Back to the Future For Your TSP Funds
"Back to the Future" was a great movie but no one likes to see their retirement investments sinking back to levels of six years ago. That is what has happened in the current bear market. Here are charts showing the results through the recent sell-off. Have we reached a bottom in this market? Take the poll on the right hand side of the article.
Posted: November 21, 2008 7:33 AM | Full Story
Looking for an Extra Holiday After Christmas?
From reading email from our readers, one of the most pressing issues for the federal workforce is this: Will President Bush give federal employees an extra day off because Christmas falls on a Thursday this year?
Posted: November 20, 2008 8:33 PM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Medicare and the Federal Retiree
This retirement expert finds the Medicare website confusing. That doesn't provide much hope for the rest of us. Here is an brief summary of portions of the Medicare program and its relationship to the federal retiree.
Posted: November 21, 2008 6:44 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Are You Losing Out on Hundreds or Thousands of Dollars?
Are you taking advantage of all your federal employee benefits? Many federal employees are missing out on savings by not participating in flexible spending accounts (FSAs). These account allow you to designate between $250 and $5,000 a year to be deducted tax-free from your check and used to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
Posted: November 20, 2008 8:36 PM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Promises, Promises
"Among the new president's many problems is how he'll square private promises made to hundreds of thousands of federal workers with his public promise to cut federal programs."
Posted: November 20, 2008 8:20 PM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Ethics, Hatch Act and Indebted Former Presidential Candidates
Ethics laws and Hatch Act requirements for federal employees can be obtuse and there are agencies devoted to these topics. What if you are a former presidential candidate who owes millions and become a cabinet official? What limits are there on raising money to pay off your debts?
Posted: November 21, 2008 6:48 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Politics, Security and A Union at TSA
TSA's flexibility in responding to emergencies would be limited by having to come to negotiate with a union before shifting workers, altering procedures, or changing schedules. President-Elect Obama's statement that putting a union into TSA will be a "priority" for his administration, may reignite an old battle.
Posted: November 20, 2008 8:24 PM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
If You Die While Still Working for Uncle Sam, What Happens to Your Benefits?
Federal retirement expert John Grobe recently wrote an article read by tens of thousands of readers entitled "What Happens to Your Federal Employee Benefits if You Die While Still Working?" Some readers had questions or wanted more information. Here are answers to some of the more frequent questions. Please read this in conjunction with the previous article on this subject.
Posted: November 20, 2008 8:19 AM | Full Story
- Leaving Government Before Retirement? What Happens To Your Benefits?
- Should You Purchase Long Term Care Insurance?
- The Federal "Five-Year Requirement" and Your Federal Health and Life Insurance
