TSP Basics. TSP is a tax-advantaged retirement savings account, similar to a civilian 401(k). Contributions are made directly ...

Roth strategies are not going away. But the way certain federal employees use them is changing, and the timing of your ...

A thrift savings plan (TSP) is a retirement savings program specifically designed for federal employees and members of the military. TSPs are considered qualified retirement plans, and this status ...

Federal civilian employees could see their Thrift Savings Plan contributions reduced if furloughs take effect. The Thrift Savings Plan is a retirement savings and investment plan for federal employees ...

Account balances in the Thrift Savings Plan could grow to $200 billion by year's end, the chairman of the board that oversees the 401(k)-type plan for government employees said yesterday. Hitting $200 ...

For government employees who are at or near retirement, the decision to keep assets in the Thrift Savings Plan versus rolling them into an IRA is not necessarily an easy one to make. The most common ...

This past summer, the Employee Benefit Research Institute rolled out its 34th annual Retirement Confidence Survey. I detailed some of the high-level findings in this article, including a positive ...

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board has announced the 2012 elective deferral limit for regular Thrift Savings Plan contributions has increased from $16,500 ...

Employees of the federal government and members of the military can save hundreds of dollars more for retirement this year thanks to an increase in the contribution limits for the Thrift Savings Plan.

T wo bills -- and a billion dollars' worth of difference in them. That's the bottom line on efforts to revamp how the Thrift Savings Plan works. Legislation in the House and Senate would change TSP ...