The U.S. Government Thrift Savings Plan vs. the Roth IRA

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This paper examines use of rate of return and annual cash flow analysis techniques to evaluate the relative benefits to the military member of investing in the U.S. government Thrift Savings Plan or the Roth IRA. This paper includes charts, graphs and calculations. The author of the paper states that the analysis are only an average of historical returns, future performance is not guaranteed.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Assumptions
Historical Trend Data
Rate of Return Analysis
Annual Cash Flow Analysis
Conclusion
References

From the Paper:

"Enlisted members of the United States Armed Forces have, just within the last year, been given a new vehicle through which to invest their retirement money--the government Thrift Savings Plan, or TSP. Available to civilian federal employees for years past, the TSP works much like a 401(k) plan works in the private sector, offering "military members the potential to supplement military retirement significantly and also reduce current taxes by contributing from pre-tax dollars and watching tax-deferred earnings accumulate" (Air Force News Archive, 2002, n.p.). The current limit on annual contributions for service members is capped at seven percent of a member's base pay, but that limit is expected to increase to ten percent by the year 2005 (Air Force News Service, 2002)."

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