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Weekend Newsletter (4/18/2021)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  I Fund led the way with a 1.67% gain, followed by the S Fund’s 1.40% advance. The C Fund moved up 1.39% while the F Fund had a 0.35% gain.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% G Fund, 20% C Fund, 20% S Fund and 10% I Fund (YTD* return: 6.15%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 75% G Fund, 10% C Fund, 10% S Fund and 5% I Fund (YTD* return: 2.50%)

New Trades: None

* As of 4/18/2021
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 4/18/2021

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.34% -2.53% 11.92% 12.24% 7.92%

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Weekend Newsletter (4/11/2021)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  C Fund led the way with a 2.75% gain, followed by the I Fund’s 1.48% advance. The S Fund moved up 0.91% while the F Fund had a 0.11% loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% G Fund, 20% C Fund, 20% S Fund and 10% I Fund (YTD* return: 5.37%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 75% G Fund, 10% C Fund, 10% S Fund and 5% I Fund (YTD* return: 2.11%)

New Trades: None

* As of 4/11/2021
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 4/11/2021

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.31% -2.87% 10.38% 10.69% 6.15%

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Weekend Newsletter (4/4/2021) – Updated 4/6/2021

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  S Fund led the way with a 1.76% gain, followed by the C Fund’s 1.18% advance.  The  I Fund moved up 1.04% while the F Fund had a 0.34% gain.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% G Fund, 20% C Fund, 20% S Fund and 10% I Fund (YTD* return: 4.58%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 75% G Fund, 10% C Fund, 10% S Fund and 5% I Fund (YTD* return: 1.78%)

New Trades: Make interfund transfers (IFTs) to one of the allocations above, depending which strategy you follow.

* As of 4/1/2021
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 4/1/2021

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.27% -3.02% 7.42% 9.69% 4.60%

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New Interfund Transfer (IFT) and Weekend Newsletter (3/28/2021)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  C Fund led the way with a 1.58% gain, followed by the F Fund’s 0.35% advance.  The  I Fund gained 0.05% while the S Fund had a 2.24% loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 70% S Fund, 20% C Fund and 10% I Fund (YTD* return: 1.76%) – New

TSPKey Low Risk: 60% S Fund, 25% G Fund, 10% C Fund and 5% I Fund (YTD* return: -0.65%) – New

New Trades:  Do interfund transfer to the allocation shown above (depending which strategy you follow) before noon EST on Monday, 3/29/2021.

* As of 3/26/2021
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 3/26/2021

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.25% -3.26% 6.19% 7.56% 4.34%

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Weekend Newsletter (3/20/2021)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  I Fund had the week’s only gain of 0.58%. The F Fund fell 0.27% while the the  C Fund dropped 0.75%. The S Fund had a 1.99% loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% G Fund, 20% C Fund, 20% S Fund and 10% I Fund (YTD* return: 1.87%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% F Fund, 10% C Fund, 10% S Fund and 5% I Fund (YTD* return: -0.61%)

New Trades: None

* As of 3/19/2021
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 3/19/2021

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.22% -3.60% 4.54% 10.02% 4.28%

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Weekend Newsletter and New IFT for Low-Risk Strategy

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  S Fund led the way with a 5.98% gain, followed by the C Fund’s 2.69% advance.  The  I Fund gained 1.88% while the F Fund had a 0.42% loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% G Fund, 20% C Fund, 20% S Fund and 10% I Fund (YTD* return: 2.35%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 75% G Fund, 10% C Fund, 10% S Fund and 5% I Fund (YTD* return: -0.41%)

New Trades: Interfund transfer for TSPKey Low Risk system to allocation above before noon EST on Monday, 3/15/2021. Our main TSPKey strategy doesn’t have any changes.

* As of 3/12/2021
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 3/12/2021

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.20% -3.34% 5.33% 12.25% 3.68%

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Weekend Newsletter (3/7/2021)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  C Fund led the way with a 0.84% gain, followed by the I Fund’s 0.61% advance.  The  F Fund fell by 0.80% while the S Fund had a 2.12% loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% G Fund, 20% C Fund, 20% S Fund and 10% I Fund (YTD* return: 0.42%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% F Fund, 10% C Fund, 10% S Fund and 5% I Fund (YTD* return: -1.15%)

New Trades: None

* As of 3/7/2021
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 3/7/2021

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.17% -2.93% 2.57% 5.92% 1.77%

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Weekend Newsletter (2/28/2021)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

All of the TSP funds fell last week. The F Fund had the smallest loss of 0.39%.  The  C Fund fell 2.41% while the I Fund had a 2.79% loss. The S Fund declined 4.29%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% G Fund, 20% C Fund, 20% S Fund and 10% I Fund (YTD* return: 0.59%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% F Fund, 10% C Fund, 10% S Fund and 5% I Fund (YTD* return: -0.98%)

New Trades: None

* As of 2/26/2021
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 2/26/2021

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.15% -2.15% 1.72% 8.21% 1.15%

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Weekend Newsletter (2/21/2021)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  I Fund had the week’s only gain of 0.29%. The F Fund fell 0.57% while the C Fund had a 0.68% loss. The S Fund declined by 0.97%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% G Fund, 20% C Fund, 20% S Fund and 10% I Fund (YTD* return: 2.24%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% F Fund, 10% C Fund, 10% S Fund and 5% I Fund (YTD* return: -0.09%)

New Trades: None

* As of 2/19/2021
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 2/19/2021

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.13% -1.77% 4.23% 13.07% 4.05%

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Weekend Newsletter (2/14/2021) – Updated 2/17/2021

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The  S Fund led the way with a 3.24% gain, followed by the I Fund’s 2.08% advance.  The  C Fund gained 1.28% while the F Fund had a 0.13% loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% G Fund, 20% C Fund, 20% S Fund and 10% I Fund (YTD* return: 3.90%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% F Fund, 10% C Fund, 10% S Fund and 5% I Fund (YTD* return: 1.38%)

New Trades: Interfund transfer to one of the above allocations (depending on your strategy) before noon EST on Thursday, 2/18/2021

* As of 2/12/2021
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 2/12/2021

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.11% -1.21% 4.94% 14.17% 3.75%

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