The federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program followed a familiar trend last month, with domestic investments underperforming their overseas counterparts. The common stocks of the Thrift Savings Plan’s C fund fell 0.68% in April, bringing their 2025 performance to -4.93%. And the small- and mid-size businesses of the S Fund fell 0.78%. Since January, the
A new rule proposed on April 18 could change how Thrift Savings Plan-based loans are repaid under reamortization terms. The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, which governs the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement plan, detailed its plan to amend a loan reamorization rule in the Federal Register. The board proposed a combination of accrued interest with the outstanding principal
Returns on the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program took a dive last month, with the Thrift Savings Plan’s two core domestic investment funds finishing March in the red, while two others treaded water. The downward trend comes as the Trump administration has worked to fire thousands of federal employees across government and across the