FERS: Saved by the bell … again
Is it déjà vu all over again? Sure seems like it. This time one year ago lobbyists who represent feds and retirees were quietly hoping that Congress would tear off only a couple of chunks from the...
View ArticleHouse Budget Committee renews efforts to cut retirement benefits
To listen to the Federal Newscast on your phone or mobile device, subscribe on PodcastOne or Apple Podcasts. The best listening experience on desktop can be found using Chrome, Firefox or Safari. The...
View ArticleThe TSP: Are the law of averages on your side?
(This show originally aired on May 16, 2018) When it comes to the federal Thrift Savings Plan, financial planner Arthur Stein says the average annual returns don’t tell you everything because TSP...
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Middle class? Yes, but average? No way: Your TSP portfolio profile
Because most Americans are democrats with a small “D” we claim to be “middle class” even if we make big bucks, live in a mansion and routinely take enviable vacations. On the other hand, if you call us...
View ArticleRep. Comstock offers legislation to give feds paid parental leave
In today’s Federal Newscast, Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) has introduced a bill to provide for a paid parental leave program for federal employees. To listen to the Federal Newscast on your phone or...
View ArticleIs there life after retirement?
Mike Causey is on vacation this week and asked several readers, friends and even critics to write guest columns in his absence. Please enjoy today’s offering from long-time reader and IRS retiree Tony...
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The 46-year federal learning curve
Mike Causey is on vacation this week and asked several readers, friends and even critics to write guest columns in his absence. Please enjoy today’s offering from retired long-time fed Tom Trabucco:...
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The long and short of TSP investing
Do the ups and downs of your Thrift Savings Plan account balance keep you up at night? Are you financially nervous in the civil service, or do you think you have the wrong mix of funds in your...
View ArticleArt Stein, and the ups and downs of TSP investing
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Your Turn with Mike Causey audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. So, how often do you look at your Thrift Savings...
View ArticleInsurance education: LTC? CIR? What does it all mean?
Insight by NITP July 16, 2018 – Host Bob Leins welcomes Shane Canfield, CEO, Worldwide Assurance for Employees of Public Agencies (WAEPA) and Brian Kurrus, Certified Financial Planner® to educate...
View Article2019 COLA? Yes but pay raise? Not likely
With three months left to go in the cost-of-living adjustment countdown clock, federal/military/Social Security retirees are looking at a January inflation-catch up of 2.7 percent. Maybe even more, if...
View ArticleBack to the good old days
Do you remember what your work-wise, midsummer nightmares were this time last year? For many, they ranged from losing pay to losing your job, to losing part of your pension plan or — worst case...
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DoD: Transferring GI Bill benefits to your family is ‘not an entitlement’
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. If there’s one message that rings through in the Defense...
View ArticleWe Need Space: Federal Partnerships In Space Exploration
July 20, 2018 Subscribe to FedTalk’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. The post We Need Space: Federal Partnerships In Space Exploration appeared first on FederalNewsRadio.com.
View ArticleFederal paid parental leave could help resolve agencies’ recruitment woes,...
Federal agencies could save more on recruitment and retention costs — if they had a paid parental leave program for their employees. That’s the message Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) is taking to her...
View ArticlePay raise, FERS surgery, what’s next?
With just over 100 days until the election and our once hot Washington Nationals playing more like the hapless Washington Senators of old, it’s time to take a midyear checkup. Things change and the...
View ArticleFERS & the federal pay raise: What’s the latest?
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Your Turn with Mike Causey audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Earlier this year President Donald Trump proposed a...
View ArticleTransition: Planning for retirement before you retire
Insight by NITP, Inc July 30, 2018 – Host Bob Leins welcomes Mike Townshend, transition and aging authority and founder of Carpe Diem Coaching. Mike will talk about the critical importance of...
View ArticleTSP’s T Fund tanks, loses $100B — if it had one
Imagine the financial and emotional hangover you would have today if some, most or all of your retirement nest egg had been invested in the Thrift Savings Plan’s T Fund? That’s “T” for technical...
View ArticleYour million-dollar-plus annuity nest egg
Despite what your significant other may say from time to time, odds are you are worth more than you think, as in a lot more — especially if you were wise and tough enough to make a career with Uncle...
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