Thrift Savings Plan
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Two weeks after the cut off, DoD now says more than 400,000 service members signed up for the blended retirement system (BRS) and 150,000 new service members were automatically enrolled in the program.
January 14, 2019 -
Could the likelihood of a government shutdown or a coast-to-coast barrier depend on what we the U.S. decide to call it? Some so-called Washington experts think it might work.
December 12, 2018 -
Members of the military who joined before Jan. 1, 2018, only have until the end of the year to join the blended retirement system.
December 04, 2018 -
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, the agency that administers the TSP, is also designing new forms that will help walk participants through the coming changes to their withdrawal options.
November 27, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the IRS changed the annual contribution limit for 401(k) style retirement plans and the Thrift Savings Plan for 2019.
November 06, 2018 -
Thrift Savings Plan participants have been asking if the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board will ever add two-factor authentication to their online accounts. The agency said plans to implement it are in the works.
October 31, 2018 -
When it comes to investment strategies, many Thrift Savings Plan participants have a plan. But one Causey reader needs your help.
October 05, 2018 -
The agency that administers the Thrift Savings Plan is planning to implement new withdrawal options for its participants by next September. Here's what participants need to know about those options.
October 02, 2018 -
President Donald Trump's pick to run the Social Security Administration says he'll take a top-to-bottom look at the agency's five-year IT modernization plan, and will reexamine its growing disability backlog.
October 02, 2018 -
Federal employees considering retirement or leaving federal service can learn more from Thrift Savings Plan expert during a training seminar next week.
September 28, 2018 -
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, the agency that administers the Thrift Savings Plan, said it will begin a 15-year plan to add more stock holdings to some participants' investments in the lifecycle funds.
September 19, 2018 -
Financial planner Arthur Stein offers his insight on how to get the most out of your TSP on this week's episode of Your Turn with Mike Causey.
August 15, 2018 -
Tune in to the August 3rd FedTalk and join host Tony Vergnetti and Michael Livingston from the Livingston Financial Group to hear about important financial planning strategies for all federal employees to consider. They will talk about your Thrift Savings Plan Contributions, Fund Choices, Investment Basics, and Withdraw Options. They will also discuss the upcoming changes to the TSP from the TSP modernization act that was signed in December 2017.
August 3, 2018August 03, 2018 -
Imagine the financial and emotional hangover you would have today if some, most or all of your retirement nest egg had been invested in the Thrift Savings Plan's T Fund? That's "T" for technical stocks.
July 30, 2018 -
Are you a federal employee worried about your mix of TSP funds and retirement nest egg? If so, financial planner Arthur Stein has a couple of simple, ulcer-preventive tips.
July 11, 2018