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Weekend Newsletter (7/30/2023)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  C Fund had the week’s biggest gain of 1.03%. The I and S Funds both rose by 0.79%.  The F Fund declined by 0.40%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 19.36%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 10.67%)

New Trades: None

* As of 7/28/2023
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 7/28/2023

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2.23%   2.06%   20.44%   18.14% 15.34%

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Weekend Newsletter (7/22/2023)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  S Fund had the week’s biggest gain of 1.10%. The C Fund moved up 0.70% while the F Fund had a tiny 0.01% gain. The I Fund declined by 0.13%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 18.28%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 10.12%)

New Trades: None

* As of 7/21/2023
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 7/21/23

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2.15%   2.47%   19.21%   17.22% 14.41%

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Weekend Newsletter (7/16/2023)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The I Fund led the way with a 4.46% gain. The S Fund advanced by 3.86% while the C Fund increased by 2.44%. The F Fund gained 1.52%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 17.23%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 9.23%)

New Trades: None

* As of 7/16/2023
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 7/16/2023

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2.07%   2.45%   18.39%   15.94% 14.58%

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Weekend Newsletter (7/9/23)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

All of the TSP funds fell last week except for the G Fund. The S Fund dropped by 0.89% while the C Fund had a 1.12% loss. The F Fund declined by 1.31% and the I Fund had a 2.20% loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 7.85%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 13.65%)

New Trades: None

* As of 7/7/2023
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 7/7/2023

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
1.99%   0.92%   15.57%   11.64% 9.69%

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Weekend Newsletter (6/24/2023)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  F Fund had the week’s only gain of 0.14%. The C Fund fell 1.37% while the S Fund had a 2.95% loss. The I Fund declined by 3.26%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 11.33%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 6.66%)

New Trades: None

* As of 6/23/2023
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 6/23/2023

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
1.84%   2.52%   14.18%   8.44% 9.98%

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Weekend Newsletter (6/17/2023)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  I Fund gained 2.75% while the C Fund moved up 2.62%. The S Fund advanced by 2.05% while the F Fund had a 0.20% gain.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 13.79%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 7.79%)

New Trades: None

* As of 6/17/2023
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 6/17/2023

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
1.76%   2.38%   15.76%   11.73% 13.69%

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Weekend Newsletter (6/4/2023)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  S Fund led the way with a gain of 3.38%. The C Fund advanced by 1.88% while the F Fund had a 0.86% gain. The I Fund moved up 0.62%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 10.07%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 6.04%)

New Trades: None

* As of 6/4/2023
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 6/4/2023

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
1.61%   2.33%   12.25%   8.23% 10.20%

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Weekend Newsletter (5/27/2023)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  C Fund led the way with a gain of 034%. The S Fund increased by 0.30% while the F Fund had a 0.57% loss. The I Fund declined by 1.98%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 7.25%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 4.63%)

New Trades: None

* As of 5/26/2023
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 5/26/2023

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
1.54%   1.46%   10.27%   4.69% 9.52%

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Weekend Newsletter (5/21/2023)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  S Fund led the way with a gain of 1.92%. The C Fund advanced by 1.70% while the I Fund gained 0.64%. The F Fund had a 1.37% loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 4.42%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 7.14%)

New Trades: None

* As of 5/19/2023
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 5/19/2023

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
1.47%   2.05%   9.90%   4.38% 11.73%

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Weekend Newsletter (5/14/2023)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

All of the TSP Funds except the G Fund fell last week. The F Fund fell by 0.23% while the C Fund had a 0.24% loss. The S Fund declined by 0.53% loss while the I Fund had a 0.89% loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 5.23%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 3.69%)

New Trades: None

* As of 5/14/2023
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 5/14/2023

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
1.40%   3.47%   8.05%   2.41% 11.02%

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