What is your plan B?

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What is your plan B?

FromYour Turn with Mike Causey

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Jul 26, 2017

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Are you planning to retire soon or leave your federal job? What happens to your benefits? Find out when benefits expert John Grobe joins host Mike Causey on this weeks Your Turn. July 26, 2017

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Jul 26, 2017

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Federal News Network Senior Correspondent Mike Causey discusses everything of interest to federal employees, from pay, benefits and retirement, to buyouts, COLAs and pay freezes.

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What is your plan B?: Are you planning to retire soon or leave your federal job? What happens to your benefits? Find out when benefits expert John Grobe joins host Mike Causey on this weeks Your Turn. July 26, 2017 by Your Turn with Mike Causey
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Do you have a plan B for your TSP?: Have you protected your TSP from the next stock market crash? Financial planner Arthur Stein will explain what you should be doing now to protect your financial assets when he joins host Mike Causey on this weeks Your Turn. by Your Turn with Mike Causey
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Protecting your retirement benefits in 2018: Jessica Klement, staff vice president for advocacy at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, talks about the save-the-benefits effort and what you can do about it. She also gives us background on what was threatened... by Your Turn with Mike Causey
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Switching partners? How about switching health plans?: Every year Uncle Sam holds an open season, when federal workers, retirees and their survivors can update, enroll in or change their benefits package. by Your Turn with Mike Causey
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Is there a buyout (or a layoff) in your future? by Your Turn with Mike Causey
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The bull market: How long can it last?: One of the longest-running bull markets in history is celebrating its ninth birthday this month. So how long can it go? Weeks? Months? Years? And when it does correct — how low will it go? We asked Arthur Stein, a Washington-area financial... by Your Turn with Mike Causey
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Are changes coming to your retirement plan?: Are there people in your office who love their jobs and dread retirement but who are putting in their papers effective at the end of this month? Why are so many federal workers suddenly very nervous in the civil service? Some, maybe many,... by Your Turn with Mike Causey
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Should you stick with TSP after you retire?: Why do so many federal employees move out of TSP when they retire from the government? What should you do? by Your Turn with Mike Causey
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The 2017 Tax Act: How does it affect you?: The 2017 Tax Act: How does it affect you? by Your Turn with Mike Causey
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The new, improved TSP: What does it mean for you?: When they leave or retire from the government, just over half of Thrift Savings Plan participants move most or all of their TSP balances someplace else. This despite the fact that the TSP has some of the lowest administrative fees in the... by Your Turn with Mike Causey
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TSP: A year in review: This week on Your Turn, certified financial planner Arthur Stein joins host Mike Causey to talk about the Thrift Savings Plan and how to grow your retirement nest egg. He said returns were excellent for all the TSP stock funds last year,... by Your Turn with Mike Causey
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SES: Alive & kicking: How things are going for the SES and SEA. by Your Turn with Mike Causey
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Are retirement changes coming in 2017/18?: Congress and the White House are considering several proposals to slim down or eliminate portions of the federal retirement program. Will they pass and if so, how will they affect you? Find out when NARFE Legislative Director Jessica Klement... by Your Turn with Mike Causey
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AFGE: The impact of President Trump’s executive orders: In the news business the best way to bury a story is to release or leak it on the Friday before a major national holiday. Such was the case this Memorial Day weekend when three executive orders designed to whip the bureaucracy in shape... by Your Turn with Mike Causey
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Medicare Part B: Do you need it?: Nearly half the questions health insurance hunters have involve or revolve around Medicare Part B. As in, do I need it? Can I afford it? What, if any, are the alternatives to Medicare Part B? What happens to the premium if I delay taking... by Your Turn with Mike Causey
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2017: A year in review: This week on Your Turn, Federal News Radio reporters Nicole Ogrysko, Scott Maucione and Meredith Somers join host Mike Causey to discuss the top federal news stories in 2017 and what is (maybe) going to be on tap for 2018. by Your Turn with Mike Causey
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Estate planning: Where do you start?: Your federal retirement could last decades so it pays to plan ahead. As in having a plan. Doing the right/smart thing now means a payoff for you, for your spouse/significant other and your children. And peace of mind. The way you get... by Your Turn with Mike Causey
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Is there a buyout in your future?: Although buyouts are out there, the odds that you personally will get a $25,000 to $40,000 payment to leave are slim and none. You can wait, and hope, and maybe, just maybe get lucky. But the deck is stacked against you. by Your Turn with Mike Causey
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Does telework need to be restricted, or improved?: We take a look at teleworking on this episode of Your Turn radio show. My guest is Frank Landefeld from MorganFranklin. He’s an expert in business development and engagement in federal, state and local governments. Rather than restricting... by Your Turn with Mike Causey
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