TSP: Cream of the Crop

Buz Livingston, a financial planner writing for the Motley Fool, couldn't put it more simply: "When it comes to retirement planning," he writes, "there's no doubt: the Thrift Savings Plan is the cream of the crop." It's better than 99.44 percent of private 401(k) plans, he says. What makes the TSP better? "Simplicity coupled with miniscule costs."

(Hat tip: FedSmith)