would you want an umbrella or a bucket? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says most people, including some hungry mutual funds, pick the bucket!
September 27, 2010 -
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A bill by Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Del.) aims to save the Postal Service from mounting debt with the POST Act.
September 24, 2010 -
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For richer or poorer but richer\'s better, and together is best. Certified financial planner Arthur Stein tells us how you can make that happen.
September 24, 2010 -
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A private company claims to have the secret for outperforming the TSP. We ask the TSP\'s Tom Trabucco for his opinion.
September 24, 2010 -
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More than 300,000 federal and postal workers are drugged out...in a good way. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says they are saving tons of money by setting up flexible spending accounts.
September 24, 2010
