Category: The Market

TSP Planning Report November

TSP Report November 2023 Facts: The G Fund rate for November 2023 increased to 5%.  Wow!  The Fed Funds interest rate decreased slightly from 5.5% to 5.3%.   This month’s unemployment rate increased from 3.8% to 3.9%.   The 2nd Estimate for Q3 GDP came in at 5.2%.  Last quarter’s GDP was 2.1%.   PMI (Purchasing Managers Index)

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creating a retirement investment strategy

Creating a Retirement Distribution Strategy – Live Webinar

Live Webinar – Creating a Retirement Distribution Strategy Which asset do you dip into to create your retirement income stream, and when? What happens when the market goes up? What should you do when the market goes down? We spent a career squirrelling away money for retirement, expecting our portfolios will be able to carry

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Coordinating your TSP with your other investments

New Webinar – Coordinating your TSP with your other investments

New Webinar – Coordinating your TSP with your other investments The TSP is just one piece of the puzzle. If you have other investment accounts, you can coordinate them with your TSP so that you can position the correct assets in the correct account. This will help you pay less in taxes and be strategic

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TSP Planning Report April 2023

April 2023 TSP Planning Report Facts: The 1st estimate of Q1 (2023) GDP has come out, showing a 1.1% growth in GDP. This is on the heels of 2.6% GDP growth in Q4 2022. The G Fund rate for April 2023 decreased back to 3.625%. It was 4.125% last month. The Fed Funds interest rate

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TSP Planning Report March 2023

TSP Planning Report March 2023 March 2023 TSP Planning Report: Facts: The G Fund rate for March 2023 increased back to 4.125%.  It was 3.625% last month. The Fed Funds interest rate increased to 4.83%.  It was .08% just over a year ago.  This month’s unemployment rate increased from 3.4% to 3.6%.   PMI (Purchasing Managers Index)

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TSP Planning Report October 2022

TSP Planning Report October 2022  Facts: The G Fund rate for October 2022 increased to 4%.  It was 3.375% in September, and 2.75% in August.   The Fed Funds interest rate remains at 3.25%.  It was 2.5% in August. In June in was 1.65%, and 0.9% in May. The Fed anticipates 1 more rate increase this

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TSP report August 2022 from Stephen Zelcer

TSP Planning Report August 2022

TSP Planning Report 2022 Facts: The G Fund rate for August 2022 dropped to 2.75%.  It was 3% in July.   The Fed Funds interest rate increased to 2.5%.  In June in was 1.65%, and 0.9% in May. The Fed anticipates more rate increases over the remainder of this year.  This month’s unemployment rate dropped slightly

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TSP report for July

TSP Planning Report – July 2021

TSP Planning Report – July 2021 Facts: This month’s unemployment rate increased from 5.8% to 5.9%. PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) continued to expand (any reading above a score of 50 means expansion). This month’s reading came in at 60.6, compared to last month’s 61.2. The S&P 500 (C Fund) increased 2.33% in June, compared to

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TSP Planning Report – May 2021

May 2021 TSP Planning Report:   Facts: This month’s unemployment rate increased to 6.1% from last month’s 6.0%. PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) continued to expand (any reading above a score of 50 means expansion). This month’s reading came in at 60.7, compared to last month’s 64.7. The S&P 500 (C Fund) increased 5.33% in April compared to 4.38%

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TSP report for September

TSP Planning Report September 2020

TSP Planning Report September 2020 Facts: Unemployment continued to drop.  This month’s unemployment rate came in at 8.4%, compared to last month’s 10.2%. PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) continued to expand. This month’s reading came in at 56, compared to last month’s 54.2. The S&P 500 (C Fund) increased 7.19% during the month of August.  This

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