TSP returns

• TSP returns keep inching down in first month of 2021

  The first returns of 2021, released by the TSP on Monday, showed all funds' performance either stagnated or declined since December.

  TSP

  February 01, 2021
• TSP yo-yo’s back down from November bump

  In a decidedly 2020 fashion, Thrift Savings Plan returns dropped in December as sharp as they jumped a month earlier.

  TSP

  January 04, 2021
• Big gains for Thrift Savings Plan in November

  Returns released Tuesday showed monthly improvements reminiscent of this spring, with every fund ending in the black and several making double-digit growth.

  TSP

  December 01, 2020
• TSP funds improve in October but not by much

  The international stock index I Fund and the fixed income investment F fund went down from the previous month, while all other stock and Lifecycle funds increased or, in the case of the securities-backed G fund, stayed flat from September.

  TSP

  November 02, 2020
• September a dismal month for TSP returns

  The Treasury securities-backed G fund and the fixed income investment F fund may have had slight improvements, but September was a period of overall decline for the Thrift Savings Plan.

  TSP

  October 01, 2020
• F fund slips, other TSP funds see modest returns in August

  Most of the Thrift Savings Plan funds posted modest returns in August, though the fixed income investment F fund slipped into the red.

  TSP

  September 01, 2020
• TSP returns down for June, new 5-year Lifecycle funds go live

  Tuesday marked the end of the L 2020 Lifecycle fund and the launch of six new Lifecycle funds.

  TSP

  July 01, 2020
• TSP funds drop after April surge

  The last few months of volatile activity resulted in huge numbers of withdrawals and inter-fund transfers, and so May appeared to reflect a calming among investors.

  TSP

  June 01, 2020
• Most funds plunge as TSP continues 2020 downward trend

  2020 has not been a good year for TSP returns thus far, as February continues the downward trend begun last month.

  TSP

  March 02, 2020
• TSP returns down overall for first month of 2020

  Starting the new year at a low point, nearly all Thrift Savings Plan funds were down in January compared to December.

  TSP

  February 03, 2020
• Is your TSP portfolio too ‘safe?’

  Many people decided to ride out the Great Recession so they could miss the downside and return to the TSP's C, S and I stock funds when things got better. Eleven years later, some still haven’t returned.

  Federal Report

  January 13, 2020
• For TSP, 2019 was better than 2018 but stocks decreased

  The Thrift Savings Plan closed out a volatile 2019 with modest increases in Lifecycle fund performances and a more mixed bag among its stock funds.

  TSP

  January 02, 2020
• TSP shows marginal growth in November returns

  Although November growth was small for Thrift Savings Plan's stock and Lifecycle funds, there was at least one standout.

  TSP

  December 02, 2019
• F fund stumbles in September while rest of TSP shows minor gains

  Most of the Thrift Savings Plan funds showed some small gains in September, with the F fund as the only loser.

  TSP

  October 01, 2019