Thrift Savings Plan

TSP funds posted a mixed bag in June

Only three of the five core investment offerings of the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program ended the month in the black.

  • Erich Wagner

How to use the ‘Bucket Strategy’ to optimize your retirement savings

COMMENTARY | There are ways to strategically withdraw money in retirement to make your funds last longer.

  • Austin Costello

Your pre-retirement questions answered, part 2  

The second in a series tackling your pressing questions.

  • Tammy Flanagan

The State of Civil Service Retirement: CSRS and FERS

How optimistic are you about your retirement? Small steps can help allay your fears of the future.

  • Tammy Flanagan

TSP funds all bounced back in May

After a rough April, each of the portfolios in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program finished last month in the black.

  • Erich Wagner

I have $1,000,000 (or $500,000 or $750,000) for retirement, now what?

Figuring out how to use your money in retirement.

  • Tammy Flanagan

L Funds: A Love Affair

COMMENTARY | For these “set it and forget it” funds, “setting it” may require a bit more work than matching your birth year to the “right” fund.

  • Lisa Whitley

Most TSP funds took a tumble in April

After two months of sustained gains, only one portfolio in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program finished last month in the black.

  • Erich Wagner

TSP funds touts well-rounded gains in March

Every portfolio in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program posted increases last month.

  • Erich Wagner

The TSP savings rate is up, but so are the number of TSP loans

Answers to some of your questions about the government’s 401(k)-style retirement plan.

  • Tammy Flanagan

Saving for retirement

Retirement planning is a lifelong learning affair and begins with the first day on the job.

  • Tammy Flanagan

Most TSP funds gained ground in February

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

  • Erich Wagner
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Did you know this about the TSP?

Learn a little more about the government’s 401(k)-style retirement plan.

  • Tammy Flanagan

TSP and Required Minimum Distributions

Rules around these mandatory withdrawals changed under the Secure 2.0 Act.

  • Neil Cain

Federal retirement savings plan opens 2024 with a mixed bag

Only two of the five core funds within the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings plan posted gains last month.

  • Erich Wagner

Election years and the TSP

COMMENTARY | Investing during election years is an exercise in not letting your emotions drive your decisions, says one financial advisor.

  • Austin Costello

TSP portfolios end 2023 on a high note

Each of the funds in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program finished December in the black.

  • Erich Wagner

TSP and the magic of compound interest

A few things to consider when deciding if you should contribute to the Thrift Savings Plan.

  • Tammy Flanagan

TSP portfolios rebounded in November

After three straight months where nearly every fund in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program lost value, all funds finished last month in the black.

  • Erich Wagner

TSP board OKs new international fund index, this time without China

A previous effort to move the I Fund to a broader benchmark index, which included investments in Chinese corporations, met opposition from the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers.

  • Erich Wagner

TSP funds’ tumble continues into October

Once again, only one portfolio in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program finished last month in the black.

  • Erich Wagner