Thread: Iraq bound

LIkewise 8%, good to have you back!

Welcome back and a big THANK YOU for all that you did in service to your country.

Sorry -can't assist w/ your questions. I have my own problems (losses) - would hate to add to someone elses.

Good luck in the upcoming year - stay safe.

All,

We are here once again. We've been in country for about two months now. However, I may be leaving before the year is out. I'm going back to homestation and clear installation and heading out to the career course early next year. In regards to TSP, prior to arriving myself and others promoted and encouraged soldiers in the unit to the maximize what they could afford to TSP. Obviously others recommended the Roth IRA. In which I'm a huge fan of as well. The wife and I are zoomed and focused on contributing the max to TSP/Roths. Obviously, having a diversified retirement plan is probably the right answer. I recently changed my IFT to L2040, but consistently contribute monthly allocations to stock funds C,S,I (34/33/33). Also, in 2011 I switched from buying I/EE bonds to contributing to a taxable account USAA's S&P 500 and Mid Cap funds. USAA is also the same brokerage we have our RIRAs with. I like the idea of having all accounts under the same roof. The wife and I still debate whether that's the right answer or not. Can anyone give me additional tips or advice? Thanks

2011 Goals:
1) TSP - 16.5k (L2040)
2) RIRA - 10k (USAA- TR 2040)
3) Taxable - 5k (USAA - USSPX/USMIX)

Hey 8 percent. Good to hear fom you again. I have 4 different accounts with Scottrade. I never gave it much thought as to being less safe that way or not. Maybe I should think about it. Let's see what others say.

My new son in law had a USAA account all in mutual funds that were basically slow mode - I made him a portfolio with ten different stocks all on dividend reinvestment. His account is now on auto-pilot and always working. You have mutual funds in TSP so branch out into individual stocks for faster gains over time with the Roth or any other accounts. It's a risk on economy.