Q. If I have Thrift Savings Plan funds in both G and C funds when I am required to begin taking required minimum distributions at age 70½, can I specify which funds the RMD are taken from? (My concern is that the C Fund may be at a low due to market conditions, and withdrawals may be better to defer till the market improves.)
A. TSP distributions are always taken proportionately from your various holdings at the time. I don’t see the rationale for your concern, though. Your account will be allocated exactly as it was before the withdrawal. If you don’t like the allocation, you can rebalance it. Alternately, you could invest the proceeds from the withdrawal in the equivalent of the C Fund in a discount brokerage account and be right back where you started.
