Retirement
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Will you still receive a social security check if the government doesn\'t raise the debt ceiling? You won\'t be getting an answer from the Social Security Administration.
July 15, 2011 -
A reduced COLA may be part of the debt ceiling negotiations. Arthur Stein is a certified financial planner and he tells you what you need to prepare for.
July 15, 2011 -
Which of the following items are NOT at stake in the current White House-Congressional debt limit dance: pay raises, your insurance premiums, the health of your brand-new puppy or future raises for federal and Social Security retirees? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it\'s both serious and confusing and, maybe down the road, amusing too.
July 14, 2011 -
Federal and postal workers and retirees are under so many attacks that many of them don\'t know which of the threats is real and which is most serious. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says a lot of people are worrying about something that probably won\'t happen while ignoring several bigger threats.
July 12, 2011 -
The Thrift Savings Plan is often lauded as the best retirement plan in the country. But there\'s still some confusion about who\'s eligible for the TSP and how it works.
July 11, 2011 -
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A coalition of unions and federal employee groups are urging lawmakers to reject cost-cutting proposals that harm federal pay and benefits.
July 06, 2011 -
The Office of Personnel Management has started scanning employee records so that one day pensions can be calculated by computer.
July 05, 2011 -
SPC certified financial planner Arthur Stein tells us how much more you could be looking at in your wallet.
July 01, 2011 -
After Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) questioned the Postal Service\'s decision to stop paying to FERS, attorney Bill Bransford said Issa may be concerned that USPS is setting a precedent for subsidizing other financially unstable agencies.
June 30, 2011 -
After four-and-a-half years, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says goodbye to the Pentagon. Today is his last day on the job.
June 30, 2011 -
Coming soon to a federal agency near you - buyouts. So do you fit the profile? Are you buyout bait or, asks Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, will you be the last person left to turn out the lights?
June 30, 2011 -
In a letter to the Office of Personnel Management, the head of the government\'s watchdog committee said the U.S. Postal Service\'s decision to halt contributions to employees\' retirement fund sets a \"dangerous precedent\" for other cash-strapped agencies.
June 28, 2011 -
Giving up small purchases on a daily basis can mean big savings for your retirement, according to Tom Trabucco, director of external affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
June 27, 2011 -
Not everyone thinks you’re being persecuted by all of the proposals to freeze your pay and cut your benefits. Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has some comments from one of those people in…
June 21, 2011