Following months of disappointing returns, the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings plan returned to positive territory in May, with all but one portfolio finishing the month in the black. The Thrift Savings Plan’s S Fund, made up of small- and mid-size businesses, led the way, growing 7.21% last month. Despite those gains, the S Fund
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
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
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