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Lew taps government retiree pension fund to avoid default
To avoid defaulting on the national debt, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said late Monday he will begin tapping into two government employee retirement funds to buy more time.
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We found after testing in several different places, particularly in dry, hot environments that we could actually have a good effect and kill sandflies for over a year, both in the deserts of Southern California ... and also in Kenya.
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- All TSP funds continue positive trend in April
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- Chained CPI, TSP, and the 2014 budget
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| Thrift Savings Plan Ticker | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | Change | YTD | ||
| L Income | 16.2917 | 0.01 | 2.80% | |
| L 2020 | 20.4483 | 0.02 | 6.65% | |
| L 2030 | 21.6966 | 0.02 | 8.30% | |
| L 2040 | 22.7358 | 0.02 | 9.52% | |
| L 2050 | 12.7516 | 0.02 | 10.68% | |
| G Fund | 14.1037 | 0.00 | 0.50% | |
| F Fund | 16.0413 | 0.02 | 1.03% | |
| C Fund | 21.2744 | 0.04 | 12.74% | |
| S Fund | 29.0632 | 0.04 | 13.82% | |
| I Fund | 23.4820 | 0.01 | 9.88% | |
| Closing price updated at approx 6pm EST. each business day. More at tsp.gov. | ||||












