Financial planner Arthur Stein is this week's guest on Your Turn. He will discuss the differences between a regular TSP account and a Roth TSP, and which one i...
For millions of investors in the federal Thrift Savings plan the question is whether you want to pay taxes now, or wait until you start withdrawing money from your account. Most people are currently investing on a pre-tax basis. That means when they begin to cash out, they will have to pay taxes on the entire amount they withdraw at their (then) current tax rate.
Since 2012, TSP investors have also had the option to put some, part or all of their contributions to their TSP accounts in a Roth option. Their Roth investments are after-tax money. That means that in the Roth option, none of the money in the account will be taxed at withdrawal regardless of how big the account is.
So do you want to pay Uncle Sam some now, and none later?
There is no one-size-fits all answer. So today at 10 a.m. our Your Turn radio show will talk with financial planner Arthur Stein about the differences in the two types of investment and which one might be right for you. Stein is a well-known Washington area financial planner. Many of his clients are federal workers or retirees. At least one of them is a member of the TSP’s millionaires club.
Obvious questions for Stein include:
Those are basic questions. But you must have more. If so, do this: send them to me in advance of the show which starts at 10 a.m. EDT. Email them to: mcausey@federalnewsradio.com. Or, you can call in during the show at 202-465-3080. You can listen online at www.federalnewsradio.com or at 1500 AM in the Washington, D.C. area. You can also dial 712-432-5393 to listen live from any phone.
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