Federal Workforce News
Best TSP Fund for the Long Haul?
What is the best investment strategy in the Thrift Savings Plan for your retirement future? A recent report from the Thrift Investment Board provides useful guidance you can…
TSP
Stay updated with the latest TSP news, including TSP fund performance, investment updates, contribution limits, withdrawal rules, and fee changes that impact federal employees and retirees. Here, you’ll find articles on TSP investment strategies, L Fund performance, market trends, TSP modernization updates, and guidance to help you make informed decisions about your Thrift Savings Plan. Whether you’re early in your federal career or preparing for retirement, find clear insights on maximizing your TSP growth and managing your long‑term financial strategy.
Pay & Benefits
Money, Congress and Your TSP: Watch Out for Your Retirement Money
When a politician says he wants to improve your TSP returns by changing the system, hang on to your wallet. Someone may benefit, but it may not be…
Pay & Benefits
TSP Stock Funds Nosedive in June
TSP stock funds across the board went down significantly in June. Here are the results and a perspective that long term investors should keep in mind before deciding…
Federal Workforce News
S Fund Leads May Returns as Most Thrift Savings Plan Funds Go Up
The stock market continues to go back up and the recent returns from the TSP funds reflect this change of direction. All but one of the TSP funds…
Federal Workforce News
TSP Trends: Fund Returns Up, Fund Transfers Down, More L Fund Investors
Here are the trends in the TSP universe. The TSP funds have been kind to TSP investors so far in May and the number of investors in the…
Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds Turn Up in April
A few billion dollars were moved out of the TSP stock funds during the first quarter of this year. If you are a contrary investor, that may be…
Pay & Benefits
$16 Million Is Not a Low Number
Comments sent in by readers on proposed changes to interfund transfers within the TSP were unusually harsh. Similar comments may have been sent in directly to the TSP…
Retirement
Riding Out A Volatile Stock Market
Riding through the ups and downs of the stock market can be exasperating. Is this a good time buy more of the TSP stock funds or a good…
Federal Workforce News
The Value of the F Fund in Your Retirement Planning
The F fund in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) is sometimes the Rodney Dangerfield of the TSP funds--It doesn't get any respect. The G fund is the safe…
Pay & Benefits
Exposing Long-Term TSP Investors to Risks They Did Not Anticipate
A recent notice in the Federal Register is the latest step by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to clamp down on frequent trading in TSP funds. The…