TSP/401K Comparable Index Funds
I received the following question from a subscriber: I have quite a large investment in a rollover IRA from my previous company’s 401K. I currently have it with Fidelity in 70/30% mix stock/bond-short...
View ArticleTransfer TSP Allocation into G Fund For Retirement?
I recently had a TSP member inquire about her personal situation regarding her move towards FERS retirement. She informed me that she didn’t know much about her Thrift Savings Plan so she simply...
View ArticleTSP Interfund Transfers (IFT)
I understand that we are allowed 2 Interfund transfers (IFT) per month but I’m confused on whether or not that includes IFTs into the G Fund? Can you please explain? What is an Interfund Transfer...
View ArticleHow Much Should I Contribute To The TSP
This is one of the top questions I receive, especially from individuals new to the military or the government. As I always say, there is no single or blanket answer when it comes to finance. Instead...
View ArticleHow To Stay Informed With The Market & The Thrift Savings Plan
More and more I am coming across the following question: “I’m new to the TSP and would like to be a little bit more involved but I don’t know the first thing about the stock market. How can I stay...
View ArticleRisk Taking TSP Strategies
In 2007 I was deployed to Fallujah, Iraq and had the opportunity to be part of a targeting unit where our mission was to target high-value individuals (HVI) resulting in either capture or kill. During...
View ArticleAchieving TSP Retirement Goals
I recently received the following message from one of our subscribers in regards to their retirement account: Immediately upon subscribing and reading your past newsletters, I’ve made 2 changes to my...
View ArticleHow Do I Catch Up My Thrift Savings Plan Portfolio
Recently I had a subscriber ask the following question… “I have been investing poorly (believe it or not) on my TSP fund. Due to too many reasons i neglected to pay attention to it as I should have...
View ArticleThe Only TSP Charts You Need
Over the past couple years I have seen numerous charts “analyzing” the Thrift Savings Plan but I’m here to tell you there are only three TSP charts you need to familiarize yourself with on a weekly...
View ArticleThrift Savings Plan Scam
I wanted to take a quick moment to address an issue that has been brought to my attention. Our service was unknowingly but gratefully featured on FedSmith earlier this month in an article titled...
View ArticleG Fund
The G Fund is by far the safest fund offered by the Thrift Savings Plan, hands down, it is truly a remarkable security. It’s one of the very few instances in the investment world where you literally...
View ArticleF Fund
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board currently contracts BlackRock to manage the F Fund assets. The TSP F Fund is an index fund, which strives to replicate the returns of Barclays Capital...
View ArticleC Fund
The TSP C Fund is an index fund, which strives to match the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, better known as the S&P 500. This index is made up of the 500 largest companies on...
View ArticleS Fund
The TSP S Fund is an index fund, which strives to mimic the Dow Jones U.S. Completion Total Stock Market Index, a broad market index made up of stocks of U.S. companies not included in the S&P 500...
View ArticleI Fund
The TSP I Fund is an international index fund, which strives to mimic the returns of the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, and Far East Index, also known as the MSCI EAFE. The...
View ArticleStart Investing Early
Regret has a funny way of sneaking up on you. As a young man I remember being told by coaches, parents, and people much older than me that I needed to cherish every moment of my time while I was in...
View ArticleTSP Investment Advice & The Questions You Need To Ask
I think you’ll agree with me when I say: There are different investment styles & strategies that while different in principle or theory, they can both be equally successful. But which strategy...
View Article7 Reasons Why I’m Not A Financial Advisor
We have been writing this newsletter for close to 3 years and have had an online presence for almost 5 years. In that time period I have been asked by subscribers and readers dozens of times why I am...
View ArticleTSP Market Crash Analysis 2008
The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios… The idea that you can actually predict what’s going to happen contradicts my way of looking at the...
View ArticleTSP Market Crash Analysis 2000
The 2000 stock market crash resulted in a loss of almost $8 Trillion in wealth. But before we get to “The Bust” we want to talk about the “The Boom” in order to give you some perspective. During the...
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