Q. I will be retiring at age 57. I will be taking monthly payments from TSP at that time. I understand after monthly payments are started, the only other option left is a full withdraw. If I take monthly payments until age 59½, can I then roll over the balance into an IRA? Flexibility in withdraw choices is my goal. Is rolling over into an IRA still considered a full withdraw, and is this possible?
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Q. I am 68 and plan to retire in two years from a civilian position with a district attorney’s office. I have a traditional IRA in a Vanguard account, which consists of both non-deductible and deductible contributions. I no longer contribute, and the IRS Form 8606 reflects a $99,000 non-deductible basis. I would like to move that portion to my Vanguard Roth IRA and direct transfer the remaining portion to my TSP account, mainly to take advantage of the G Fund. If I move the $99,000 to my Vanguard Roth IRA first and then request Vanguard move the rest to TSP, will…
Q. In 2016, I contributed $17,900 to my TSP and an additional $6,000 to my catch-up TSP. I had intended to contribute $18,000 to my primary TSP and $6,000 to my catch-up to max out my TSP, but I miscalculated. Will TSP/Employee Benefit Information System automatically transfer $100 from my catch-up contributions to meet the $18,000 requirement before catch-up contributions are made? Or do I have a tax problem to face?
Q. I plan to retire next year and am considering the transfer of my entire TSP into a tax-deferred IRA. Once I leave federal service, I will not be able to contribute to my TSP account any longer. If I make the transfer of my TSP into a tax-deferred IRA, can I still make contributions to the new IRA and reduce my taxable income in retirement? Or for tax purposes, would it be better for me to leave my TSP where it is and just withdraw an annuity directly from it?
Q. What fund diversification strategy percentages would you recommend for low-risk tolerance that also lets me earn more through my TSP account? I am a 29-year-old U.S. Postal Service employee with almost two years of service. I currently have $10,200 in my TSP with all of it invested in the G Fund.
Q. When I turn 70½ in October 2017, I will still be working. Do I not need to take a 2017 TSP required minimum distribution if I continue to work? If I choose to retire on Dec. 25, 2017, (a nice Christmas present),will I have to take a TSP RMD for 2017?
Q. I have a TSP with the federal government and intend on leaving employment with the VA system and go work at another facility, outside the government. Can I take my TSP with me? Also, I have a TSP loan on which that I am making payments. If I am not working for the federal government, how does it work with paying the loan back? And can I roll my existing TSP money into a 401(a) or 457(b)?
Q. I thought the G Fund was supposed to be stable and even though you would not gain much, you should not lose money. I received my TSP statement and it says I lost $3,000 in 2016. So if I lost that much, I really lost more because of what I put in and the agency matches. That’s a lot of money. Did someone at TSP make an error? Does that sound correct that I could have lost money in it?
Q. I retired last April 2016 as a FERS U.S. Postal Service employee with 32 years at 56 (my minimum retirement age) years old with the special retirement supplement. Am I subject to the Social Security earnings limit of $16,920 in 2017 until age 62? I will not be working through full retirement age (66) for Social Security purposes. Will my Social Security benefit become less than what it is projected to be now since I am not putting money into Social Security? If a start monthly TSP payments, should I elect fewer than or more than 10 years? I realize there is…
Q. My current TSP allocation is 75 percent in L2020 and 25 percent in L2030, with my biweekly payroll contributions split 50-50 between the two. I can’t remember when I opened the L2020, but when I realized 2020 was coming much sooner, I opened up the L2030 so my TSP account would continue to earn money once the L2020 flips to the L Income fund. I’m in my early 50s, so I’m really not sure when I’m going to retire. Should I keep going like this, or move everything to L2030?