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Weekend Newsletter (10/7/2023)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  C Fund had the week’s only gain of 0.52%. The I Fund fell 0.84% while the F Fund had a 1.17% loss. The S Fund declined by 1.49%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 10.46%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 6.93%)

New Trades: None

* As of 10/7/2023
For contribution allocations, we recommend they match the latest IFT allocation as shown above for both the TSPKey and TSPKey Low Risk strategies.

TSP Fund Returns as of 10/7/2023

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
3.06%   -2.20%   13.63 7.22% 6.04%

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Weekend Newsletter (10/1/2023)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  S Fund had the week’s only gain of 0.76%. The C Fund fell 0.72% while the F Fund had a 0.97% loss. The I Fund declined by 1.42%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 11.00%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 7.15%)

New Trades: None

* As of 10/1/2023
For contribution allocations, we recommend they match the latest IFT allocation as shown above for both the TSPKey and TSPKey Low Risk strategies.

TSP Fund Returns as of 10/1/2023

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2.98%   -1.05%   13.05%   8.84% 6.95%

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Weekend Newsletter (9/23/2023)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

All of the funds fell last week except for the G Fund. The F Fund had a 0.50% loss. The I Fund fell by 1.96% and the C Fund declined by  2.91%. The S Fund had a 3.68% loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 10.98%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 7.42%)

New Trades: None

* As of 9/22/2023
For contribution allocations, we recommend they match the latest IFT allocation as shown above for both the TSPKey and TSPKey Low Risk strategies.

TSP Fund Returns as of 9/22/2023

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2.88%   -0.08% 13.86%   8.01% 8.48%

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Weekend Newsletter (9/16/2023)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  I Fund had the week’s only gain of 1.41%. The C Fund fell 0.13% while the F Fund had a 0.33% loss. The S Fund declined by 0.49%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 14.76%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 8.49%)

New Trades: None

* As of 9/16/2023
For contribution allocations, we recommend they match the latest IFT allocation as shown above for both the TSPKey and TSPKey Low Risk strategies.

TSP Fund Returns as of 9/16/2023

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2.80%   0/43%   17.28% 12.14% 10.65%

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Weekend Newsletter (9/9/2023)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

All of the TSP Funds except for the G Fund fell last week. The F Fund had a 0.30% loss while the C Fund fell by 1.26%. The S Fund declined by 1.40% and the I Fund had a 2.53% loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 15.11%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 8.96%)

New Trades: None

* As of 9/8/2023
For contribution allocations, we recommend they match the latest IFT allocation as shown above for both the TSPKey and TSPKey Low Risk strategies.

TSP Fund Returns as of 9/8/2023

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2.72%   0.76%   17.43%   12.69% 9.11%

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Weekend Newsletter (9/2/2023)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  S Fund led the way with a 4.24% gain. It was followed by the C Fund’s 2.55% increase while the I Fund moved up 1.98%. The F Fund had a 0.48% gain.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 17.34%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 9.96%)

New Trades: None

* As of 9/1/2023
For contribution allocations, we recommend they match the latest IFT allocation as shown above for both the TSPKey and TSPKey Low Risk strategies.

TSP Fund Returns as of 9/1/2023

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2.63%   1.06%   18.93%   15.61% 10.66%

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Weekend Newsletter (8/26/23)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  C Fund led the way with a gain of 0.85%. The F Fund moved up 0.28% while the I Fund moved up by 0.27%. The S Fund had a 0.11% gain.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 13.49%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 8.10%)

New Trades: None

* As of 8/25/23
For contribution allocations, we recommend they match the latest IFT allocation as shown above for both the TSPKey and TSPKey Low Risk strategies.

TSP Fund Returns as of 8/25/23

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2.55%   0.57%   15.98%   10.90% 8.51%

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Weekend Newsletter (8/20/2023)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

All of the TSP Funds besides the G fell last week. The F Fund moved down 0.51% while the C Fund had a 2.05% loss. The S Fund declined by 2.95 while the I Fund had a 3.20% loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 12.95%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 7.44%)

New Trades: None

* As of 8/18/2023
For contribution allocations, we recommend they match the latest IFT allocation as shown above for both the TSPKey and TSPKey Low Risk strategies.

TSP Fund Returns as of 8/18/2023

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2.47%   0.29%   15.00%   10.78% 8.21%

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Weekend Newsletter (8/13/2023)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

All of the TSP funds except the G Fund fell last week. The I Fund fell 0.16% while the C Fund had a 0.27% loss. The F Fund dropped 0.64% while the S Fund had a 1.71% loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 15.84%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 9.12%)

New Trades: None

* As of 8/11/2023
For contribution allocations, we recommend they match the latest IFT allocation as shown above for both the TSPKey and TSPKey Low Risk strategies.

TSP Fund Returns as of 8/11/2023

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2.39%   0.80%   17.40%   14.15% 11.78%

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Weekend Newsletter (8/5/2023)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

All of the TSP funds besides the G Fund fell last week. The F Fund fell 0.60% while the S Fund had a 1.69% loss. The C Fund declined by 2.26% and the I Fund had a 2.93% loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 17.00%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 9.26%)

New Trades: None

* As of 8/5/2023
For contribution allocations, we recommend they match the latest IFT allocation as shown above for both the TSPKey and TSPKey Low Risk strategies.

TSP Fund Returns as of 8/5/2023

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2.31%   1.45%   17.73% 16.14% 11.96%

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