Thrift Savings Plan fund had a bad month in September
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Thrift Savings Plan fund had a bad month in September

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 2, 20267 min
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September was not a good month for the Thrift Savings Plan. All but one of the funds saw month-over-month drops. Only the G fund increased in September by .4% from where it was in August. The silver lining for September for the other 15 funds is they all experienced drops of less than 4% total. The S Fund saw the biggest month-over-month drop of 3.66%. For the year, every account but the F fund is in the black with the I Fund posting the largest year to date growth of over 16%. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

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This is a Federal News Network podcast. Coming up today on the Federal Newscast, the Thrift Savings Plan has a bad month in September. A pending proposal could strip federal employees of their civil rights protections. And the Department of Agriculture's order to hold off on its mass reorganization plans.

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stories and more on today's federal newscast. Welcome to the federal newscast. I'm Michelle Sandeford. September was not a good month for the Thrift Savings Plan. All but one of the funds saw month over month drops.

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Only the G fund increased in September by 0.4% from where it was in August. The silver lining for September for the other 15 funds is that they all experienced drops of less than 4%. The S fund saw the biggest month-over-month drop of 3.66% for the year every account but

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