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More Feds Join Club Millionaire!!!

Believe it or not, the federal Thrift Savings Plan has more than 100 investors with 7-figure accounts. So, is there a 401k-plan millionaire in the next cubicle...or maybe in your car pool? Mike Causey has the numbers.

Tags: TSP , Tom Trabucco , pay and benefits , retirement , Mike Causey , Federal Report

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L-fund risks and rewards

Host Mike Causey talks with financial planner Jerry Cannizzaro about the pros and cons of the L-funds. Plus, benefits strategist John Elliott joins him to discuss your financial rights, benefits and options when you die. (This is an encore presentation.)
December 22, 2010 and December 29, 2010

Tags: L-funds , pay and benefits , Jerry Cannizzaro , John Elliott , Mike Causey ,

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How the Voluntary Contribution Program works

Federal benefits expert Tammy Flanagan joins host Mike Causey with details on the Voluntary Contribution Program. They'll discuss how it works, who can join it, and how it would work with a Roth option.
December 15, 2010 (Encore Presentation)

Tags: pay and benefits , Voluntary Contributions Program , Mike Causey , Tammy Flanagan , retirement , CSRS , TSP

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Analysis: How the new political alignment will impact feds

Will the big changes in Congress mean big changes for federal employees? Bill Bransford, general counsel for the Senior Executives Association, joins Mike Causey for this week's Your Turn.
November 3, 2010

Tags: Mike Causey , Bill Bransford , Senior Executives Association , Congress , election , pay and benefits , pay raise , furlough , Pledge to America , hiring freeze , Barack Obama , Bill Clinton , pay debate , National Treasury Employees Union , Election 2010

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A one-shot $250 check for retired feds?

Will retirees get a one-time $250 check? On this week's Your Turn host Mike Causey talks with Dan Adcock and David Snell from National Active and Retired Federal Employees about the upcoming lame duck session of Congress.
October 27, 2010

Tags: pay and benefits , COLA , Congress , retirees , Dan Adcock , David Snell , NARFE , Mike Causey ,

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Your money, your health

Health premiums go up an average of 7.2 percent for feds in 2011. What do you need to know about changes in your benefits, deductibles, and copayments? David Snell, insurance expert for National Active and Retired Federal Employees, is Mike's guest this week on Your Turn.
October 6, 2010

Tags: David Snell , NARFE , health benefits , FEHBP , pay and benefits , Mike Causey

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Lame Duck Congress Part II

This week, Mike discusses what a lame duck Congress will mean for feds with Bill Bransford, partner, Shaw, Bransford & Roth. Topics include congressional pay cuts, furloughs for feds, and a 2011 pay freeze.
September 29, 2010

Tags: Bill Bransford , pay and benefits , Mike Causey , lame duck session , Congress , furloughs , pay freeze , pay cut

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How will a lame duck Congress affect feds?

From pay freeze proposals to furloughs, there are a lot of issues before Congress that could affect feds. This week on Your Turn, Mike interviews Charity Wilson from the American Federation of Government Employees and Jessica Klement from the Federal Managers Association, about what a lame duck Congress can do to federal workers and retirees.
September 22, 2010

Tags: Mike Causey , Congress , lame duck session , pay and benefits , Jessica Klement , Charity Wilson , FMA , AFGE , hiring freeze , pay debate

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Exit interview with NARFE's Margaret Baptiste

This week on Your Turn, Mike Causey interviews Margaret Baptiste, the outgoing president of NARFE. They discuss what happened during her tenure and what didn't happen.
September 15, 2010

Tags: Margaret Baptiste , Mike Causey , NARFE , pay and benefits

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Social Security: what's in it for feds?

How can social security and medicare be preserved for future generations? Nancy Altman, chairman of the Board of the Pension Rights Center, is Mike Causey's guest this week on Your Turn.

Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , Social Security , Nancy Altman , Pension Rights Center , Suzanne Kubota

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