November Another Turkey of a Month for TSP

The stock-oriented TSP funds continued their slide in November, with the small company S fund dropping 11.13 percent, the large company C fund down 7.18 percent and the international stock I fund down 6.72 percent, for 12-month losses, respectively, of 41.31, 38.07 and 47.73 percent. The bond F fund gained 3.3 percent in November and the government securities G fund gained 0.31 percent, for 12-month gains of 1.91 and 3.93 percent. The November and 12-month returns for the lifecycle L funds are: income, -0.84, -6.16; 2010, -1.58, -12.1; 2020, -3.91, -25.29; 2030, -4.96, -30.21; 2040, -5.85, -34.47.