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I’ve written before about ways to navigate the rules for making TSP Withdrawals after Separation from Federal Service. Unlike an IRA (or most employer-sponsored 401k plans) the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) has strict rules on when and how you may withdraw from TSP – Each one of these TSP Withdrawal events is like using up a ‘Silver Bullet’ from your retirement savings arsenal.

I’ve read many posts here lamenting how inflexible TSP is in allowing withdrawals.

Faithful Gubmints readers, know that there are technically FOUR ways to perform partial withdrawals from your TSP Account. Continue reading →

I’ve mentioned the Pluses and Minuses of the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) here many times. I’m on record stating that overall I’m a big fan of the TSP.

Recently, Congress passed regulations that automatically enroll new hires in to ‘age appropriate’ Lifecycle (or ‘L’ Funds) based on employee age. This was done because the G Fund is viewed as being less lucrative or too conservative for most folks. Before we dive head first in to L funds, let’s extoll the virtues of the TSP G Fund.

Here’s why I like the TSP’s G Fund.

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TSP’s Executive Director is having a change of heart.

Recently the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB – the group who runs the TSP) announced that it will finally (and they really mean it this time) consider adding a Mutual Fund Window option to the TSP. FRTIB is commencing a study that will last through 2015 on how best to implement the Mutual Fund Window option. Continue reading →

Not taking full advantage of your TSP Benefit? Hope you like the taste of these in Retirement.

IRS recently increased the amount employees may contribute to their employer’s ‘Qualified Plan’ (That is, 401k, 403b, 457b, TSP… Just about any Defined Contribution Plan that starts with the number ‘4’) to $18,000 per year in 2015 (up from $17,500 in 2014).

Hey, Feds- Does anybody care? It appears fewer than 1 in 4 of you do… Continue reading →

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