Archived Articles About Investing in the TSP

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long-term-investing

C Fund Millionaires - March 30, 2024
TSP Deferral Limits Rise Modestly for 2024 - November 4, 2023
Average Account Balances Take a Hit - May 1, 2023
Don't Overlook This Unloved Fund When Investing in the TSP - February 21, 2023
TSP Deferral Limits Rise Significantly for 2023 - October 22, 2022
What Does $1,000 a Year Matter? - January 30, 2022
IRS Increases 2022 Deferral Limits - November 5, 2021
For Open Season, Do You Prefer an FSA or HSA? - November 30, 2020
2021 Deferral Limits Remain Unchanged - November 4, 2020
What Does $1,000 a Year Matter? (As of 2019...) - July 13, 2020
Restarting with 'Fanbots' and 'Fooming'? - April 26, 2020
A Silver Lining In The Wake of Coronavirus - Update - March 29, 2020
Putting Crashes Into Perspective - March 21, 2020
A Silver Lining In The Wake of Coronavirus? - March 7, 2020
TSP Investing And The Coronavirus - March 1, 2020
Increase in 2020 TSP Deferral Limit - November 9, 2019
Increase in 2020 TSP Deferral Limits - November 7, 2019
Increase in 2019 TSP Deferral Limits - November 2, 2018
Further Reading - October 30, 2018
Increase in 2018 TSP Deferral Limits - October 30, 2017
Would You Halt TSP Contributions To Pay Off Debt? - August 22, 2017
Debt and the TSP - April 30, 2014
TSP Diversification the Warren Buffett Way, and Alternatives - March 3, 2014
Double-Digit Budget Increases and the Future of the TSP - February 6, 2014
For Open Season, Do You Prefer an FSA or HSA? - October 14, 2013
Ready To Live to 100? Vanguard Thinks We Should Be - August 24, 2013
August Annuity Rate Highest in Two Years - July 30, 2013
20-Something Feds Act Downright Old - July 5, 2013
Sell Low, Buy Higher? - April 8, 2013
The Wisdom of TSP Crowds - March 11, 2013
Maybe 150 Isn’t So Far-Fetched After All… - March 10, 2013
If 72 is the New 30, Is 150 the New 70? - February 28, 2013
Sequestration and TSP Contributions - February 21, 2013
Back to Basics - January 29, 2013
Debt, Ratings Agencies, and the TSP - January 4, 2013
Fund Manager Highlights Negative Impact of Taxes on Investments - November 19, 2012
The TSP and Independence - October 26, 2012
Markets and the Presidential Election Year Cycle - September 23, 2012
Bogle on the Future Returns of the F Fund - August 15, 2012
What Would Friedman Think of the TSP? - July 31, 2012
Consumer Reports Highlights Greater Median Savings of "Aggressive" Investors - March 23, 2012
Best Seller! - October 31, 2011

tsp-history

Happy 30th Birthday, C & F Funds! - June 15, 2018
A Retrospective Look at TSP Posters - April 15, 2018
Happy 30th Birthday, TSP! - April 2, 2017
Final Decision on 'Mutual Fund Window' Expected Soon? - January 21, 2015
Say-on-Pay and the TSP - July 15, 2014
New Asset Classes Being Explored - June 22, 2014
You've Got (TSP) Mail... - April 16, 2014
The TSP's 'No-Name Nor'easter'... - January 27, 2014
Apps? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Apps! - October 30, 2013
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Sequestration - September 5, 2013
Will the Year of the Snake Bite the TSP? - February 10, 2013
Happy 25th Birthday C Fund and F Fund! - January 31, 2013
25th Anniversary of the Crash - October 19, 2012
A TSP App By Late 2013? - October 9, 2012
TSP Funds Surpass $300 Billion in Assets - April 18, 2012
After the Roth TSP, a 'Mutual Fund Window'? - April 11, 2012
Happy 25th Birthday, TSP! - January 30, 2012

roth-tsp

Roth TSP Accounts One Year Later - August 31, 2013
Would You Convert Your Regular TSP Holdings to the Roth TSP? - January 22, 2013
TSP Now Allows Roth TSP Contributions...for Some - May 8, 2012
The New Roth TSP Option - March 23, 2012

brs

BRS Participation Grows Spectactularly - May 1, 2023
TSP Provides Additional Info on New BRS Offering - January 2, 2018
DoD Officially Kicks Off New ‘Blended Retirement System’ - December 19, 2017
TSP Could Become a Lot More Popular in Coming Years - February 9, 2017
Will Coming Big Changes in Military Compensation Include a TSP Match? - January 25, 2017
Military Retirement and the TSP - March 28, 2013
Reforming the Military Pension System - February 15, 2013
Military TSP Participation Inching Higher - August 19, 2012
Would DoD Ever Match Service Member TSP Contributions? - April 19, 2012
Who Contributes More to the TSP: Army, Air Force, Navy, or Marines? - April 9, 2012

