Stock Funds Up Again

For the second straight month all three stock-oriented TSP funds posted strong gains in November, with the common stock (C) fund up 5.87 percent, the small and mid-capitalization stock (S) fund up 6.76 percent and the international stock (I) fund up 4.49 percent. However, all three funds remain down substantially in the latest 12-month counts: the C fund is down 16.48 percent, the S fund down 9.9 percent and the I fund down 12.69 percent. The bond (F) fund lost 0.01 percent in November and the government securities (G) fund gained 0.34 percent, for 12-month gains of 7.36 and 5.04 percent, respectively.