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Understanding TSP Investment Funds: A Guide to the Top TSP Fund

All the details you need to compare the different TSP investment options (Thrift Savings Plan). Having a good TSP strategy and picking the best TSP funds could make the difference of $100k's by the time you retire. That is why it's important to understand what you're investing in and why. Compare the TSP funds: C FUND: Stocks, Mid to Large size U.S. companies, mirrors S&P 500. Most aggressive and has historical highest rate of return. S FUND: Stocks, Small to Mid size U.S. Companies, mirrors Dow Jones. Aggressive and has returns similar to C fund. I FUND: International stocks from 21 different countries, mirrors the EAFE index. Semi aggressive, under performs C & S fund. F FUND: Bonds, mirrors U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Conservative, low rate of return. G FUND: Bonds, made up of short-term U.S. Treasury securities. Conservative, lowest historical rate of return. LIFECYCLE FUNDS: Made up of the 5 individual funds (C,S,I,F,G), starts aggressive and slowl