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

It has the lowest risk of the five funds and money contributed into the TSP by new participants was placed into this fund by default until Sept. 15, 2015 unless the participant specified otherwise.

"In the area of reducing benefits, Social Security has always been a system that's been kind of tilted towards the lower wage earner" said Tammy Flanagan ...

TSP L 2030 Fund appears as a “kink” in the TSP L Fund‘s equity asset-allocation glide path, currently marking the point at which the funds begin a relatively steep path to a lower asset ...

While boring, the fund is not inconsequential: Millions of TSP participants held almost $300 billion in investments in the G Fund in January this year, either directly or in the Lifecycle Funds.

TSP participants now have 35.5% of their money in the C Fund, an increase from 29.3% when the bull market began. Meanwhile, the portion in the G Fund has fallen from 33.4% to 24.6%.

The Thrift Savings Plan announced yesterday that participants may start using "lifecycle funds" Aug. 1 to save for their retirement. The TSP, a 401(k)-type program for government employees, will ...

The TSP offers target date funds for 2020, 2030, 2040 and 2050 plus an “income” fund for those already taking withdrawals, or who are close to it.

The TSP I Fund was about to change its benchmark to the MSCI ACWI IMI ex USA Index on June 1, 2020, to add emerging-markets exposure, as the plan’s governing board, ...

Thrift Savings Plan. "Individual Funds." U.S. Department of Labor. "Performance Audit of Thrift Savings Plan Investment Management Operations," Pages 6-7 of PDF. Thrift Savings Plan.

Participants in the Thrift Savings Plan will pay a $55 annual access fee and a $95 service fee to participate in mutual funds. A baseline, per-trade fee of $28.75 will vary depending on the fund.

The TSP Has Very Low Expenses. Since we are talking about the TSP, you can rest assured that what you're paying is nominal. In 2019, the average net expense ratio for all of the L funds was around ...