Transferring into a self directed IRA

[Matthew Keeney]

I'm looking to turn both my TSP and my 401k into self directed IRA's. My TSP is from active duty and I still contribute to it once a month when I do my reserve duties. My 401K is from my current employer but I'm about to leave the company. Does anyone have any advice on the subject? I plan to call a financial planner who does free work for the military but want to do my research first. I figured posting on the forums would be a good start. I'm basically wondering where to even start in order to accomplish this and is it even possible.