Q. I have recently retired from the U.S. Postal Service under CSRS. I had been contributing the maximum amount toward my TSP. When I left, I received my balance of annual leave in a lump payment. I am rolling my TSP over to a Fidelity account to have more choices with regard to withdrawal options. Since the money from annual leave pay is treated as earnings, can I place some of it in the IRA account?
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Q. I retired in December 2015, but have not taken any money from TSP. I will need to in the near future. I would like to take some monthly payments to begin with, but at this time I am unsure how many years I would continue this. Let’s say my TSP has $200,000, and I begin monthly payments of $1,000 (assuming I will use $100,000 for this). At a later date, I decide to roll the other $100,000 into an IRA. Can I at a later date withdraw or roll the remainder of the $100,000 I was using for monthly payments…
Q. If I have closed out my TSP account and left, is it possible to return and get back in again?
Q. Is it possible to send any of the payout for unused annual leave at retirement to TSP for tax savings?
Q. I am a 52-year-old federal employee with plans to retire at 54. My minimum retirement age is 59 and 2 months. I will set up the required substantially equal periodic payments for five years to avoid the tax penalty, which will take me to age 59. Does waiting until I am 55 change the plan I have outlined?
Q. I’m a current CSRS employee considering retirement after 34 years of service. With a $300,000 balance in my TSP account, I’m currently risk adverse and for the past two years been in the L Income Fund. I have read many of the questions about investing and found a familiar reply below. “I suggest that you invest your TSP balance in the L Fund that most closely corresponds to your life expectancy.” I am 61 years of age and hopefully will live until my early 80s. Isn’t the L2030 fund too risky for someone of my age?
Q. Suppose I get an early-out opportunity this year at 52 or even retire at my minimum retirement age of 56 in 2020. Would I then get penalized if I were to start making withdrawals from my TSP before I reached the age of 59½? I have heard that age mentioned in relation to early TSP withdrawals before, but I am not sure how it factors in.
Q. Please explain these ads stating that you can convert your TSP retirement account over to gold. These ads are stating they have been approved by Congress. If true, would it be a wise thing to do?
Q. I am 72 and still working at the Veterans Health Administration. If i move an outside IRA into my TSP account, will I then avoid the required minimum distribution on the outside account?
Q. After a federal employee retires and is getting monthly payments from TSP, what happens to the balance of the TSP if that retiree dies?