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TSP TALK is an online web communications website and forum established for federal employees and military personnel. It was originally created by former federal employee and computer specialist Tom Crowley. The principal topics of the board are discussion surrounding the investment strategies individuals of Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) retirement funds, and also includes various recreational topics. The purpose was to help educate shareholders about investment planning and self-help. Some investment styles and subjects were highlighted in fedsmith.com, another publication aimed at federal employees. The article comments included references to several competing websites, of which TSP TALK was the most often cited by readers.
Established in 2004, TSP TALK became an investment learning and information for federal employees, retirees, and U.S. military members. It was identified in a trade publication for federal executives in November 2006 as one of several sites providing collaboration and discussions relating to federal employee investments. At the time, federal employees shared discussions of investment strategies, allocation theories, and held competitions on a member invented tracking listing showing daily returns. TSPTALK.COM first appeared in major government employee press article in a November 2006 article published in GOVEXEC.COM. Several other federal employee newspaper and publication articles followed.