How Are Your TSP Funds Invested?

"...One of the more frequent questions we see from readers reads this way: “How should I spread my investments among the TSP funds?”...

...for federal employees, there are many variations of how to invest depending on individual circumstances. These circumstances include the retirement system in which you are enrolled, the length of time until your retirement, your overall financial situation including the amount of debt you have and the assets you have accumulated as well as your personal financial goals..."

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TSP Stocks Down in June

"...Investors in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) would certainly like to see their investments go up each month. Unfortunately, that is not how the stock market works.

In June, for the first time since October 2012, stock prices for the C fund went down...

the F fund declined 1.53% in June and it is down 2.28% for the year. the C fund declined 1.34% but it still up 13.83% for the year. Here are the results for all of the TSP funds for June 2013 and..."

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TSP Funds Down Due to Europe's Economic Troubles

"...Six of the eight Thrift Savings Plan funds are down over the last month as global economic problems reverberate into the government's retirement accounts.

The I fund is likely to take the biggest hit in May as it's already down by $1.63 over the last month.

"You read the papers now and given the things going in Spain, Greece and the overall eurozone, that is obviously creating quite a churn in the market," said Kim Weaver, the director of External Affairs for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB), in an interview with Federal News Radio.

Along with the I fund, three other investment accounts are down by more than a dollar since May 1: the S fund is down $1.60; the L2040 fund is down by $1.04; and the C fund is down $1.09..."

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TSP Gains in February

"...February was a good month for Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) investors. All of the TSP funds were up in both the underlying funds and in the lifecycle funds. The I fund was the leader for the month with a gain of 5.14% on top of its gain of 5.36% in January. The C fund with a return of 4.34% was again in positive territory for the third straight month and the S fund with a return of 3.99% also did well..."

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Thrift Savings Plan Results

"...The Thrift Savings Plan reported Tuesday that its most popular investment option, a fund of special-issue government securities called the G fund, gained 2.45 percent for the just-ended calendar year, while a fund that tracks the Standard & Poor’s 500 index of large U.S. company stocks, called the C fund, rose 2.11 percent.

The G fund held about 45 percent of investor assets while the C fund held 23 percent through November, the latest month for which participant figures are available..."

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