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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My concern with the TSP is that Congress will one day decide that it can only be invested in the G fund or some crazy government approved stock/bond fund.[/quote]

There is no reason to think this is even remotely likely.  Why would it be proposed, let alone adopted?  Plenty of non-federal gov't investors choose to invest in U.S. treasury securities, so there is no need or incentive to compel additional investment by federal government employees. [/quote]

Undermining the TSP would just be another way to punish feds. Or maybe Trump gets pissed at Nvidia, Apple and Microsoft so decides the  c fund cannot have those stocks anymore. Or maybe he, or all of congress, just wants to manipulate the market for personal benefit.[/quote]

Or, a giant asteroid could impact the planet, ending all life here.  Paranoia is no substitute for rational planning.  [/quote]

The "Trump accounts" for children only allow investments in US based stock indices and they have specifically and intentionally disallowed investing in international stock funds. It does not seem like a giant asteroid stretch similar constraints could be added to TSP accounts. The tax savings from investing in a TSP outweigh this risk by miles, but the OP asked about rolling money from an existing 401k into the TSP which has pretty limited benefits. It does not seem irrational to warn someone against moving money into an account that is controlled by whims of one person.[/quote]

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