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TSP Funds Fall in January
The federal Thrift Savings Plan funds had the worst month since February 2009. Where are the winners and losers and are the big increases in stock prices over for now? Will we party like it's 1938 all over again?

Posted: February 2, 2010 7:47 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Allocating Your TSP in Volatile Markets
The days of ignoring your Thrift Savings Plan are over—at least if you want to have some hope of managing for positive returns

Posted: January 26, 2010 6:44 PM | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Worst Decade for Stocks in History But All TSP Funds Provide Positive Returns in 2009
All of the funds in the federal Thrift Savings Plan had positive returns in 2009. The big winner: The S fund. From a longer perspective: The first decade of the 21st Century was the worst for stock investments in nearly 200 years of recorded stock-market history.

Posted: January 5, 2010 8:51 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Article

C Fund Shows Positive Return in 8 of Last 9 Months
Your Thrift Savings Plan retirement fund investments are recovering. The C fund is still on a tear with a return of 6% in November and a return of 24.26% so far in 2009.

Posted: December 2, 2009 8:04 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Article

The G Fund and Predicting The Stock Market
TSP investors will pull money out of the safety of the G fund when they think they will make more money in stocks. Conversely, they will quickly move money into the G fund when they think there is more risk in the market.

Posted: November 18, 2009 8:51 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Options for Federal Employees Who Need Money
Some federal employees are borrowing money from their Thrift Savings Plan. That provides a great interest rate but there are disadvantages that could impact your future retirement income. If you need a loan, or want to loan money as an investment, there may be another alternative as federal employees are often a good credit risk.

Posted: November 17, 2009 8:37 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Dumping Those Nasty 2008 Losses From Your TSP Statement
When you look at your TSP returns for the past twelve months, it will make you feel good to see how much money you have made. But you need to be realistic. Your investment may still be down despite the rosy figures. Here's why.

Posted: November 3, 2009 8:53 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Article

How Much Can You Contribute to the TSP in 2010?
Sometimes no change can be good. On October 15th the Internal Revenue Service announced the elective deferral limit for defined contribution plans such as the Thrift Savings Plan

Posted: October 17, 2009 7:41 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Article

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About the TSP Corner

Preparing for your retirement involves a number of personal decisions you have to make about your investments to ensure you will have enough money to retire when you are ready. The federal Thrift Savings Plan is a crucial part of your future retirement income. FedSmith.com is providing its readers with a variety of daily, monthly and annual TSP rate information to help you make more informed investment decisions.

Fund Data Snapshot

  52 Week    
  High Low 1/2010 YTD*
G $13.1669 $12.7724 +0.29% +0.29%
F $13.5807 $12.4139 +1.54% +1.54%
C $13.6432 $7.8673 -3.60% -3.60%
S $17.0686 $9.0631 -2.43% -2.43%
I $19.2576 $10.2903 -5.17% -5.17%
L 2040 $16.0870 $9.8133 -2.88% -2.88%
L 2030 $15.8544 $10.2343 -2.49% -2.49%
L 2020 $15.6473 $10.8084 -2.03% -2.03%
L 2010 $15.3682 $12.7587 -0.58% -0.58%
L Income $14.0018 $12.1112 -0.45% -0.45%
* YTD returns as compiled by the TSP each month

Stock Fund Prices

S&P 500 (C Fund) 1056.74 0.00 0.00%
Wilshire 4500 (S Fund) 499.79 -3.54 -0.70%
iShares MSCI EAFE (I Fund) 50.46 0.00 0.00%
iShares Lehman Aggregate Bond (F Fund) 104.60 0.00 0.00%

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