According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median income for computer programmers in 2014 was $77,550, up more than $3,200 from 2012, a rate that significantly outpaced inflation. Those in the top 10 percent earned over $127,000 a year.
The values and performance of collective funds are listed in newspapers. An investment fund is a way of investing money alongside other investors in order to benefit from the inherent advantages of working as part of a group. These advantages include an ability to: hire Professional investment managers, which may potentially be able to offer better returns and more adequate risk management;
Investment Allocation - A participant's choice that tells the TSP (1) how money going into his or her account should be invested in the TSP funds (contribution allocation), and/or (2) how money already in the TSP account should be invested in the TSP funds (interfund transfer).