Plan for a lifetime with the TSP
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Everything you need to know about our funds
We’ll help you understand each fund—their risks, rewards, and performance.
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Whether you’re new to the federal government or preparing to retire, we’re here to help guide you.
Our funds at a glance
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The Lifecycle (L) Funds are made of each of the individual funds below. If you’re an experienced investor, you can customize your asset allocation with our 5 individual funds and invest in everything from short-term government securities to domestic and international stocks.
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Consider if you plan to begin withdrawing from your TSP account after 2062 or you were born after 1999.
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Consider if you plan to begin withdrawing from your TSP account between 2058 and 2062 or you were born between 1995 and 1999.
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Consider if you plan to begin withdrawing from your TSP account between 2053 and 2057 or you were born between 1990 and 1994.
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Consider if you plan to begin withdrawing from your TSP account between 2048 and 2052 or you were born between 1985 and 1989.
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Consider if you plan to begin withdrawing from your TSP account between 2043 and 2047 or you were born between 1980 and 1984.
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Consider if you plan to begin withdrawing from your TSP account between 2038 and 2042 or you were born between 1975 and 1979.
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Consider if you plan to begin withdrawing from your TSP account between 2033 and 2037 or you were born between 1970 and 1974.
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Consider if you plan to begin withdrawing from your TSP account between 2028 and 2032 or you were born between 1965 and 1969.
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Consider if you plan to begin withdrawing from your TSP account between 2021 and 2027 or you were born between 1958 and 1964.
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Consider if you are already withdrawing money from your account or you were born before 1958.
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We have a selection of individual funds that offer broad market diversification. You can choose to have your retirement dollars invested in everything from a short-term U.S. Treasury security to index funds made of domestic and international stocks.
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A fund containing government securities that are specially issued to the TSP.
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A fund containing government, corporate, and asset-backed bonds.
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A fund containing stocks of large and medium-sized U.S. companies.
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A fund containing stocks of small to medium-sized U.S. companies.
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A fund containing international stocks from more than 20 developed countries.
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