Do you know the difference between retirement planning and estate planning? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says most people don’t and it can cost them and their loved ones big time.
For the third consecutive month, the Thrift Savings Plan funds posted mostly negative numbers at the end of January.
Even though we've lived through a city-flattening blizzard, the advent of a bear market and umpteen presidential debates on TV, the year is still young. You still have time to do some careful planning on the financial front. Joining Federal Drive with Tom Temin with some predictions for what Congress will do to and about the federal workforce this year is Jessica Klement, legislative director of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association.
Beginning on Monday, Feb. 1 and running through Feb. 29 members of the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program are getting the chance to adjust their plans during a limited enrollment period — but there’s a lot of fine print.
What should you consider when putting together a retirement planning checklist? Find out when retirement planner John Grobe joins host Mike Causey on this week's "Your Turn" radio show. January 27, 2016
Federal investors had a bad year in 2015, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says after the last few weeks 2015 looks like the good old days.
The Air Force faces a series of lawsuits alleging a questionable directive had officers canned before they could collect their 401Ks.
Are you one of the oldest employees in your office? If so, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey knows of a special government investment option you should check out.
With all of the hype surrounding the passage of phased retirement, you might have expected thousands of people to have signed up. But only a relative handful have to date. Jeff Neal, former DHS chief human capital officer, offers a reason why.
If you work for Uncle Sam, will the bear market eat your retirement nest egg? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says investors should be very careful.
Certified financial planner Arthur Stein joins host Mike Causey to discuss how the bear market is impacting your TSP account. Stein will go over the options that you have to protect your retirement nest egg. January 20, 2016
The Office of Personnel Management is hosting a limited enrollment period in February for federal employees who want to switch their benefits options to self-plus-one.
The chairmen of two Senate financial committees claim an agency's online retirement planning calculator misled seniors about how much they could expect to receive in retirement benefits.
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says if you work for the government, you're on the right track for a comfortable retirement.
Even though fewer employees retired in December. OPM has its work cut out for it in 2016 as it faces a backlog of about 11,400 claims.