Federal Employee Thrift Savings Plan
Investment Model Portfolios
Investment Model Portfolios
Thirft Savings Plan (TSP) is for federal employees. The plan concsists of 6 funds. Please refer to this page for the fund description.
Since all of the funds are separately managed accounts, We use benchmark funds as proxies for candidate funds. The L funds, Lifecycle fund, are not used in this plan.
The G fund is a stand out fixed income fund that has had outstanding performance. Based on the description on this page, "The G Fund interest rate calculation is based on the weighted average yield of all outstanding Treasury notes and bonds with 4 or more years to maturity. As a result, participants who invest in the G Fund are rewarded with a long-term rate on what is essentially a short-term security. Generally, long-term interest rates are higher than short-term rates.' The key here is the 'short term security' with long term interest rate. Talk about the advantage of being employed by the federal government!
In MyPlanIQ, G Fund is modeled as money market fund (i.e. its NAV is always 1) with yields calculated as (5 year treasury yield+ 10 year treasury yield)/2. It has a sepcial designated symbol 'TSPGFUND'.
Based on one of our users, TSP allows 2 times of rebalances per month.
Plan investment options
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The following is a moderate-risk model portfolio constructed from the investment options of Federal Employee Thrift Savings Plan.
This portfolio is proactively monitored and rebalanced on a monthly basis when needed, ensuring it remains in line with its target allocation. We offer customization features, allowing subscribers to tailor the portfolio to align with their own risk tolerance and return expectations by changing risk profile parameter.
Our model portfolio is rooted in the MyPlanIQ Asset Allocation Composite (AAC) strategy. This dynamic (tactical) asset allocation and quantitative fund selection algorithm prioritize risk management by dynamically adjusting stock allocations based on prevailing asset momentum. Extensive research has shown that this momentum-based tactical approach can potentially reduce temporary losses while maintaining or outperforming traditional buy-and-hold strategies.
Both historical back test and real-time portfolio return and risk data are shown in the table on this page. These metrics are compared with stock and moderate allocation index funds.
Furthermore, subscribers have the option to explore alternative strategies such as Strategic Asset Allocation Optimal (SAA) and Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) to further customize their model portfolio. See our investment methodology for more details on the investment strategies
Puzzled on what to invest?
- We ask a few questions to decide your personal return and risk expectations
- We build a custom portfolio for your plan (401(k), 403(b), 529 ...) or for a brokerage account
- We monitor and send timely rebalance emails on what investment funds to buy and sell