Avoid the TSP F fund

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TSPsmart
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Avoid the TSP F fund

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Unless you are making short term trades, there is no reason to be in the TSP F fund these days. The Fed is driving interest rates higher and this means capital losses to the F fund that will offset any yield.

The TSP G fund's interest rates has always been pretty close to the TSP F fund's yield. Only because interest rates have been in a down trend since the inception of the F fund has the F fund out-performed the G fund which incurs neither gains nor losses from interest rate movements.

The TSP G fund is earning about 2.4% interest presently similar to the TSP F fund yield. But the TSP F fund will incur a 5% capital loss for each 1% gain in interest rates. So a half a percent rise in rates wipes out the TSP F fund yield. It will have its ups and downs, but until the Fed reverses course, avoid the TSP F fund.

The stock market is less predictable and can gain or loss 2.4% or more in a day. But it the stock market correction rhymes with previous corrections it should retest its lows soon. Charts posted at TSP Charts: If this Correction Rhymes

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Re: Avoid the TSP F fund

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TSPsmart wrote: ...But if the stock market correction rhymes with previous corrections it should retest its lows soon...
Do you think that's what causing the bulls to get cutoff at the legs about this time two days in a row?
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Re: Avoid the TSP F fund

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I believe the G fund is earning 2.75% for the month of Feb.
from the TSP web page.
Current Rate and Amount Available
The current interest rate is: 2.750%

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Re: Avoid the TSP F fund

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Golly thanks Mister! I hadn't thoughtnof that! :D
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Re: Avoid the TSP F fund

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Moose wrote:I believe the G fund is earning 2.75% for the month of Feb.
from the TSP web page.
Current Rate and Amount Available
The current interest rate is: 2.750%
That is an annual rate. So February will get 1/12th of that.

I also think you are looking at the loan rate, which is not necessarily tied to the G fund rate.
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Re: Avoid the TSP F fund

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I believe the loan rate is tied to G, at the time of the loan origination. If I am right, folks may see a different rate depending on if they have a loan, and when that loan was taken.

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Fund Prices2024-03-28

FundPriceDayYTD
G $18.15 0.05% 1.05%
F $19.08 -0.06% -0.74%
C $82.21 0.11% 10.55%
S $82.43 0.30% 6.92%
I $42.57 -0.24% 5.95%
L2065 $16.38 0.02% 8.37%
L2060 $16.39 0.02% 8.38%
L2055 $16.39 0.02% 8.38%
L2050 $32.73 0.01% 6.95%
L2045 $14.91 0.02% 6.58%
L2040 $54.38 0.02% 6.22%
L2035 $14.34 0.02% 5.79%
L2030 $47.67 0.02% 5.38%
L2025 $13.15 0.03% 3.43%
Linc $25.61 0.03% 2.82%

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