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Weekend Newsletter (3/21/2026)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

All of the TSP Funds besides the G Fund fell last week. The F Fund declined by 0.59% while the S Fund had a 1.27% loss. The C Fund fell by 1.88% while the I Fund had a 2.27% loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: -3.94%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: -2.30%)

New Trades: None

* Year-to-date returns of 3/20/2026

TSP fund year-to-date returns as of 3/20/2026

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.92%   -0.59%   -4.68%   -3.24% -0.03%

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Weekend Newsletter (3/15/2026)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

All of the TSP Funds besides the G Fund fell last week. The F Fund declined by 0.93% while the C Fund had a 1.56% loss. The S Fund fell by 2.04% while the I Fund had a 2.09% loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: -2.40)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: -0.74%)

New Trades: None

* Year-to-date returns of 3/13/2026

TSP fund year-to-date returns as of 3/13/2026

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.84%   -0.08%   -2.86%   -1.99% 2.29%

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Weekend Newsletter (3/8/2026)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

All of the TSP Funds besides the G Fund fell last week. The F Fund declined by 0.96% while the C Fund had a 1.99% loss. The S Fund fell by 3.35% while the I Fund had a 7.00% loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return:  -0.62%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 0.11%)

New Trades: None

* Year-to-date returns of 3/8/2026

TSP fund year-to-date returns as of 3/8/2026

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.76%   0.86%   -1.32%   0.04% 4.47%

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Weekend Newsletter (2/28/2026)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The I Fund had a 1.29% gain while the F Fund advanced by 0.53%. The C Fund declined by 0.42% while the S Fund had a 0.75%  loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 2.11%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 1.44%)

New Trades: None

* Year-to-date returns of 2/28/2026

TSP fund year-to-date returns as of 2/28/2026

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.70%   1.84%   0.68%   3.52% 12.34%

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Weekend Newsletter (2/21/2026)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

All of the stock funds moved up last week. The I Fund advanced by 1.16% while the C Fund had a 1.11% gain. The S Fund moved up by 0.81%. The F (bond) Fund fell by 0.08%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 2.71%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 1.68%)

New Trades: None

* Year-to-date returns of 2/20/2026

TSP fund year-to-date returns as of 2/20/2026

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.60%   1.30%   1.10%   4.30% 10.91%

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Weekend Newsletter (2/14/2026)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The I Fund moved up by 2.02% last week. The F Fund had a 0.89% gain while the S Fund fell by 0.86%. The C Fund had a 1.35% loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 1.72%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 1.15%)

New Trades: None

* Year-to-date returns as of 2/13/2026

TSP fund year-to-date returns as of 2/13/2026

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.52%   1.38%   0.00%   3.45% 9.64%

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Weekend Newsletter (2/7/2026)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The S Fund led the way with a 1.89% gain. The I Fund moved up by 1.44% while the F Fund advanced by 0.29%. The C Fund fell by 0.08%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 2.86%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 1.67%)

New Trades: None

* Year-to-date returns of 2/6/2026

TSP fund year-to-date returns as of 2/6/2026

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.44%   0.49%   1.36%   4.35% 7.46%

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Weekend Newsletter (1/31/2026)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The I Fund led the way with a gain of 0.71%. The C Fund had a 0.35% increase while the F Fund eeked out a 0.02% gain. The S Fund fell by 2.50%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 1.94%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 1.16%)

New Trades: None

* Year-to-date returns of 1/30/2026

TSP fund year-to-date returns as of 1/30/2026

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.37%   0.21%   1.45%   2.41% 5.94%

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Weekend Newsletter (1/24/2026)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The I Fund led the way with a gain of 1.05%. The F Fund moved up by 0.07% while the C Fund had a 0.33% loss. The S Fund fell by 0.76%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 3.06%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 1.66%)

New Trades: None

* Year-to-date returns of 1/23/2026

TSP fund year-to-date returns as of 1/23/2026

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.27% 0.18%   1.10%   5.04% 5.19%

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Weekend Newsletter (1/18/2026)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The I Fund had the week’s biggest gain of 1.26%. The S Fund increased by 1.12% while the F Fund had a 0.12%  loss. The C Fund fell by 0.36%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 3.62%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 1.90%)

New Trades: None

* Year-to-date returns of 1/16/2026

TSP fund year-to-date returns as of 1/16/2026

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.19%   0.11%   1.44%   5.85% 4.10%

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