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7 Keys To Handle A Crushing Failure

By Martha WilsonJun 11, 2020 8:08 AM | Updated: Apr 14, 2022 10:15 AM Categories Leadership Leave a comment

When you don’t get something you were really hoping for, how do you work to move past the disappointment? These are some steps you can take.

The Only Way That Social Security Pays Retirees Nothing

FedSmith.com author Brenton SmithBy Brenton SmithJun 10, 2020 11:17 AM Categories Retirement Leave a comment

Pretending that Social Security will pay everyone if people want to opt-out will insure that it eventually pays no one.

Court of Appeals Overturns FLRA on Bargaining Issue

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJun 9, 2020 6:13 PM | Updated: Aug 28, 2020 3:42 PM Categories Court Cases, Human Resources Leave a comment

A Court of Appeals has expanded the scope of bargaining in the federal government by overturning a decision of the FLRA.

Union-Filed Grievance Preempts Employee Appeal

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithJun 9, 2020 2:38 PM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment

A federal employee removed by his agency tried to file an appeal with the Merit Systems Protection Board only to find the Board had no jurisdiction in the case.

C Fund Turns Positive in 2020

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJun 9, 2020 10:00 AM Categories Retirement Leave a comment

In what has been a volatile year, the TSP’s C Fund has turned positive in 2020 despite a dramatic downturn in March.

Will the Pandemic Trigger the Long-Predicted Retirement Wave?

By Jeff NealJun 8, 2020 1:42 PM Categories Retirement Leave a comment

How likely is the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to trigger a wave of new retirements from the federal workforce?

The Six Figure Retirement Mistake

FedSmith.com author Dallen HawsBy Dallen HawsJun 8, 2020 7:58 AM Categories Retirement Leave a comment

If you try to time the stock market with your TSP investments, will you come out ahead? The answer may surprise you.

Video Technology at the FLRA

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJun 7, 2020 11:21 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

The FLRA is using videoconferencing on a limited basis but it may be useful on a broader scale.

OPM’s Retirement Backlog Hits New Low for the Year

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJun 5, 2020 2:36 PM Categories Retirement Leave a comment

Despite a slower average processing time, OPM was able to bring the retirement backlog down to its lowest level of the year at the end of May.

FRTIB Chairman Resigns

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJun 5, 2020 11:13 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Michael Kennedy, Chairman of the Retirement Thrift Investment Board, has announced his resignation.

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Daily TSP Performance

May 6, 2026

Fund Last % YTD
G Fund $19.8780 +0.01% +1.48%
F Fund $21.0010 +0.42% +0.57%
C Fund $118.2739 +1.46% +8.00%
S Fund $111.9585 +1.32% +11.50%
I Fund $63.6530 +2.68% +14.71%
L Income $30.4236 +0.55% +4.04%
L 2030 $61.9188 +1.07% +6.58%
L 2035 $19.0210 +1.27% +7.59%
L 2040 $73.2944 +1.38% +8.13%
L 2045 $20.3672 +1.47% +8.59%
L 2050 $45.3149 +1.56% +9.06%
L 2055 $23.7296 +1.85% +10.73%
L 2060 $23.7267 +1.85% +10.73%
L 2065 $23.7238 +1.85% +10.73%
L 2070 $14.0607 +1.85% +10.73%
L 2075 $12.2820 +1.85% +10.73%
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