Retirement
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The new fiscal year may bring a pay raise and a larger COLA, but it also brings higher premiums. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says keep your radar up
September 05, 2017 -
The Thrift Savings Plan may have received a swift boost in July, but the returns were not nearly as fruitful in August as only two funds returned with an increase in growth
September 04, 2017 -
Would you prefer that the doctor who's going to perform brain surgery on you drive a brand new Tesla or a 1960 Volkswagen Beetle?
September 01, 2017 -
A very sharp civil servant out there has $5.8 million in his or her Thrift Savings Plan. Another 16,000 feds have at least $1 million in their TSP accounts.
August 31, 2017 -
A new Congressional Budget Office study reviews a variety of possible options for the future of the federal retirement system.
August 30, 2017 -
Is there a buyout or maybe a layoff in your future? Inquiring federal workers want and need to know what a $25,000 buyout is worth after deductions.
August 30, 2017 -
What should you do if you lose your job and don't receive severance pay or a buyout? Find out when estate planner Tom O'Rourke joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. August 30, 2017
August 29, 2017 -
The number of millionaire federal employees is growing rapidly. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey notes they earned their wealth by saving and smartly investing their money over a number of decades.
August 29, 2017 -
Federal taxes take a good bite out of everyone's paycheck. But it's the same no matter where you live. State taxes are another matter.
August 24, 2017 -
Many of the pundits and experts who predicted that Donald Trump would never be elected also said that if he did, the stock market would tank, big time. Were they right?
August 24, 2017 -
Federal retirees can't run out of money in retirement, but they can lose buying power big-time the longer they stay retired.
August 23, 2017 -
How long should your investments last during your retirement? Find out when financial planner Arthur Stein joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. August 23, 2017
August 22, 2017 -
Randy Silvey, president of Silverlight Financial, describes how federal employees can take smart action to ensure their retirement funds meet their long-term needs.
August 21, 2017 -
A civilian Defense Department employee's spouse asks why buyouts aren't being offered more readily to the 77,000 federal employees who are ready to retire.
August 21, 2017 -
Depending on whose calendar you use, members of Congress have about 44 working days left between Labor Day and the end of 2017.
August 17, 2017