Do you know exactly what the Thrift Savings Plan actually is? Also known as the TSP, the Thrift Savings Plan is the retirement savings plan provided by the U.S. government for federal employees and federal retirees as well as current and former members of the U.S. Uniformed Services.The Thrift Savings Plan is a tax-deferred defined plan of contribution. It is administered and controlled by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, an...more
TSP is short for Thrift Savings Plan and refers to a retirement savings and investment plan for Federal employees. Congress established the TSP in the Federal Employees' Retirement System Act of 1986. The purpose of the TSP is to provide retirement income. The TSP offers Federal employees the same type of savings and tax benefits that many private corporations offer their employees under "401(k)" plansIn the civilian component of the TSP,...more
It doesn"t matter how old you are, whether you just got a brand new job or if you are only just starting to get a paycheck that is actually decent. You might even just be getting used to paying bills and finally getting to afford certain items that you have always wanted to buy.TSP investing for retirement might be the very last thing that is in your thoughts at the beginning of a brand new federal or military career; in fact, TSP investing might not even be on your mind at all yet. However, it is definitely recommended by experts to look into TSP investing, no matter how early you are in your personal career. If you begin to look into TSP investing from the very first day, there will be fewer chances of you ever missing the money that you set aside for it. This would mean that, if you"re lucky enough to work for the federal government or military, to get on that bandwagon as soon as you can. If the TSP investing program is not available to you due to private sector employment, you could still begin with an IRA, which pretty much has the same benefits associated with it.There are many reasons to support TSP investing as early in your career as possible. First of all, if you are...more
I am often asked about the potential to make money in the trading business, and it is not an easy question to answer. Above all, trading takes discipline and experience, so the learning curve can be very steep if you approach it without the proper training and mind set. Further, a well trained ES emini trader has to learn to control his/her...more
The fund that you roll over from a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA are taxable in the year of the rollover. For example, if you rollover $50,000 in 2009. Even though a conversion to a Roth IRA causes you to pay current taxes on the amount rolled over, the amount will then grow tax-free in the Roth IRA.Roth IRA rollovers work best if you have funds...more
Like most investors, recent economic and geopolitical news has had or can have a major impact on the stability of your portfolio. In the volatile and complex times we live in, it is a challenge for high net worth individuals, investment advisers, and institutions to construct a diversified portfolio that combines both traditional and alternative investment strategies to meet their financial objectives.Futures may be one alternative to help manage the risk of volatile investments and to take full advantage of markets trends associated with volatility. However, futures are different from traditional investments and can be difficult to determine how to take full advantage of these markets.Investors have discovered managed futures, commodity trading advisors (CTAs), as an investment vehicle to access professional money managers and help position a portfolio for futures trading opportunities. The main benefit of adding managed futures to a balanced portfolio is the potential to decrease portfolio volatility and possibly enhance overall portfolio returns. Managed Futures are flexible investments that broadly diversify across global markets with managers having the capacity to go long or...more
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Day Trading With the Stochastic IndicatorMomentum. If you look at the way I trade, you will find momentum is the key difference in my trading style and the chart traders or the pure oscillator traders, and the stochastic indicator is an accurate...more
Pure oscillator traders are missing out on one of the most interesting and useful tool on the market. The NYSE Ticks can show you a world of information about the number of stocks that are increasing vs stocks that are declining. If you understand...more
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