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Many federal and postal workers live and work in high tax states, so many retire to low-or no-tax states to get more from their annuities.
July 11, 2019 -
Are there states where retirees can get tax breaks and enjoy a better standard of living? Short answer: Yes.
July 05, 2019 -
Despite a decade of mostly good-to-excellent returns in the stock-indexed C, S and I funds, most of the money feds have invested in their in-house 401(k) plan is in the fund which typically had the lowest returns.
June 11, 2019 -
Most TSP investors know the stock market is long overdue for a major correction. The question is when will that happen, how long will it last, and what if anything you should be doing about it?
June 07, 2019 -
When it comes to saving and investing for retirement, federal and military personnel are way ahead of their private sector counterparts.
June 03, 2019 -
Between March 2018 and March 2019 the self-made millionaires club of the Thrift Savings Plan added 9,540 new members.
May 30, 2019 -
The good news for most long-time federal and postal workers, is that in retirement, you may be better off than many of your private sector neighbors.
May 08, 2019 -
9,540 additional federal and postal workers became Thrift Savings Plan millionaires between March 2018 and the end of March this year.
May 06, 2019 -
Despite the red hot stock market and longest-ever bull market in history, federal workers have just over 40% of their money in treasury securities.
May 02, 2019 -
Most federal and postal TSP millionaires got that way by ignoring the ups and downs of the market despite the pre-Christmas plunge in 2018.
April 30, 2019 -
Is there a state(s) where you can retire and keep more of your own money while enjoying a better standard of living? The short answer: Probably. To get the best tax deal now and in…
April 22, 2019 -
For at least the past six years, right or wrong, smart or not, some nervous feds from Maine to California have kept a nervous watch on Washington and their HR office. They are watching the…
April 19, 2019 -
For the last six years many federal workers and retirees have had nightmares about losing major parts of their Civil Service Retirement System and Federal Employees Retirement System benefits. And they’ve gone through a series…
April 17, 2019 -
Worried about the fate of your federal retirement package? If you are nervous in the civil service, welcome to the club.
April 09, 2019 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey thought he had a scoop that the Social Security Administration was offering buyouts to long-time employees but he explains why that's a misunderstanding.
April 05, 2019