Is your spouse in good health? How old are they? It really comes down to how long they will need the income and how much they will need. If it's not really going to be a lot of money from the annuity then a life insurance policy may be a better choice. On the other hand a life insurance policy has s...

TopNotch wrote:Just wondering if those going all in are doing the same thing in their real TSP accounts

Yes, I am.....

I have already put in for the move to S tomorrow...

Remember also that past performance is no guarantee of future performance. However; past performance is all we really have to make any reasonable judgement on investing. The nice thing about these types of strategies is if you do follow them exactly, it takes out the emotions in your investing and f...

I'm sticking to my seasonal strategy and will move back from F to the S-Fund at EOD Friday.....

You just have to change the dates. The default is 2017. Just select 2018.

Try #50181
It's done 68.12% over this year so far. The volatility is messing up historical returns...

Ditto on the Air Force network.

Actually the public can invest in pretty much the same indexes. There are Mutual funds out there that match the C, F, S and I. - The I Fund invests in a stock index fund that fully replicates the MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index. - The S Fund's is a relative match of the Dow Jones U.S...

If you go to TSPCalc.com and submit those same percentages in the calculator you will get pretty much exactly what you are asking for.

The 3rd transfer is only available to the G Fund. This is a safety measure in case you need a safe place to put your money if you start to see problems in the market.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lists only 30 specific companies. The Dow Jones U.S. Completion Total Stock Market Index is what the S-Fund follows. There are thousands of companies in it and exclude the companies in the S&P 500.

Hope this helps....

I have been on the GEHA HDHP for 6 years now and I like it. About half of the premiums you pay go into your HSA and that money can be used towards your deductible. I first heard about these plans by listening to Dave Ramsey. He says they are the best way to keep costs down. The HSA is nice because y...

Well to me it looks like the market reacted to the attack.