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TSP Thrift Savings Plan Courses for Military

Your Thrift Savings Plan (the TSP) is your personal retirement savings account, it’s your equivalent to a 401(k). Whether you are career or in for just a tour or two you can take it with you whereever you go.

With our training – either on line or on site – you can learn how to make informed decisions about your TSP so you can provide a better future for you and your family.

How2Benefit has the premier military TSP course so get started and enroll in our comprehensive and easy to understand course today!

TSP for Senior Military

LENGTH

Approx.

1 Day

of instruction

PRICE

$50

2012 SPECIAL PRICING
Good for ONE YEAR access.

On-site instruction available;
Call for 888-688-8759 for pricing

TSP for Junior Military

LENGTH

Approx.

1 Day

of instruction

PRICE

$40

2012 SPECIAL PRICING
Good for ONE YEAR access.

On-site instruction available;
Call for 888-688-8759 for pricing

Understanding the TSP

  • Defined Contribution Retirement Systems
  • 2011 contribution limits and catch-up contributions
  • Tax considerations and your take-home pay
  • Determining your investment objective and time horizon
  • The five funds, diversification, risk tolerance, penalty-free distributions, TSP loans, rollovers, beneficiary considerations, managing the TSP in retirement and much more

How the TSP works

  • Contribution limits
  • Importance of early and mid-career contributions
  • Importance of meaningful and consistent contributions
  • Tax considerations for contributions and distributions and how this affects your take home pay
  • Asset classes
  • Diversification
  • Investment strategy & rebalancing
  • Investing in index funds
  • The 5 Funds and how to understand them
  • Making informed investment decisions
  • L Fund Choices
  • Retirement programs including IRSs, 401(k)s, and Roth IRAs
  • Loans and distributions
  • Penalty-Free Distributions
  • Required minimum distributions
  • Agency Matching Contributions

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