fund-related-news

TSP L Fund Returns - March 30, 2024
TSP Historical Fund Prices - March 28, 2024
TSP Fund Balances - February 14, 2023
Top Holdings in the C, I, and S Funds - January 11, 2023
Total C Fund Holdings - November 5, 2022
L Fund Holdings - March 24, 2021
Putting the 'Heat' in the TSP Funds - March 15, 2021
Tech and the TSP - July 25, 2020
TSP Opens New L Funds - July 5, 2020
Ready to Rebalance Your L Fund? - February 7, 2019
C Fund Outperforms Basket of Hedge Funds Over Long Term - January 4, 2018
TSP Tweaks the L Funds - March 26, 2014
Michael Kors Leaves Project Runway To Join...the TSP? - November 4, 2013
The TSP and Facebook - An Update - September 15, 2013
It's Official, Greece is No Longer Part of the I Fund - June 13, 2013
Study Recommends Keeping Status Quo for TSP Fund Offerings - March 19, 2013
FINRA Investor Alert and the F Fund - March 18, 2013
The TSP and Facebook - March 16, 2013
C Fund Parties Like It's 1999 - February 23, 2013
Debt Ceilings and the G Fund - December 26, 2012
A Tale of Two C Fund Stocks - November 26, 2012
Will Increased Dividend Tax Rates Detrimentally Impact TSP Stock Funds? - November 12, 2012
How Much 'Star Wars' Do You Own? - October 30, 2012
Falling Expenses Make Outside Investments More Competitive with TSP Funds - October 22, 2012
The Most Popular TSP Funds - August 28, 2012
Technology's Surprising Payouts in the C Fund - August 26, 2012
The G Fund and the C Fund - July 30, 2012
How Developed is Korea? Greece? - June 30, 2012
The 'Monster' in the C Fund - June 26, 2012
Rising Dividends Lift All Boats - June 12, 2012
How Much Apple Do You Own? - May 30, 2012
How "International" is the I Fund? - May 25, 2012
Dividend Yields and the TSP Funds - May 23, 2012

tsp-security

TSP's Summer of Security - November 23, 2020
Have You Enabled 2FA Yet? - April 22, 2019
Two-Factor Authentication Coming Soon - April 3, 2019
Making Strides in Security - June 29, 2014
TSP Site Unaffected by 'Heartbleed' - April 11, 2014
How To Avoid Investment Scams – a Convicted Felon Comes Clean - June 18, 2013
TSP Issues Warning on Third-Party Apps - March 12, 2013
Just When you Thought Your TSP Account Was Secure - December 5, 2012
Previous TSP Audits Discussed Security Related to Serco Services - November 6, 2012
Multiple Lingering Security Issues Still 'Open,' Recent Audit Finds - November 2, 2012
Additional TSP Site Security Warranted Following Hacking Incident - June 3, 2012

pensions-and-social-security

TSP Annuity Rates - March 12, 2024
Government Pensions and the Thrift Savings Plan - January 30, 2018
The Unintended Consequence of Higher FERS-FRAE Payments - June 24, 2014
Kicking the Can Down the Road, or Kicking the Kid Stuck With the Can Walking Down the Road? - December 17, 2013
Required Employee Pension Contributions Will Probably Rise Soon - November 6, 2013
Trading a Pension for an Increased TSP Match - August 7, 2013
A Rising Retirement Age? - March 17, 2013
Canaries in the Coal Mine, pt 2 - February 8, 2013
Canaries in the Coal Mine - February 4, 2013
The Increasing Costs of Government Pensions - January 7, 2013
Social Security Taxes and the TSP - November 28, 2012
With Record-Low Annuity Rates, Now What? - July 16, 2012
TSP Annuity Rate Falls to a Record Low - July 15, 2012
TSP Annuity Rates - How Low Will They Go? - June 6, 2012

blackrock

TSP To Rebalance the I Fund in 2020 - February 15, 2019
BlackRock's Three-peat* - September 4, 2014
Blackrock Selected as I Fund Manager - September 30, 2013
The Titans of TSP - BlackRock and now SAIC - August 13, 2013
Will BlackRock Maintain Its Monopoly on Managing TSP Funds? - August 6, 2013
TSP’s F Fund Manager Warns 'Bond Funds...May Not Be So Safe Anymore' - June 21, 2013
F Fund Developments - December 19, 2012
The Power of $300 Billion in Assets - September 4, 2012

thrift-savings-plan-updates

TSP Fund Returns - March 30, 2024
TSP Fund Monthly Returns - March 30, 2024
TSP Fund Variability - March 29, 2024
TSP Participation Rates - March 27, 2023
TSP Fund Allocation - October 12, 2022
TSP Average Account Balances - April 30, 2022
TSP Expenses To Increase in 2021 - November 24, 2020
Welcome to the TSP, State Street! - November 11, 2020
Have You Visited The New TSP Website Yet? - July 23, 2020
TSP Surpasses $600 Billion in Assets - September 19, 2019
Reporting Glitch Impacts TSP Fund Price Updates - August 13, 2019
Get Ready for a Redesigned TSP Experience! - May 21, 2019
Owe Taxes? You Might Soon Pay Out of Your TSP Account - June 30, 2014
Average TSP Account Balances Nearing Six Figures - August 21, 2013
Et Tu, Brute? The Very Real Legislative Challenges to Tax-Preferred Treatment of TSP Accounts - April 21, 2013
Deadbeat Dad? Malefactor Momma? Your TSP is in Jeopardy - September 13, 2012

publications

Just Published! - February 22, 2018
Goraikō - August 20, 2015

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