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Maximizing your retirement benefits
Maximizing your retirement benefits
Thanks to the Federal Employees Retirement System, the Civil Service Retirement System and Social Security retirement pr... Read more
1 Aug 2018
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The TSP: Are the law of averages on your side?
The TSP: Are the law of averages on your side?
When it comes to the federal Thrift Savings Plan, the average annual returns don’t tell you everything because TSP stock... Read more
16 May 2018
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TSP investing: The good, the bad & the ugly
TSP investing: The good, the bad & the ugly
So, how often do you look at your Thrift Savings Plan account balance, and does it affect your investment decisions?Do t... Read more
11 Jul 2018
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Finding your retirement date
Finding your retirement date
When in doubt, ask Tammy Flanagan. Many feel she wrote the book on federal retirement planning. She was a long-time fed ... Read more
18 Dec 2019
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The TSP: Investing for the long haul
The TSP: Investing for the long haul
Stein is today's guest on this episode of the Your Turn radio show. He talks about bull and bear markets, and what peopl... Read more
12 Sep 2018
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FERS & the federal pay raise: What's the latest?
FERS & the federal pay raise: What's the latest?
Earlier this year President Donald Trump proposed a zero pay raise for January 2019. In its place would be a yet-to-come... Read more
25 Jul 2018
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Bear market: Are you ready?
Bear market: Are you ready?
For the past decade — since the end of the 2008-2009 Great Recession — stock market experts have regularly predicted a m... Read more
6 Nov 2019
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What happens to your TSP when the bull becomes a bear?
What happens to your TSP when the bull becomes a bear?
Most people know the rule is to buy low, sell high. If you buy that, the problem is knowing when the market has peaked o... Read more
16 Oct 2019
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FERS Retirees: Treading Water OR Under It?
FERS Retirees: Treading Water OR Under It?
When they retire after a long career with Uncle Sam many FERS retirees hope for good health, long life and low-inflation... Read more
20 Feb 2019
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Retirement plan tops congressional hit parade — again
Retirement plan tops congressional hit parade — again
On this episode, Nicole Ogrysko, who covers workforce issues on the Hill, outlines the changes feds and retirees may be ... Read more
18 Apr 2019
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How to get more for less from your federal health plan
How to get more for less from your federal health plan
If you don’t change plans you will remain in your current plan which, if benefits change or premiums go up big time, cou... Read more
14 Nov 2018
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NARFE: Protecting your retirement benefits
NARFE: Protecting your retirement benefits
The Trump administration wants to cut costs in the giant Federal Employees Retirement System by totally eliminating futu... Read more
19 Sep 2018
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When to retire? Breaking up is hard to do
When to retire? Breaking up is hard to do
Leaving Uncle Sam, especially after a lengthy career at a good salary, can be very rewarding and sometimes a bit tricky,... Read more
24 Oct 2018
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Is your TSP account shrinking?
Is your TSP account shrinking?
Everybody knows the expression what goes up also goes down. Repeat as necessary.We know the stock market retreats and ad... Read more
16 Jan 2019
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The future of the civil service
The future of the civil service
The Carter administration’s Civil Service Reform Act is turning 40 this Saturday. So how is the 40-year old reform worki... Read more
10 Oct 2018
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Are you over-investing in the TSP?
Are you over-investing in the TSP?
When it comes to employer-backed 401k plans, most experts say that the federal Thrift Savings Plan, with its 5% match an... Read more
15 May 2019
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Your TSP in the tank: Now what?
Your TSP in the tank: Now what?
Most current and retired federal and postal workers have a 401k plan via the federal Thrift Savings Plan. For those unde... Read more
18 Mar 2020
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2020 taxes, your TSP, mortgage and health premiums
2020 taxes, your TSP, mortgage and health premiums
While some people are already working on their 2020 taxes there are probably many more still trying to figure out what t... Read more
18 Sep 2019
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TSP thermometer: 2018 bad, 2019 good, 2020?
TSP thermometer: 2018 bad, 2019 good, 2020?
Stock markets, like people and wine, have good years and not-so-good years. Investors who try to buy low and sell high ... Read more
22 Jan 2020
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UPDATED: Long term care insurance: Pray your premiums are ‘wasted’
UPDATED: Long term care insurance: Pray your premiums are ‘wasted’
Today’s Your Turn radio show features Paul Forte and Joan Melanson from Long Term Care Partners Inc. They run the LTC pr... Read more
11 Dec 2019
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