IRA vs. TSP: Which one is more beneficial towards retirement, especially if you are in the Reserves/National Guard?

Here’s where I’m coming from...FG-1825-14 step 10 or GS-14 high as you can go in grade. Did not become a 15 due to pain in the BUTT baby sitting. Made more money in per diem traveling...eg. Brazil $165 per day M&IE.

1. TSP...Great stuff! Put your money there and forget about it until you retire!
2. Matching funds=FREE MONEY!!!
3. You CANNOT TIME THE MARKET! Go C Fund and forget it.
4. Put every red cent you can into it. Never borrow from it for anything. Regardless what the wife says! eg home, college, etc...
5. If over 50 years old go for additional catch up (used to be $5000 per year).
6. I was putting in 25% until I retired from FERS.
7. Rolled over to traditional IRA (no fees or taxes) on FERS retirement.
8. If your young this is a NO BRAINER,
9. Remember, if a Chief Warrant Officer has it! get some of it, because it must be GREAT!

Never borrow from it for anything. Regardless what the wife says!
Hahahaha. That`s very true.

How do you transfer your tsp into the C fund?

MAJ (Join to see) - I was able to transfer between F, G, C, and I funds via the internet. Instruction should have been presented or updated via the TSP newsletter. The C Fund is essentially the SPY index fund.