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CAUSEY: Thrift plan return depends on how you look at it

Monday, Nov. 9, 2009

Federal Thrift Savings Plan investors whose account balances went south last October are probably in for some good news. Depending on how you look at it, the new data will be either a sign of good things to come or a statistical quirk that doesn't forecast anything — good or bad.

CAUSEY: Retirement jackpot is signed into law

Monday, Nov. 2, 2009

Federal retirees who would like to get back in government and current workers anxious to become retirees both hit the jackpot in the Defense Authorization Act signed into law last week.

CAUSEY: Help for children who cling to home

Monday, Oct. 26, 2009

If the pitter-patter of little feet in your attic or basement comes not from squirrels or mice but from your still-in-college or unemployed grown children, then there is cause to rejoice. At least maybe a little bit.

CAUSEY: USPS' perky benefits

Monday, Oct. 19, 2009

Even within the federal family, there are sibling jealousies of the Mom-always-liked-you-best variety. In this case, some workers say that Uncle Sam favors folks in his largest operation by paying a much larger share of their ever-growing health premiums.

CAUSEY: Congress extends retirement benefits

Monday, Oct. 12, 2009

Lobbyists who work Congress on behalf of working and retired feds outdid themselves last week. They pulled off a trifecta that will mean better pay and higher retirement benefits for tens of thousands of current and former civil servants.

CAUSEY: Cost of insurance may bite workers

Monday, Oct. 5, 2009

Federal workers who want to avoid a potential cut in take-home pay in January need to do some serious homework next month. That's even more critical for retired government workers and their survivors.

CAUSEY: Investors recover, return to markets

Monday, Sept. 28, 2009

As more investors return to the stock and bond markets, less than half of the money in the federal Thrift Savings Plan remains in supersafe, slow-growth Treasury securities.

CAUSEY: FERS flu strikes; workers burn leave

Monday, Sept. 14, 2009

Despite opposition from the White House, Congress is working on a repellent for the flu bug that routinely bites thousands of longtime civil servants — costing the taxpayers $69 million each year.

CAUSEY: Roth option boosts some 401(k) plans

Monday, Sept. 7, 2009

Thanks to a major jump-start Congress ordered earlier this year, tens of thousands of current and future federal and postal workers will likely have bigger 401(k) account balances when they retire.