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Retirement
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John Grobe, president of Federal Career Experts, joins host Mike Causey to discuss retirement rules for law enforcement officers. July 15, 2015
July 14, 2015 -
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The congressional stalemate over funding a long-term highway bill is reviving fears that lawmakers could raid the Thrift Savings Plan. House Republicans have proposed cutting the G Fund's interest rate to free up $32 billion over ten years.
July 14, 2015 -
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Is your government job a calling, just a living or a joke? Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says for many long suffering feds laughter truly is the best medicine.
July 13, 2015 -
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A brand new law just signed by President Obama will give a lot of federal employees the ability to start drawing retirement funds from the Thrift Savings Plan much earlier than had been allowed in the past. It's called the Defending Public Safety Emploees Retirement Act and it applies to several federal positions that are already eligible for early retirement. Tammy Flanagan is the senior benefits director for the National Institute for Transition Planning. She tells In Depth guest host Jared Serbu how the law will work and what its impact will be.
July 10, 2015 -
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The Office of Personnel Management made a slight improvement in its retirement processing in June after posting its worst numbers in a year last month.
July 06, 2015 -
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Is your retirement plan a complex spreadsheet with time, taxes, TSP projections and other calculations? Or does it consist of a couple of coin- filled Mason jars behind the refrigerator or buried in the back yard? asks Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
July 03, 2015 -
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Most of the Thrift Savings Plan funds fell in June 2015, according to the latest statistics from the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
July 01, 2015 Jump-start your retirement income-building by listening to benefits expert Tammy Flanagan - this week's guest on Your Turn with host Mike Causey.
July 01, 2015-
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Congress is working on two bills that impact the Thrift Savings Plan. But this time you don't need to worry about someone messing up a good thing. Kim Weaver is director of external affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. She tells In Depth with Francis Rose how both bills may affect you.
June 30, 2015 -
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Coca-Cola used to have a slogan that said "Things go better with Coke." One federal retiree tells Senior Correspondent Mike Causey that also holds true for retirement.
June 30, 2015 -
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By Arthur Stein, CFP Bethesda, MD There are many advantages to the Thrift Savings Plan for federal employees who are growing their investments. The TSP offers a variety of funds with low expenses. But retirees who…
June 26, 2015 How many states prohibit 70-year-old men from wearing Speedo bathing suits in public? Senior correspondent Mike Causey has the surprising answer.
June 25, 2015TSP Board Executive Director Greg Long and Kim Weaver, the director of external affairs, join hosts Bob Leins and Tammy Flanagan to answer listeners questions about the Thrift Savings Plan.
June 19, 2015
