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Military TSP Match 2021: What Percentage to Contribute to TSP Monthly To Maximize?

2020 information here: images (below), PDF, or Excel document. In order to maximize your 5% military TSP match, you must contribute at least 5% a month. The easiest way to …

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I Will Opt Into the New Military Blended Retirement System (You Should Too)

This was originally a guest post that I posted over at Kate Horrell‘s Military.com Paycheck Chronicles site. I’m re-posting it here to get maximum exposure on why I am signing up for …

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2016 Investment Performance: +10% Net Worth: +16%

What a roller coaster of a year! Between a rough start in January when the S&P 500 was down 5% (the worst month since 2009), Brexit, the Trump election night crash …

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Should I Rollover my TSP to a “Gold IRA?” No.

If you have a Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) account and separated or retired from the military or government employment, watch out: the “gold IRA” marketers are coming for you! A …

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New 2018 Military Blended Retirement System

I’m collecting a list of resources, articles, and calculators related to the Blended Retirement System (BRS). Check it out for the most up to date information. Executive summary: Up to …

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How to Get $106k into Your TSP in One Year

The following is a recent email I received from a fellow Air Force captain. If you have a military related personal finance, investing, or other financial question, shoot me an …

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Action Required: Changes Coming to Roth TSP January 2015

Update 8 Oct 2014: Another email received from DFAS. See below for email #2. It appears this only applies to Active Duty Air Force personnel. You will need to redo your …

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Financial Independence Asset Allocation – My 2014 Portfolio

2014 marks the first year I’m on pace to max out my Roth TSP and Roth IRAs. For the Thrift Savings Plan, I setup automatic deposits on myPay at $1458 per month, which …

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Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Military – The Best Retirement Plan in the World

The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) offers a unique, low cost, tax advantaged, diversified, and automatic investment opportunity to US government employees and military personnel. Since I’m active duty Air Force, …

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The Power of the “Bills” Account

I’m a big fan of responsible credit card use. (Unlike some financial “gurus.”) With a few cards offering 5% cash back and most good credit cards offering 1-2% back on …

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