TSP Contributions: Are You On Track for Retirement?
One of the most common and difficult steps of planning for retirement is determining whether you’re on track or not. …More
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End-of-Year TSP Dates; December 15 Deadline to Change Monthly Amount
There are several dates to remember between the middle of December and the beginning of 2018 as it applies to …More
Number of TSP Pay-Date Contributions Varies by Payroll Service
Are there 26 or 27 pay dates in 2018? The answer is Yes! Two of the payroll service providers will …More
November Another Strong Month for TSP, Continued High Valuations
In November so far, the C Fund is up 1.2%, the S Fund is up 1.6%, and the I Fund …More
IRA Phase-Out Changes for 2018
Some federal employees don’t realize they can contribute to both the TSP and an IRA, they’re not mutually exclusive retirement …More
Your TSP Withdrawal Forms are Final, Get it Right
New TSP withdrawal options are in the works after passage of legislation allowing multiple age-based in-service withdrawals and multiple post-separation …More
Valuation Outpacing Income: Bubble Forming?
One metric I like to keep track of is the ratio of net worth to disposable income. When the ratio …More
TSP Early Withdrawal Penalty Myth
Many federal employees believe there is an early withdrawal penalty for taking anything out of the TSP before reaching age …More
Increase in TSP Contribution Limit
The IRS has announced a $500 increase in the elective deferral limit for 2018, allowing TSP participants to contribute up …More
Tech Stocks Lead the C Fund Higher in October
October has been yet another strong period for the TSP. So far in the month, the G Fund is up …More
TSP Demands More of Your Attention than FERS, Social Security
Those of us under the FERS retirement system have three major sources of retirement income that derive from our work …More
TSP Withdraw Strategies for a Lifetime Income Stream
In order to get a lifetime, inflation indexed, stream of income from the Thrift Savings Plan (or similar retirement savings …More
Slow and Steady Wins the TSP Race
The Thrift Savings Plan was fortunately an early adopter of low-cost index investing. This means that federal investors who stick …More
TSP Rates of Return Look Different With Inflation Factored In
Every Thrift Savings Plan fund has outpaced inflation since the fund’s inception, but even mild inflation can cause a significant …More
Don’t Count on TSP History Repeating
A common disclaimer accompanying investment information is that “past performance does not guarantee future results,” and that holds true for …More
