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

Active-duty and federal employee veterans have until Dec. 31 to contribute to their Thrift Savings Plan for 2025. The annual limit is $23,500, with an extra $7,500 catch-up for those 50 and older; or ...

The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), a cornerstone of retirement planning for federal employees and uniformed service members, oversees an impressive $845 billion in assets, making it the nation's largest ...

— -- Q: I am 28 years old and I contribute 10% of my pretax pay to a Thrift Savings Plan. I recently received information that the plan is shifting to a Roth 401(k) type of program, but there was ...

Once when I asked a young friend who had just started her first job after college graduation why she decided not to contribute to her company’s 401(k) plan, she told me that she didn’t think she was ...

The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), a retirement plan for federal employees and uniformed service members, is the nation's largest defined contribution plan, with seven million participants and over $845 ...

Mike Zaino, of The Zaino Group, is a Registered Financial Consultant and National Retirement Counselor serving federal and postal employees. Federal employees have access to a valuable retirement ...

As a service member, you have access to the U.S. military’s Thrift Savings Plan, an employer-based, tax-advantaged retirement savings tool. Hopefully you’ve been contributing to your TSP, and if ...

Officials at the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program on Tuesday outlined the disruptions—and new features—participants will see as the Thrift Savings Plan transitions to a new ...

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 ...

The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) will see several changes in the upcoming year, including a new mobile app, online chat assistance, electronic funds transfer and a long-awaited option for investors to ...

The federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan is catching up with services already provided by similar firms in the civilian sector: a mobile app, online chat assistance and electronic funds transfer.