John Grobe – Contributor Profile

John Grobe, President of Federal Career Experts, is an expert in the area of federal employee retirement and benefits. This expertise comes from his 26 year federal career in which he managed the retirement program in a 3,500-employee office of a large federal agency. After retiring in 1997 and establishing his own company, he has provided assistance in retirement and other areas to federal agencies, individuals and private sector clients.

Questions:

Answers:

Votes	Answer
0 votes	Then you would contact the TSP because they are the administrator. I'm sure that they have had simi... posted 2022-03-02 11:14:46 in reply to Transfer of ex's TSP payment to my TSP
4 votes	You don't need to compute it yourself. If you elect 100% they will, as you suggest in your question... posted 2021-09-24 10:28:16 in reply to max TSP contribution before separation early in year
0 votes	Daily. Because the TSP is valued daily, the expenses are assessed daily. Though I thought this was... posted 2021-06-22 21:06:34 in reply to Frequency with which TSP fees are computed/accumulated
0 votes	I assume that you have (or will have) retired at MRA+30 and the withdrawals you will be taking will ... posted 2021-05-05 20:25:22 in reply to Transfers to a Roth IRA at MRA/30 prior to 59.5 years old
1 vote	Because you are a married participant who is covered by FERS, your spouse can limit your TSP withdra... posted 2021-02-09 16:33:24 in reply to I elected a FERS survivor annuity for my spouse. I have to provide survivor from TSP too?
1 vote	It depends. If you're still working and under 59 1/2, the answer is no. If you're retired (or still... posted 2021-02-09 16:20:47 in reply to Can I withdraw from my TSP to purchase Silver, Gold or Platinum?
0 votes	You must still draw proportionally from the TSP funds based on your account allocation. There&#8217... posted 2018-09-14 14:24:16 in reply to [RESOLVED] Withdraw from the funds of my choice?
1 vote	Deposits to the Thrift Savings Plan are made by employees, not retirees, so you cannot contribute an... posted 2018-08-27 22:47:29 in reply to TSP deposits during retirement
0 votes	If you take your required minimum distribution on or before December 31, 2018 it will be taxable inc... posted 2018-08-27 22:41:22 in reply to [RESOLVED] Required minimum distribution, better to wait?
0 votes	You can start the annuity this year. If you purchase the annuity prior to the day you reach 70 1/2,... posted 2018-08-01 11:55:42 in reply to Does TSP annuity count as required minimum distribution?

1 2 3 … 7 Next »

TSP	G Fund	F Fund	C Fund	S Fund	I Fund
Aug 05	16.98 ~	19.05 ~	63.14 ~	67.93 ~	33.31 ~
Aug 04	16.98 ~	19.25 ~	63.23 ~	67.43 ~	33.56 ~

TSP	G Fund	F Fund	C Fund	S Fund	I Fund
YTD	1.41 %	-7.86 %	-12.58 %	-20.48 %	-14.77 %
Jul	0.26 %	2.47 %	9.22 %	10.32 %	5.15 %
1 yr	2.02 %	-8.87 %	-4.64 %	-21.59 %	-13.46 %