Q. I have a Traditional IRA and a Roth IRA outside of the TSP. I am maxing out my annual TSP contributions and my annual catch-up contributions. Am I able to transfer both of the outside IRAs into the TSP without affecting my annual contribution limits?
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Q. I’m a Defense Department employee looking to retire in 2019. I attended an Air Force retirement seminar today; I’m not an Air Force employee, but they they allow Defense Logistics Agency employees to attend. The young man presenting the TSP training informed us that we could not or should not transfer funds from our TSP into a Roth IRA when retiring. He said I would incur a large tax that must be paid out of pocket not from my TSP transfer. He provided us with several option for TSP: full withdrawal. an annuity. a TSP monthly payout. an IRA rollover. He said the…
Q. I about to start working as a new federal employer soon. When I do join the federal agency, I’m deciding if I should roll over my 401(k) from my previous employer to my new TSP account. The question that I have is if I need to take a loan on my TSP, would the funds I roll over to my account be eligible for a general or residence loan?
Q. My start date with the U.S. Postal Service was December 1986. This is my 30th year. I am now 58 years old. I also worked prior to USPS and have more than 40 quarters in with Social Security. I am under the FERS system and understand that my contribution to TSP will factor into my annuity. I know nothing about USPS retirement and have heard words like “windfall elimination offset” and that I cannot get Social Security that was earned before the USPS. How can I find out when is the best time I should retire for maximum benefit and what would my actual…
The Department of Labor recently enacted a rule requiring that “advisers” — meaning investment and insurance sales people — who offer “advice” to participants about their retirement accounts act as fiduciaries and accept the responsibility and liability that goes along with that role. In simple terms, this means that anyone who tells you to do something — anything — with your Thrift Savings Plan money, is obligated to put your interests ahead of all others. This poses a rather unpleasant problem for the “financial services” industry, which has built a massive profit generating machine upon a foundation that includes, as…
Q. Allocation of TSP funds differ from person to person, but what would you suggest to a young person in their career to invest money within the TSP fund?
Q: I have a question about the limited withdrawal options in the TSP. I’m 58 and retired with an early-out from the Postal Service. I took out a few thousand to get my retirement started and I’m leaving the balance in until I reach 62 1/2. My main reason for this is the low fees of the TSP. The snag is that I’d like to make further withdrawals for certain investments, side businesses, etc. Not a lot, of course, as I would never stupidly blow through my retirement, but the TSP has their second withdrawal as an ‘all or nothing’ option…
Q. I’ve been a permanent federal employee since 2010, and I saw a position a few months back which seemed promising, but it’s an NTE. Aside from the fact it is a fixed term of employment, how would this impact my benefits — specifically contributions to my TSP? That would be one of the deciding factors in accepting the position.
Q. I’ve heard that if you have several years before you plan on withdrawing money from you TSP account, that you can invest in a stock fund (such as the C Fund). I have between nine to 11 years before retiring. I already have $400,000 in the L 2040. Would it be a safe bet for the next five years to invest in the C Fund?
Q. I’m a young federal employee, about 30 years old, trying to plan for retirement. Some of the literature on saving out there sets goals, either in dollar amounts such as $130,000-$200,000 by 30 years old, or in terms of salary such as one year’s salary by 30 years old. I presume these are geared toward private sector employees who do not have a FERS component to their retirement planning. I understand FERS changes the numbers, but I’m not entirely clear on how to factor it into my retirement planning goals. Are there any similar guideposts for our TSP you…