Federal Employee Retirement Planning
TSP Rollover
TSP Rollover
The TSP is a retirement savings program for civilians and members of the armed forces who are employed by the United States Federal Government. The TSP is very similar to a 401(k) plan in many ways. They are similar because they are both employee sponsored and they are both defined contribution plans and tax deferred retirement plans. They also share the same annual contribution limits.
Thrift Savings Plan Investment Options
We know that your federal benefit packages can be confusing. Our qualified retirement specialists will help you understand your options and will provide you with a customized retirement planning solution that is tailored towards your retirement goals and will help you get the most out of your benefits.
TSPs offer six different funds. Each fund has its own advantages and potential drawbacks. If you choose your own funds, take into account your risk tolerance, investment knowledge and future goals. Our annuity providers are all A rated carriers and we will design a guaranteed income strategy that protects your principle and fits your needs and goals.
G Fund
G Fund (Government Securities Investment Fund) invests in government securities. These offer extremely low risk, but also have the lowest rate of return.
F Fund
F Fund (Fixed Income Index Investment Fund) invests in U.S. government, mortgage-backed, corporate and foreign government bonds. This fund takes an indexing approach to investing. This means it’s passively managed regardless of conditions in the bond market or economy. The F Fund offers fairly low risk and rate of return.
C Fund
C Fund (Common Stock Index Investment Fund) invests in the stock market from the S&P 500 Index. Return depends on market performance, meaning higher risk but you could earn more money.
S Fund
S Fund (Small Cap Stock Index Investment Fund) also invests in the stock market, but only with small to mid-size companies excluded from the S&P 500. Risk is even higher than the C fund, but your investment could earn even more.
I Fund
I Fund (International Stock Index Investment Fund) invests in international stock markets. This poses the most risk, but has the potential to earn significant growth.
L Fund
Finally, Lifecycle (L) funds are those managed by professionals. They invest your savings in a diverse mix of securities from the above funds based on target retirement dates. There are several options: L2020, L2030, L2040 and L2050. The number in the title indicates the year of an employee’s retirement the plan is designed for. For example, an L2020 plan is designed for an employee retiring in 2020.
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L Funds automatically rebalance investments every quarter to align risk with the target date. As a retiree already withdrawing from your TSP, you also have access to the L Income Fund. This fund focuses on preserving assets and rebalancing funds daily to maintain the right mix.
Annuities
Fixed and Fixed Index Annuities offer tax-deferred growth, allow you to protect your principle from market volatility and loss, the ability to include long-term care protection and leave an inheritance to your heirs.
Roth IRA Conversions
Roth IRAs have a number of attractive characteristics: there are no age limits on making contributions as long as a person has earned income, funds can be withdrawn tax free, and distributions are not required at age 72. Individuals can let their money grow in a Roth tax free during their lifetimes, leaving whatever is left in their accounts at death to heirs. For these reasons, many traditional IRA owners take advantage of an opportunity the IRS gives them to convert traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs. Qualified plans, tax-sheltered annuities (TSAs), and government plans also can be converted to a Roth IRA.
This presentation discusses how traditional IRAs can help boost the value of a traditional TSP participant’s account while the participant continues working in federal service and after the participant has retired from federal service.
At JenniferLangFinancialServices.com we specialize in:
* TSP Rollovers
*IRA Conversions
*IRA Annuities
Taxes and a host of other factors can affect Social Security claiming decisions.
A person's Social Security benefits might be reduced by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), if he or she worked in both non-covered employment (jobs where Social Security taxes were not deducted) and covered employment. The WEP can reduce a worker’s benefit while the GPO can reduce the amount of spousal, dependent child, divorced spousal, or survivor benefit that a person receives based on the work record of a current or deceased spouse (or ex-spouse).
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We specialize in strategies that help you maximize Social Security, prepare for long-term care costs and offer options for guaranteed lifetime income and tax-deferred growth.
We Look at Your Entire Financial Picture
Some financial professionals will only look at your stock portfolio. Or perhaps an insurance agent only looks at how much insurance you might need.
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But in reality – these things are not separate. One area of your life can have a significant impact on other areas.
You wouldn’t go to 4 different doctors and get different prescriptions from each one without telling every doctor what other medications you were taking, would you?
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But even if you did tell the other doctors what medications you were taking… what if the doctors didn’t really understand the side effects of those medications? Or how each medication interacts with the others?
Yet many people see several different financial professionals who have no idea what the other professionals are doing.
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Each professional seems to operate as if their ‘piece of the pie’ didn’t affect the other pieces – but they do.
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That’s why it’s important to have a financial professional who understands all the different pieces of the pie, and how they interact with each other.
Our team is different because we understand ALL the pieces of your financial pie, including your Federal Retirement benefits.
What Do We Do?
Our team looks at all the pieces of your financial puzzle and helps you put them together in a way that helps you work towards potentially achieving your goals. We can help you with…
Retirement Planning:
How much money do you need to retire?
Where will your retirement income come from?
Do you have enough to retire comfortably… and stay retired?
Investment Advice:
How should your money be invested to achieve your goals?
How should you allocate your TSP?
How much risk do you need to be taking?
Which TSP funds and other investments are well suited for your personal situation?
Federal Retirement Planning:
Are you getting the most out of your Federal Retirement benefits?
Which benefit choices are best for your personal situation?
When is the best time for you to retire from Federal service?
Estate Planning:
Will your assets go to the people you want?
How can you make sure your heirs get more of your estate than Uncle Sam?
Tax Planning:
How will taxes affect your retirement spending?
Can you lower your tax bill and keep more of your money, now and in the future?
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