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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

Young Feds and Financial Planning (Just One More Acronym)
For recently hired federal employees, the challenges of working for the nation's largest employer can prove daunting. Besides an immersion into a new career and adapting to a new lifestyle, you want to know how you can make smart choices with your income and enjoy long-term financial success. It's simple.

Posted: October 16, 2009 6:51 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Seven Straight Months of Gains in Your Thrift Savings Plan
Investors in the Thrift Savings Plan have seen their returns reflecting a positive return for a number of months now. September continues the same upward trend.

Posted: October 2, 2009 9:20 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Six Straight Months of Gains for C Fund
The C fund has now had six straight months of gains in the federal Thrift Savings Plan. No doubt, TSP investors are cheering the 2009 results so far but there is still plenty of reason to be cautious in investing your retirement funds.

Posted: September 2, 2009 8:56 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Lifecycle Funds Growing in Popularity--But With an Unexpected Twist
Lifecycle funds are growing in popularity for TSP investors. At the end of July, more than 606,000 TSP investors had money in an L fund. But investors are not putting all of their assets in one location. The number of participants with their entire TSP balance in one L fund is surprisingly small.

Posted: August 18, 2009 8:28 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 10/2009 YTD*
G $13.0749 $12.6959 +0.26% +2.46%
F $13.4652 $11.9530 +0.51% +6.29%
C $13.1275 $7.8673 -1.86% +17.23%
S $16.2882 $9.0631 -5.51% +21.83%
I $18.8754 $10.2903 -2.41% +24.27%
L 2040 $15.5716 $9.8133 -2.15% +17.90%
L 2030 $15.3991 $10.2343 -1.81% +16.13%
L 2020 $15.2679 $10.8084 -1.39% +13.96%
L 2010 $15.1700 $12.7587 -0.38% +7.69%
L Income $13.8346 $12.1112 -0.26% +6.58%
* YTD returns as compiled by the TSP each month

Stock Fund Prices

S&P 500 (C Fund) 1091.38 -3.52 -0.32%
Wilshire 4500 (S Fund) 493.60 -2.02 -0.41%
iShares MSCI EAFE (I Fund) 55.34 -0.31 -0.56%
iShares Lehman Aggregate Bond (F Fund) 105.17 +0.04 +0.04%

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