TSP
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The Thrift Savings Plan might be the easiest way to accumulate wealth ever devised. Still, people find ways to mess it up, or not get the most out of it.
May 09, 2024 -
An Army financial counselor will spend years in prison after his conviction on defrauding Gold Star Families. Military families should use care with adviser.
May 03, 2024 -
In April, for the first time in 2024, Thrift Savings Plan funds posted all negative returns, with the exception of the government securities investment G fund.
May 01, 2024 -
Stocks and bonds. Both have gyrated badly in recent weeks. It's not a fun time to be invested and yet you have to be.
April 24, 2024 -
In frequent flyer plans, the more you put away in your Thrift Savings Plan, the closer you will get to having TSP-millionaire status.
April 04, 2024 -
Thrift Savings Plan continues to see positive returns in March, with improvements made in the fixed income index F fund and the government securities G fund.
April 01, 2024 -
With the era of near-zero inflation over, retirement planning has taken on new urgency, because a fixed income and rising prices don't make a good combination.
April 01, 2024 -
No one avoids death and taxes. But you can make sure an element that is crucial to a comfortable retirement lasts the rest of your life.
March 28, 2024 -
First, it may be helpful to explore if Roth contributions to your TSP or Roth conversions outside of your TSP are helpful to you during your lifetime.
March 19, 2024 -
Thrift Savings Plan returns remained mostly positive in February, with only one fund posting negative returns.
March 01, 2024 -
Thrift Savings Plan operations continue normally during a shutdown, but the TSP offers some relief to participants who are affected.
February 28, 2024 -
Retirement itself has an uncertain meaning, since people do things after they leave government that seem like work. Sometimes they actually do launch new careers. Others feel fine with traditional retirement.
February 15, 2024 -
After a strong finish in December 2023, Thrift Savings Plan started 2024 with negative returns in January.
February 01, 2024 -
If the 2023 stock market showed anything, it is that you cannot predict the stock market. Instead, you need a strategy you can stick with. To find out what the rear-view mirror is telling investors,…
January 25, 2024 -
Close to 87% of TSP participants are now contributing enough to their retirement accounts to receive the maximum matching contribution rate from the government.
January 23, 2024