Federal retirement expert, Chris Kowalik, shares the advantages and disadvantages of the Lifecycle Funds (L Funds) within the Thrift Savings Plan .  

Key take-ways:

• What are the Lifecycle Funds -- and how are they different than the other funds in the Thrift Savings Plan?
• Some important challenges of the L Funds
• How the mixture of investments in the L Funds changes over time
• What rate of return investors in the L Funds can expect
• How L Funds work in the Traditional TSP and Roth TSP

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