Retirement
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Would you leave your government job if offered a $40,000 buyout? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says don't get your hopes up, but stay tuned, just in case.
April 29, 2016 -
The 2017 defense authorization bill now has a provision requiring women to sign up for selective service.
April 28, 2016 -
When it comes to taking your Social Security benefit, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says timing is everything and everyone needs a Plan B.
April 28, 2016 -
If you won the lottery would you take smaller payments starting immediately or bigger bucks if you wait? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that's the choice confronting lots of feds.
April 27, 2016 -
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board may need to ask for more resources to get through the rest of fiscal 2016, the agency's leadership warned. The board predicts the money it spends on cybersecurity upgrades and external audits will likely force the agency to exceed 2016 budget allocations before the year ends.
April 25, 2016 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you don't want to be one of the 11 percent of federal employees who don't contribute to their Thrift Savings Plan accounts.
April 25, 2016 -
Randy Silvey, president Silverlight Financial, advises federal employees to take action now to protect their identities and credit by paying for a credit freeze and changing financial passwords.
April 20, 2016 -
If you work for Uncle Sam, up to half of your retirement income will come from your investments. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says playing it too safe could make you sorry.
April 20, 2016 Financial planner Arthur Stein joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn show to discuss the pros and cons of the TSP lifecycle funds, and whether your retirement is protected from another "bear" market. April 20, 2016
April 19, 2016-
Washington's largest export may be advice from experts. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the warnings are often dire and involve something you are doing wrong.
April 14, 2016 -
We're living longer and defined pensions funds are drying up, and the definitions of work and retirement are blurring. Benefits and retirement planning expert Tammy Flanagan talks about the impact of changing lifespans on federal retirement on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
April 12, 2016 -
All the experts who predicted a retirement tidal wave from government were wrong. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains why so many retirement-age feds are still working.
April 11, 2016 -
Should federal workers who grew up watching Howdy Doody or Star Trek be replaced? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says baby boomers are in the cross-hairs..
April 08, 2016 -
Is your federal career like an episode from Seinfeld, the show about nothing? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it could be and that could explain your failure to get promoted.
April 07, 2016 -
The Office of Personnel Management chipped away at its growing inventory of retirement claims in March, thanks to the low volume of new claims it received this month. But the agency still faces an uphill battle in reducing the backlog it worked so hard to manage late last year.
April 06, 2016