If you haven’t been contributing to a 529 or pre-paid tuition plan for your child’s college tuition, you may be tempted to dip into your TSP to fund their education. Considering the high interest rate climate we find ourselves in, many parents…
Financial planning is key to a secure retirement, but your financial plan shouldn’t follow a “set it and forget it” strategy. Even in retirement, you’ll need to make important decisions that impact your nest egg, and an important one is where to…
If circumstances require you to take an in-service withdrawal from your Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) before you hit 59½, you’re subject to an IRS 10% penalty. This is in addition to the regular income taxes you’ll owe on the tax-deferred portion of…
Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) participants who have eligible retirement plans like a 401(k), 403(b), or a traditional IRA can roll the money from those funds into their TSP account. You have the flexibility to make this move while you’re still working or…
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) was designed to provide federal employees with a retirement savings option comparable to a private sector 401(k), featuring lower fees and a 5% matching contribution from their agency. However, many federal employees are not contributing enough each…