Greetings, Momcat, and welcome.

<<My wife, a teacher, has a old tax sheltered annuity (TSA) 403b plan with a company that does not accept TSA s any longer. They claim that the old plan, with a very low interest rate, can not be transferred any faster than in three equal installments, ie. one third for the next three years. I'm wondering if there is any way to force a full transfer to an IRA now. Does anyone have thoughts about this?>>

My guess is there's something in the plan document that specifies this and that's it's an older plan not covered by ERISA. You might want to check out the library on TIAA-CREF's website. I dimly recall reading something there about a three-year rollover period to an IRA a year or so ago. Anyway, TIAA-CREF has a lot of info on 403b plans, so it's worth your while to check it out.

Regards…..Pixy