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Are You Under CSRS, FERS or WUD?
Are you under the CSRS retirement plan or the FERS program that replaced it or, like a growing number of feds, have you moved into the WUD system. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's the fastest growing pension plan in the nation.
Tags: P&B , Mike Causey , CSRS , WUD
Accidents Happen: CSRS vs. FERS
If you read yesterday's column you know there is a slim chance you might have been placed in the wrong federal retirement system. If so, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has a way to make things right for yourself.
Tags: P&B , CSRS , Mike Causey , Bob Braunstein , National Institute for Transition Planning
Who's on FERS?
Remember the Abbott & Costello baseball routine about "Who's on First?" Well Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there is a federal version. He calls it "Who's on FERS". It's about workers who are placed in the wrong retirement system. Could you be one of them?
Tags: P&B , Mike Causey , CSRS , CSRS Offset , Bob Braunstein
TSP: Getting Bigger & Better
What's has 8 million legs, is worth $250 billion dollars and is considered the biggest and best thing of its kind? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that's one way to describe your Thrift Savings Plan which is going to get bigger and better.
Tags: P&B , Mike Causey , TSP , Roth IRA , Roth 401(k) , CSRS , John Bogle
Is Your Pension a Target?
Is your federal retirement program the bull's eye in a bigger target? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says January is traditionally the time when wild rumors circulate. Mostly nothing happens but this time, he says, keep one eye open... just in case.
Tags: P&B , Mike Causey , CSRS , buyout , rumor control , budget
Your 2010 Lucky Numbers
January always means some new numbers for members of the federal family. Today Senior Correspondent Mike Causey talks about two of the most important numbers you need to know.
Tags: P&B , Mike Causey , CSRS , Voluntary Contributions
Myth Busting the Defense Authorization Act
Join Mike for an hour-long conversation with Randy Erwin, the legislative director of the National Federation of Federal Employees. They'll talk about the phase-in of the Defense Authorization Act. They'll also tackle some internet myths that are circulating about what the changes will and won't do.
Encore Presentation
Tags: pay and benefits , NSPS , Randy Erwin , Mike Causey
So, Who Drew the Short Straw?
Do the new benefits approved for FERS employees give them a better deal than their older colleagues under the CSRS retirement plan? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asked readers and he got an earful.
Tags: P&B , CSRS , Mike Causey , COLA , High-3
End of NSPS and cure for FERS Flu included in Defense Authorization bill
The Defense Authorization bill could mean big changes for federal workers. The bill includes a cure for the FERS Flu, fix for the Dual Compensation Act and the end of NSPS.
Tags: Your Turn , Mike Causey , NSPS , NARFE
2009 The Year Of The Fed
With recession, pay cuts and growing unemployment times look tough but Mike Causey says that for federal workers 2009 may be the best year of their career.
Tags: Mike Causey , P&B , FERS flu , NSPS , 2010 Defense Authorization Bill
