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February 2007

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
Day Stable Value Value Stock Equity Index Growth Stock Intl. Stock Div. Small Co. Stock Conserv. Portfolio Moderate Portfolio Aggressive Portfolio Retirement Portfolio
01 219.50 484.28 410.06 335.31 406.54 498.79 292.39 357.52 383.23
02 219.59 485.64 410.82 336.20 407.62 499.73 292.75 358.15 383.98
05 219.62 483.10 410.44 335.90 407.12 498.99 292.40 357.67 383.39
06 219.65 486.60 411.01 336.26 409.69 500.58 292.94 358.61 384.57
07 219.69 487.18 412.16 337.62 410.58 504.19 293.21 359.40 385.71
08 219.72 486.16 411.77 337.46 409.53 503.95 293.05 359.10 385.33
09 219.81 482.34 408.70 334.14 409.54 498.69 292.19 357.43 383.11
12 219.84 480.39 407.17 332.41 406.39 497.82 291.75 356.35 381.80
13 219.87 485.48 410.42 334.31 409.37 501.03 292.88 358.21 384.12
14 219.90 489.36 413.48 337.94 414.90 502.87 293.84 360.36 386.70
15 219.93 490.26 414.05 338.87 417.15 504.69 294.06 361.07 387.64
16 220.06 490.51 414.04 338.66 417.40 506.12 294.19 361.26 387.93
19 Market Closed – Holiday
20 220.09 492.38 415.57 340.30 417.50 510.27 294.67 362.24 389.30
21 220.12 492.52 415.38 340.16 417.15 511.50 294.68 362.27 389.41
22 220.15 492.40 415.00 340.24 418.48 512.22 294.64 362.44 389.66
23 220.24 491.23 413.65 339.66 419.75 511.04 294.36 362.15 389.25
26 220.28 491.27 413.07 337.96 420.76 510.14 294.31 361.87 388.90
27 220.31 473.74 398.71 327.47 405.87 492.59 290.04 353.57 378.23
28 220.34 475.98 400.82 327.37 403.61 493.31 290.65 353.89 378.61
February Fund Performance (in percentages)
0.40% -0.93% -1.66% -1.80% 0.16% -0.43% -0.30% -0.55% -0.65%

2007 January

Sunday, January 28th, 2007
Fixed  Income Large
Cap Value
Large
Cap Growth
Foreign Small
Company
Portfolio
             
Morningstar
Averages for the Universe
n/a 1.32% 2.18% 1.04% 1.92% n/a
             
Stable
Value Option
0.44%          
Wellington
Core
0.06%          
PRIMCO
GIC
0.43%          
Cash 0.30%          
BGI
– Money Market Index
0.45%          
             
Benchmark            
LB
1-3 yr. Govt./Treas.
0.22%          
             
Equity
Index Option (BGI – US Equity Index)
    1.90%      
             
Benchmark            
Russell
3000
    1.90%      
             
Value
Stock Option
  1.97%        
Morgan
Value (separately managed)
  0.54%        
CGM Focus   4.01%        
Goldman Sachs Mid Value Instl.   3.44%        
Neuberger
Berman Regency
  2.41%        
T.
Rowe Price Value
  1.55%        
BGI
– Value Index
  1.29%        
             
Benchmark            
Russell
Price Driven (1000 Value)
  1.28%        
             
Growth
Stock Option
    3.32%      
Turner
Mid Cap Growth
    3.70%      
Marsico
Focus
    4.30%      
Wellington
Mid Cap Opportunities
    4.54%      
Primecap Odyssey Growth     2.52%      
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock     1.58%      
BGI
– Growth Index
    2.47%      
             
Benchmark            
Russell
Earnings Growth (1000 Growth)
    2.57%      
             
International
Stock Option
      0.74%    
Amer
Cent-20th Cent. Int’l Discovery
      1.65%    
Amer
Cent-20th Cent. Int’l Growth
      1.04%    
Templeton
Instl. Foreign
      1.09%    
First
Eagle Overseas I
      0.44%    
Oppenheimer Intl Sm Co A       0.26%    
Thornburg Intl Value R5       0.38%    
Marsico Intl Opp       -0.47%    
Dimensional Emerging Markets Value       1.54%    
BGI
Eafe Index
      1.29%    
             
