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TSP Planning Report May 2018

Facts: Unemployment dropped to 3.9%.  Unemployment hasn’t dropped below 4% in 18 years. The S&P 500 posted a paultry gain, up 0.38%. PMI, again, posted another month of expansion, with the index reading 57.3%. The 1st estimate for 2018’s 1st quarter’s GDP was 2.7%. Assessment: The Unemployment report is pretty cool.  It’s been 18 years since employment

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TSP Planning Report April 2018

Facts: The S&P 500 had ANOTHER drop of 2.55%. PMI, again, posted another solid month of expansion, with the index increasing to 59.3%. The 3rd estimate for the 4th quarter’s GDP was increased to 2.7%. Unemployment was stable at 4.1%.  It’s been at 4.1% for 5 months. Assessment: Although the S&P losses over the past two

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