Forgot I had a TSP for 10 years

Managing your TSP and alternate investment options after retirement or separation from service.

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jfraley
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Forgot I had a TSP for 10 years

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Hey. I'm a newbie. I totally forgot I had $ in a TSP for 10 years. It's a small amount but if you were to give advice to someone with a few thousand in their TSP and were interested in growth strategies, what resources, books, podcasts, advisors/companies to follow to help them get on the right footing? Most of these forums look like they're in a different language so I have a lot to learn.

strohz
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Re: Forgot I had a TSP for 10 years

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Start by reading Aitrus seasonal musings thread if you haven't: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=19005&sid=c1ff0b3f ... e6911a76b6

I also like this website and the TSP strategies he gives options for: https://richonmoney.com/tsp-allocation/

Good luck!

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mjedlin66
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Re: Forgot I had a TSP for 10 years

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First, learn the basics of TSP

https://youtu.be/P61Rg-S-kaQ
Owner/creator of TSPcalc.com - "Know your numbers"

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12squared
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Re: Forgot I had a TSP for 10 years

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Don't change anything in your real TSP right away. Start a TSP "fantasy" account and use it to practice IFTs until you become confident in your own decision making.

“Things worthwhile generally don’t just happen. Luck is a fact, but should not be a factor. Good luck is what is left over after intelligence and effort have combined at their best. Negligence or indifference are usually reviewed from an unlucky seat. The law of cause and effect and causality both work the same with inexorable exactitudes. Luck is the residue of design”
- Wesley Branch Rickey, general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1946
“The genius of investing is recognizing the direction of the trend – not catching the highs or the lows.”
- Dean Witter

"Put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket."
- Andrew Carnegie

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