I'm trying to find out more information about the TSP, but the TSP website just isn't that helpful. Everything seems so cryptic, and it's hard to find solid information, so I hope I can lean on the collective knowledge base here.
This fall, I'm going from a state job, where I have a 403b, 457, and 401a (contribute a fixed 25%), to a Fed job, where I will have just the TSP. I currently max all the accounts.
I am going from 81k of pre-tax advantaged space (18 + 18 + 45k) to just 18k in the TSP, so effectively losing 63k of pre-tax advantaged space. But I will get a 5% match (11k) and my salary goes from 180k to 220k.
1) Rolling over: Everyone says how wonderful TSP is with its low ERs, and how in general, one should roll all prior retirement accounts into TSP once you get a fed job. My current plans have VITSX (total stock market, inst. shares), VBTLX, and VTIAX, and I use a simple 3 fund allocation with bonds% = age - 25, and stock portion 60/40 in US/International. I think these funds are incredible, should I still roll everything over (except 457 of course)? Are the C/S/I and G funds better than these 3?
1) TSP withdrawal/transfers: Can I still do a Roth ladder with TSP? (Can it be rolled into a TIRA?)
Thanks.
