{"id":27328,"date":"2023-12-05T16:58:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T16:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/12\/05\/when-is-the-federal-thrift-savings-plan-closed-for-the-holidays\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:13:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:13:35","slug":"when-is-the-federal-thrift-savings-plan-closed-for-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/fedlife\/financial-planning\/2023\/12\/05\/when-is-the-federal-thrift-savings-plan-closed-for-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"When is the federal Thrift Savings Plan \u2018closed\u2019 for the holidays?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s beginning to look a lot like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/your-career\/2023\/11\/30\/why-does-it-take-so-long-to-process-retirement-applications\/\" target=\"_blank\">retirement season.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/assets\/gao-19-217.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">on historical data<\/a>, many federal employees submit their retirement applications in January and February, meaning workers are thinking now about getting their paperwork and finances together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around this time, employees may look to estimate their Thrift Savings Plan annuities and survivor benefits to budget for retirement and ensure they\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/fedlife\/financial-planning\/2023\/10\/31\/thrift-savings-plan-rule-change-aimed-at-spurring-savings-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\">complying with rules that take effect<\/a> upon reaching retirement age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, the TSP will be closing certain services for the upcoming federal holidays, and some transactions may be delayed as a result depending on when an account holder initiates them.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/home\/2023\/10\/09\/happy-federal-retirement-one-last-form-to-complete-before-you-go\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1400776505.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Happy federal retirement! One last form to complete before you go.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">We\u2019d like to know your thoughts on public service, especially during a time of political division and questions being raised about the role of government.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tspdatacenter.com\/monthly-returns\/\" target=\"_blank\">TSP last month saw positive returns <\/a>after having fallen in October, with the S fund performing the best with an 11% jump in returns. 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