Options For Rolling A TSP Into An IRA
If you’re contemplating rolling your Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) into an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), it’s important to weigh the...
How Does An In-Service TSP Withdrawal Compare To A TSP Loan?
If you’re considering a Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) loan or an in-service withdrawal, it’s important to compare the two to see which one...
How An Emergency Fund Protects Your TSP
During your working years, the traditional advice is to have enough money in your emergency fund to cover three to six months of your...
What You Need To Know About The TSP Lifecycle Funds
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Lifecycle Funds (L Funds) automatically divide your contributions among different combinations of the five...
By Age 50, How Much Should You Have In Your TSP?
One of the challenges when planning your federal retirement is finding information that applies to you. The problem is – most of the...
The Facts On TSP Installment Payments
For many FERS retirees, the total amount of their annuity payment and Social Security benefit combined may not be enough income to cover...
Why The Roth TSP May Not Be For Everyone
Back in the spring of 2012, federal workers were able to start making after-tax contributions to the Roth Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). In...
Is It Wise To Use Your TSP To Pay For Your Kids’ College?
Ideally, parents started contributing to a 529 plan or another type of college savings account when their kids were still little. However,...
Identifying The Differences Between A Roth TSP & A Roth IRA
Good news, your participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) doesn’t affect your eligibility to contribute to an IRA (Individual...
Understanding How The TSP Agency Match Works
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) was created to provide federal employees with Uncle Sam’s version of a private sector 401(k) but with lower...
