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Thrift Savings Plan

Stock Holdings Increased Across Lifecycle TSP Funds

The Thrift Savings Plan program will increase the proportion of some investments in certain stocks with the hopes of growing the amount of money annuitants receive after they retire. Agency officials of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board outlined a 15-year...

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Avoid These Costly Thrift Savings Plan Mistakes

When you retire, your Thrift Savings Plan account may be the largest source of income you draw from. You’ll want to avoid these mistakes to ensure you maximize your retirement income. Keep Your Beneficiary Forms Updated It may be easy to forget about doing this, but...

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Why You Shouldn’t Take a TSP Loan

Your Thrift Savings Plan account is where you can save the easiest for your retirement. And for some federal employees, this account balance can be quite large. It may seem enticing to dip into this account if you’re in need of extra money or to put a down payment on...

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Plans to Loosen Thrift Savings Plan Withdrawals

Officials have announced how they plan to provide additional flexibility to Thrift Savings Plan participants. The 2017 TSP Modernization Act allows federal employees and retirees to make multiple age-based withdrawals from their TSP accounts and remain eligible for...

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Lowest Possible Score for TSP Security Audit

The agency that administers the Thrift Savings Plan, the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, received the lowest of 5 possible scores on a recent audit to determine its compliance with federal information security standards. The consulting firm, Williams...

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Thrift Savings Plan–Taxes and IRS Withdrawal Penatlies

So far in this series, we have covered the basics of the Thrift Saving Plan, employee and agency contributions, the differences between Traditional and Roth TSP accounts, loans, in-service and post-separation withdrawals, and life annuities. This post focuses on taxes...

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Thrift Savings Plan–Life Annuities Purchased by TSP

So far in this series, we have covered the basics of the Thrift Saving Plan, employee and agency contributions, the differences between Traditional and Roth TSP accounts, loans, in-service and post-separation withdrawals. This post will look at another type of...

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Thrift Savings Plan–Loans, Withdrawals, and Refunds–Part 3

So far in this series, we have covered the basics of the Thrift Saving Plan, employee and agency contributions, and the differences between Traditional and Roth TSP accounts. The next couple of posts will look at loans, in-service and post-separation withdrawals, and...

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Proposed I Fund Changes for Thrift Savings Plan

The Executive Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB), the agency that oversees TSP operations, is requesting a change to the I Fund Index due to a recent study. TSP requested this study—conducted by Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting. The...

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