
Rule of 55, 50 for LEO and Early Access to TSP
The rule of 55 is a great feature of your Thrift Savings Plan that helps early retirees. This IRS rule means that those who leave service in the year
The rule of 55 is a great feature of your Thrift Savings Plan that helps early retirees. This IRS rule means that those who leave service in the year
How can you achieve a tax-free retirement? A few things would need to occur for this perfect scenario to pan out
Have you ever been to a retirement seminar put on by your agency or employee union or group? Did it include a “financial advisor” who spoke for a short period of time? Retirement seminars for federal
The Thrift Savings Plan has gotten more expensive in 2023. Problem after problem headlined the TSP news in the
The distribution phase often has different streams of income from distinctly different sources than those while the employee was working. As a result, taxation
Retirement savings and taxes are two things that we must navigate when saving for retirement. These two topics are forever changing
A falling stock market is never a pleasant experience but if you are investing in the stock market it is going to happen. What does a falling stock market mean for your TSP
The TSP account became a Beneficiary Participant Account (BPA) upon the husband’s passing. The following year, the widow was forced to begin taking
By most metrics, TSP expense ratios are low but that doesn’t mean they’re the lowest available. I decided to do a comparison of TSP fund ratios against three major custodians
and TSP has failed miserably over the past few months at those. If I were to give a grade in the categories of convenience and access to your money
There is a lot of confusion regarding inherited IRAs, especially as they pertain to spousal inherited IRAs and TSP. What happens when a federal employee or retiree dies
Federal Employee Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) is one of the many benefits granted to federal employees. But what many employees fail to realize
This is one of the most common regrets I hear from people that are retiring. Why? Because they get to retirement and come to the realization that 100% of their retirement
The 5-year rule is one that often comes up in regard to Roth TSP and Roth IRAs. The 5-year rule states that the account has to be open for five years before withdrawals of earnings