Federal Employees' Retirement System : The Role of the Thrift Savings Plan.

Provides an overview of the Federal thrift savings plan (TSP), a defined contribution retirement plan similar to the "401(k)" plans provided by many employers in the private sector. Describes both types of retirement plans, discusses basic retirement annuity under the Federal Employees Ret...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Civil service > Pensions. Retirement income. Social security. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides an overview of the Federal thrift savings plan (TSP), a defined contribution retirement plan similar to the "401(k)" plans provided by many employers in the private sector. Describes both types of retirement plans, discusses basic retirement annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System, reviews retirement income adequacy, and illustrates the role of TSP in providing retirement income under FERS. Includes tables.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.