Benchmark            
MSCI
EAFE Net Divs
      0.68%    
             
Diversified
Small Company Stock Option
        2.11%  
Royce
Opportunity
        2.68%  
Dimensional
U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio
        1.15%  
Third Avenue Sm Cap Instl.         1.32%  
Century Sm Cap Select Instl.         1.57%  
Legg Mason Opportunity         5.71%  
BGI
– Small Company Index
        1.64%  
             
Benchmark            
Russell
2000 Total
        1.67%  
             
Conservative
Model Portfolio
          1.05%
             
Benchmark            
Conservative
Composite Index
          0.77%
             
Moderate
Model Portfolio
          1.51%
             
Benchmark            
Moderate
Composite Index
          1.18%
             
Aggressive
Model Portfolio
          1.68%
             
Benchmark            
Aggressive
Composite Index
          1.34%

January 2007

Sunday, January 21st, 2007
Day Stable Value Value Stock Equity Index Growth Stock Intl. Stock Div. Small Co. Stock Conserv. Portfolio Moderate Portfolio Aggressive Portfolio Retirement Portfolio
01 Market Closed – Holiday
02 Market Closed – Holiday
03 218.60 468.36 399.98 323.06 401.62 485.01 288.22 350.51 374.72
04 218.63 467.02 400.55 324.44 397.70 485.98 288.17 350.31 374.48
05 218.72 463.86 397.68 322.40 393.34 479.39 287.42 348.38 371.77
08 218.76 465.36 398.83 323.70 393.06 479.91 287.80 348.92 372.39
09 218.79 464.62 398.82 324.08 392.47 479.92 287.73 348.85 372.29
10 218.82 465.82 399.77 326.15 388.86 480.52 288.05 349.11 372.52
11 218.85 469.12 402.84 329.72 391.72 485.77 288.94 351.13 375.16
12 218.97 471.41 404.93 331.53 395.70 489.34 289.63 352.69 377.18
15 Market Closed – Holiday
16 219.00 471.28 405.12 332.62 397.96 488.69 289.66 353.09 377.59
17 219.03 472.32 404.74 332.12 398.04 487.36 289.76 353.01 377.40
18 219.07 470.30 403.01 329.15 398.14 482.02 289.28 351.75 375.64
19 219.16 473.47 404.35 330.71 399.97 485.50 289.94 353.02 377.29
22 219.19 471.74 402.05 328.78 400.03 481.94 289.41 352.00 375.90
23 219.22 475.69 403.77 329.88 402.38 485.71 290.17 353.37 377.72
24 219.25 479.80 407.40 333.89 405.31 490.98 291.25 355.64 380.63
25 219.28 473.83 402.81 329.50 401.24 485.70 289.85 352.89 377.15
26 219.38 474.39 402.61 329.49 399.49 487.76 289.96 352.93 377.29
29 219.41 473.38 402.80 329.34 400.08 490.24 289.89 353.07 377.63
30 219.44 476.74 404.90 330.83 401.60 493.17 290.64 354.34 379.26
31 219.47 480.44 407.58 333.36 402.98 495.44 291.52 355.83 381.07
January Fund Performance (in percentages)
0.44% 1.97% 1.90% 3.32% 0.74% 2.11% 1.05% 1.51% 1.68%

Two New Managers in the Growth Stock Option

Friday, January 5th, 2007

The T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund and Primecap Odyssey Growth Fund were added to the Growth Stock Option this month.  These new funds have strong track records and should provide more large cap exposure to this option. The assets have been reallocated to the Growth Stock Option as follows:

Wellington Mid Cap Opportunities 15%
Turner Mid Cap Growth 15%
Marsico Focus 20%
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock 15%
Primecap Odyssey Growth 15%
BGI – Growth Index 20%

