TSP C Fund Reaches New Highs as Underlying Fundamentals Lag
The S&P 500 index tracks 500 top publicly-traded American companies, represents about 80% of the U.S. equity market by value, …More
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TSP International Fund Continues to Lag
The TSP’s International Fund, or I Fund, tracks the MSCI EAFE index, which includes equities from foreign developed markets mainly …More
Two Ways to Change your TSP Investments
There are two ways we can change our Thrift Savings Plan investments while we are still employed by the federal …More
Untangling Roth Contribution Rules for 2019 Returns
If you contributed to a Roth Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA) in 2019 and now regret that contribution, you have until …More
TSP C Fund Back to All-Time Highs
The C Fund has fully made back all of its losses in 2020, and is now at highs that were …More
Massive Deficits and Historical Investment Implications
This has been by far the biggest year of federal deficits as a percentage of GDP since World War II. …More
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The Pivotal Shift from Thrift Saving to Thrift Spending
Sponsored article by Tom Walker for Walker Capital Preservation Group Most of the retirement industry is still focused on teaching …More
12 Things to Know About the TSP L Funds
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) has offered Lifecycle Funds for fifteen years. The funds were first offered in ten-year intervals …More
With All the Talk About TSP Withdrawals, Don’t Forget to Contribute
Over most of 2020 we’ve been seeing articles about ways to take money out of the TSP. January’s implementation of …More
Some TSP Investors Have Tried Trading the Pandemic
The stock market had an extremely abrupt price decline in March, hit a bottom on March 23rd, and has since …More
The TSP, Gold, and the Possibility of a Fiscal Cliff
When the stock market sharply sold off in March, fiscal and monetary policymakers sprung into action. Congress passed somewhere in …More
A Year of Change for the TSP, Still More on the Way?
The Thrift Savings Plan has seen more changes in the last twelve months than it has in any other twelve-month …More
Pop Quiz: Test Your TSP Knowledge
Here’s another “pop quiz” to test your knowledge of the Thrift Savings Plan. There are no IRA related questions this …More
Stock Market Tests Key Levels; Reversal of Fortune for C Fund, I Fund?
The S&P 500, which represents the 500 largest public stocks in the United States and is tracked by the C …More
TSP Updates L Funds to Five Year Increments
The third quarter of calendar year 2020 is now upon us and, with it, come changes to the Thrift Savings …More
Income Tax and TSP Withdrawals
The general rules regarding the federal income taxation of withdrawals from the Thrift Savings plan are: A) All withdrawals from …More
Cap on TSP G Fund Yield Discussed by Federal Reserve
One of the challenges for many investors over the past decade has been the persistence of very low interest rates, …More
High Stock Valuations Face Rising COVID-19 Cases
The S&P 500, tracked by the C Fund and many other retirement funds in the country, is an index of …More
Costly Misconceptions About the TSP
Lots of federal employees and retirees have some mistaken ideas and thoughts about the Thrift Savings Plan and how it …More
TSP: Equity Markets Continue to Correct and Consolidate to the Downside
Equity markets, especially in the United States, have been on a bull run since the late-March bottom, as a variety …More
