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TSP Thrift Savings Plan Courses

TSP for FERS Employees

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 CSRS Employees

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 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