Only one of the portfolios in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program lost value last month.

Lifecycle funds were made popular by an account known as the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) for employees of the federal government and have since trickled down into private retirement plans.

In November, the Thrift Savings Plans made huge improvements posting mostly positive returns with the exception of the I fund.

The TSP plan consists of 16 investment offerings, with five individual funds and 11 lifecycle/target-date funds. Navigate via ...

Heck, that's a feature of the TSP's Lifecycle funds. Imagine how out of line your portfolio could become with your original approach after decades of just "letting it ride." Alignment can ...

Financial experts don’t recommend taking out loans against retirement accounts such as the military’s Thrift Savings Plan ...

Even now that the TSP offers plan participants target-date Lifecycle Funds (L Funds) — which have been the default choice since 2015 — I still see investors who want to turn to the G Fund when ...

The Thrift Savings Plan has six investment options, including the lifecycle fund series introduced in 2005. The G fund invests in government securities; the F fund is composed of bonds ...

The TSP offers a range of investment options, including five individual funds and a number of lifecycle funds designed to match a target retirement date. Investments in the individual funds range ...

TSP offers diversified funds, including risk-adjusted Lifecycle and individual funds. Key findings are powered by ChatGPT and based solely off the content from this article. Findings are reviewed ...

The Thrift Savings Plan offers a limited range of investment options, including traditional stock and bond funds and life cycle funds that adjust asset allocations as you advance in your career.