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Friday is Good Friday and the stock market will be closed.

Last year the TSP was closed as well as far as not giving share prices, but I'm not 100% sure if they will be processing transactions. They have not posted anything on their website yet, but it's something to keep in mind as we head toward the end of the month.

03/25/13

Stocks rallied again on Friday as the recent back and forth - losses / gains continued for a 4th straight day. The Dow gained 91-points on Friday after dropping 90 on Thursday.

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There was little change in the Top 50's stock allocations this past week. But the Total Tracker showed some dip buying. Not a ton, but enough to show that some who are sitting in cash are looking for a chance to get back in. Here's the charts:



Not much change for the Top 50. They're holding mostly S fund and have a total stock allocation of 94%.



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Things got a bit choppy last week for stocks as the Cyprus news and the Fed got most of the headlines.



Here are the up to date TSP fund returns through March 22:



As we talked about last week, the week after options expiration week is generally weaker than a random week, ...

03/22/13

Stocks lost ground yesterday as the Dow gave up 90-points after more concerns over the financial troubles in Cyprus were circulating.

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