This is a question I get all the time. Am I contributing enough money to the Thrift Savings Plan, the 401(k)-style retirement program for federal employees? In other words, how much should you be ...

The first Thursday of each May marks “World Password Day.” While not terribly noteworthy in years past, this year scammers and fraudsters are using the novel coronavirus pandemic as an additional ...

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 ...

Starting at age 50, federal employees can enhance their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) through 'catch-up contributions.' By 2025, the additional limit for these contributions is $7,500, allowing workers to ...

TSP is the Thrift Savings Plan. People who own this plan like to track the value of the plan over time using their Quicken accounting software. To accomplish this, you will need to import the ...

Effective 1 January 2015, military service members have to change the way they elect their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) contributions via the military myPay system. If you do not update your elections, ...

Starting January 1, 2026, Federal employees and retirees will be able to convert money from their traditional Thrift Savings ...

T he Diary's mailbag has been stuffed for two weeks by thoughtful readers who think the White House is mixing apples and oranges when it suggests that the Thrift Savings Plan could serve as a possible ...