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TSP
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Do you withdraw your savings from the TSP when you retire? Readers share their experience and advice.
June 01, 2015 -
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Even if your retirement plan consists of a couple of coin-filled Mason jars behind the refrigerator or buried in the backyard, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you should take the numbers test.
May 29, 2015 -
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Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains what impact a recent Supreme Court decision will have on your Thrift Savings Plan.
May 28, 2015 -
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Tammy Flanagan with the National Institute of Transition Planning will answer your retirement planning questions, including how to choose the right retirement date for you. May 27, 2015
May 27, 2015 -
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By picking the right date, federal employees can maximize their income for that year, minimize taxes for the following year and get the most money out of their unused annual leave, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
May 27, 2015 -
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The leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Chairman Ron Johnson and Ranking Member Tom Carper, have concerns about the security measures the Thrift Savings Plan takes. The TSP says it\'s moving to deal with those concerns. Kim Weaver, director of external Affairs at the TSP, tells In Depth with Francis Rose that TSP Board got an update on the security plan at its monthly meeting.
May 20, 2015 -
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In a few years the Thrift Savings Plan could feel more like a private plan. With a more participant-focused strategy the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board will make a shift to providing greater access and flexibility and a more informative customer service experience.
May 19, 2015 -
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More than a quarter of FERS employees are not contributing the full 5 percent salary amount into the TSP. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it\'s a case of free money being turned down for no good reason.
May 18, 2015 -
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The Senate\'s top two members on homeland security want to know why more isn\'t being done to stop another cyber attack on federal retirement accounts.
May 08, 2015 -
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The vast majority of the Thrift Savings Plan funds showed solid returns in the month of April. Only two of 10 funds posted a negative return, which was a solid turnaround from the month of March.
May 04, 2015 -
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Senior Correspondent Mike Causey is away on assignment. But he still has a suggestion for readers on how to make their neighborhood financial planner happy.
May 01, 2015 -
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For many federal employees, retiring well after they become eligible makes more sense than retiring the minute they reach that benchmark. As part of Federal News Radio\'s special report, The Reverse Retirement Wave, Kim Weaver, the director of External Affairs for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, explains her decision to hold off on jumping straight into life after federal service.
April 29, 2015 -
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Participants in the Thrift Savings Plan might not like to hear their accounts don\'t have all the recommended cybersecurity protections they need. But the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board is taking its insider threat security development so seriously, it\'s putting its own cybersecurity testers through the ringer.
April 23, 2015 -
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The chief accountant for the Labor Department\'s Employee Benefits Security Administration says the Thrift Savings Plan board lags in doing security tests on the TSP\'s network. Kim Weaver is Director of External Affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. On In Depth with Francis Rose, she said the Board isn\'t avoiding doing the tests, and there are a couple of kinds of tests the Board will run.
April 21, 2015
