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Month: July 2021

TSP: Six Straight Months of Gains for C Fund

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJul 31, 2021 11:25 AM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

The C Fund in the TSP has been up in each of the past six months. Performance is rotating among different markets (and TSP funds). Here is how funds performed in July and through the year.

How Will the New Vaccine Requirement for Federal Employees Work?

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJul 30, 2021 11:23 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
Digital thermometer, face mask, hand sanitizer and disposable gloves on a blue surface next to a note that is titled 'business reopening plan'

New guidance explains a lot of the details around the new COVID vaccination requirements for federal employees.

Biden to Unvaccinated Feds: Get the Jab!

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJul 29, 2021 5:01 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

President Biden has announced rigorous new COVID safety protocols for all federal employees.

Cash for Vaccines: Biden Calls for $100 Payments to Newly Vaccinated Americans

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJul 29, 2021 4:28 PM | Updated: Sep 9, 2021 6:45 PM Categories Federal Workforce News Leave a comment
$100 bill with the image of Benjamin Franklin wearing a surgical face mask pictured against a black background

President Biden is urging state and local governments to provide payments to newly vaccinated Americans as an added incentive to get the COVID vaccine.

Social Security COLA Projected to Be the Highest In Decades

FedSmith.com author Brenton SmithBy Brenton SmithJul 29, 2021 10:38 AM | Updated: Aug 2, 2021 10:52 AM Categories Retirement Leave a comment

Social Security recipients are likely to get a big COLA in 2022, but the author notes that this is a major financial burden for the program.

Legal Ramifications of a Governmentwide Vaccine Requirement

FedSmith.com author Mathew B. Tully, Esq.By Mathew B. Tully, Esq.Jul 28, 2021 5:30 PM | Updated: Sep 9, 2021 6:46 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
Close up of a row of bottles of COVID-19 vaccines

What are the legal implications of a vaccination requirement for the federal workforce, and will it be challenged in the courts?

Survey: Should Federal Employees Have a COVID Vaccination Requirement?

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJul 28, 2021 3:11 PM | Updated: Sep 9, 2021 6:44 PM Categories Federal Workforce News Leave a comment

A new vaccination requirement is apparently coming for the federal workforce. What is your opinion? Take this survey and share your feedback.

Federal Employees: Get Out Those Masks Again for Offices in DC

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJul 28, 2021 1:25 PM | Updated: Jul 29, 2021 6:46 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

OMB is telling agencies to require all federal employees and others to wear masks in agencies where there is a high transmission of the virus.

This Retirement Mistake Could Cut Your Pension by 15%

FedSmith.com author Dallen HawsBy Dallen HawsJul 28, 2021 10:14 AM Categories Retirement Leave a comment

Some federal employees under FERS could see a significant cut to their pensions if they meet these criteria.

Biden to Announce Vaccine Requirement for All Federal Employees

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJul 27, 2021 4:23 PM | Updated: Mar 24, 2023 1:53 PM Categories Federal Workforce News Leave a comment

President Biden is expected to announce a vaccination requirement for all federal employees and contractors later this week.

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Daily TSP Performance

April 17, 2026

Fund Last % YTD
G Fund $19.8322 +0.01% +1.25%
F Fund $21.0773 +0.38% +0.94%
C Fund $114.4069 +1.20% +4.47%
S Fund $108.9131 +1.96% +8.47%
I Fund $62.1880 +1.24% +12.07%
L Income $30.1358 +0.39% +3.05%
L 2030 $60.8789 +0.76% +4.79%
L 2035 $18.6502 +0.90% +5.49%
L 2040 $71.7563 +0.97% +5.86%
L 2045 $19.9136 +1.04% +6.17%
L 2050 $44.2467 +1.10% +6.49%
L 2055 $23.0558 +1.30% +7.59%
L 2060 $23.0531 +1.30% +7.59%
L 2065 $23.0504 +1.31% +7.59%
L 2070 $13.6616 +1.31% +7.59%
L 2075 $11.9335 +1.31% +7.59%
Get detailed TSP data at TSPDataCenter.com

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