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Life insurance basics, Part 1

FCW's Friday Financials column starts a two-part primer on life insurance, the foundation of financial security

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Can you be your own boss?

FCW's Friday Financials column offers plenty of resources and lots to think about if you're considering self-employment

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Pay raise spells trouble

Giving IT workers a pay raise opened a can of worms

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Growth vs. value: A matter of style

FCW's Friday Financial column explains investors' tastes in growth vs. value stocks

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Older workers can catch up on savings

FCW.com's Friday Financials column outlines higher retirement plan contribution limits

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Tax-loss strategies for those investment dogs

FCW's Friday Financials column offers advice on how you might use your investment losses to your advantage

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Give yourself the gift of savings

FCW's Friday Financials column offers moneysaving tips on insurance policies and financial accounts

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A bitter pill to swallow

If you're in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield federal employee health plan, you probably think that you would pay the same price for prescription drugs at any local pharmacy

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Ways to save on transportation costs

FCW's Friday Financials column offers hints for saving money now and in the future when dealing with planes, repairs and automobiles

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Avoiding the holiday debt blues

FCW's Friday Financials column offers some hints for keeping your holiday shopping season debtfree

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Ward off mutual fund tax pain

FCW's Financial Fridays column presents actions that may help you offset or avoid some tax pain related to yearend capital gains distributions

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Mental health parity

Federal employees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program will receive the same coverage for mental health and substance abuse as they do for other illnesses, starting with the 2001 plan year.

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Brace yourself for financial crisis

FCW's Friday Financials column presents some recommendations for how to prepare for unexpected misfortune

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Public goods, personal use

The Office of Personnel Management recently made public its policy of permitting limited personal use of government office equipment by OPM employees. This policy governs equipment such as personal computers and related hardware, software, Internet services, email and office supplies.

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Healthy choice

Open season for the Federal Employees Health Benefits program has arrived Here are tips to choose the best plan for you.

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The pros and cons of probate

FCW's Friday Financials column offers some pros and cons to help you determine whether to use or avoid the probate process while planning your estate

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Health care premiums soar

You'll be paying more than expected for your federal employee health benefits insurance premiums this year and there's no relief in sight

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IRS can help you save for college

FCW's Friday Financials column describes a taxfree option for those thinking about ways to fund a child's education

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Estate plans ? not taxes ? are certain

FCW's Friday Financials column points out that repealing the estate tax won't repeal the need for estate planning

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The honesty policy

A recent case decided by the Federal Court of Appeals underscores the importance of telling the truth on a federal job application