Posted on Jun 7, 2019
The Automatic Enrollment Percentage in the TSP is Increasing : FedSmith.com
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I hate to say it but it's a good thing. Many did not take advantage of the full matching. I tried to preach this to other DOD civilians.
The Automatic Enrollment Percentage in the TSP is Increasing : FedSmith.com
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Here is a perspective of TSP.
If a soldier is in the 10% tax bracket and makes $20,000/year, and invests 5% ($1000) of the money into TSP, The soldier will not be taxed for his investment so he will get $100 back from the IRS. His true cost of the investment is $900. With matching funds of 5% ($1000), the soldiers investment of $900 is now $2000/year. I am using an annual example because it would be difficult to break it down by months.
The future value after 20 years is $145,589 at 11%. If the soldier decides to stop investing after 20 years, the $144,267 will grow to $1,173,783. If the soldier contributes $2000/year for 20 more years, the value will be $1,446,435.
If a soldier is in the 10% tax bracket and makes $20,000/year, and invests 5% ($1000) of the money into TSP, The soldier will not be taxed for his investment so he will get $100 back from the IRS. His true cost of the investment is $900. With matching funds of 5% ($1000), the soldiers investment of $900 is now $2000/year. I am using an annual example because it would be difficult to break it down by months.
The future value after 20 years is $145,589 at 11%. If the soldier decides to stop investing after 20 years, the $144,267 will grow to $1,173,783. If the soldier contributes $2000/year for 20 more years, the value will be $1,446,435.
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