2006 December

Thursday, December 28th, 2006
Fixed  Income Large
Cap Value
Large
Cap Growth
Foreign Small
Company
Portfolio
             
Morningstar
Averages for the Universe
n/a 17.76% 8.56% 26.78% 14.30% n/a
             
Stable
Value Option
5.21%          
Wellington
Core
4.22%          
PRIMCO
GIC
5.13%          
Cash 2.87%          
BGI
– Money Market Index
5.16%          
             
Benchmark            
LB
1-3 yr. Govt./Treas.
4.12%          
             
Equity
Index Option (BGI – US Equity Index)
    15.50%      
             
Benchmark            
Russell
3000
    15.72%      
             
Value
Stock Option
  16.93%        
Morgan
Value (separately managed)
  20.73%        
CGM Focus   14.95%        
Goldman Sachs Mid Value Instl.   16.06%        
Neuberger
Berman Regency
  11.39%        
T.
Rowe Price Value
  19.75%        
BGI
– Value Index
  22.22%        
             
Benchmark            
Russell
Price Driven (1000 Value)
  22.25%        
             
Growth
Stock Option
    5.79%      
Turner
Mid Cap Growth
    6.72%      
Marsico
Focus
    8.60%      
Wellington
Mid Cap Opportunities
    9.55%      
Primecap Odyssey Growth     14.85%      
BGI
– Growth Index
    9.19%      
             
Benchmark            
Russell
Earnings Growth (1000 Growth)
    9.07%      
             
International
Stock Option
      27.41%    
Amer
Cent-20th Cent. Int’l Discovery
      31.52%    
Amer
Cent-20th Cent. Int’l Growth
      25.00%    
Templeton
Instl. Foreign
      29.04%    
First
Eagle Overseas I
      22.55%    
Oppenheimer Intl Sm Co A       36.53%    
Thornburg Intl Value R5       26.11%    
Marsico Intl Opp       23.95%    
Dimensional Emerging Markets Value       37.93%    
BGI
Eafe Index
      26.28%    
             
Benchmark            
MSCI
EAFE Net Divs
      26.34%    
             
Diversified
Small Company Stock Option
        14.54%  
Royce
Opportunity
        18.76%  
Dimensional
U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio
        16.16%  
Third Avenue Sm Cap Instl.         11.43%  
Century Sm Cap Select Instl.         9.58%  
Legg Mason Opportunity         14.21%  
BGI
– Small Company Index
        18.10%  
             
Benchmark            
Russell
2000 Total
        18.37%  
             
Conservative
Model Portfolio
          9.72%
             
Benchmark            
Conservative
Composite Index
          10.07%
             
Moderate
Model Portfolio
          11.97%
             
Benchmark            
Moderate
Composite Index
          12.97%
             
Aggressive
Model Portfolio
          13.99%
             
Benchmark            
Aggressive
Composite Index
          15.50%

December 2006

Thursday, December 21st, 2006
Day Stable Value Value Stock Equity Index Growth Stock Intl. Stock Div. Small Co. Stock Conserv. Portfolio Moderate Portfolio Aggressive Portfolio Retirement Portfolio
01 217.64 464.80 394.30 319.96 385.93 479.43 286.19 346.25 369.59
04 217.67 469.51 398.32 324.50 388.70 486.61 287.39 348.86 372.98
05 217.70 471.96 399.85 325.82 390.58 488.29 287.94 349.89 374.25
06 217.73 471.83 399.47 325.82 390.54 488.27 287.89 349.84 374.18
07 217.76 470.48 397.74 324.56 391.25 486.50 287.49 349.24 373.39
08 217.86 470.97 398.31 324.66 388.82 486.80 287.71 349.19 373.29
11 217.89 471.47 399.27 324.89 390.42 486.91 287.94 349.60 373.78
12 217.92 469.94 398.50 323.58 390.46 484.16 287.66 348.95 372.87
13 217.95 470.68 398.88 323.14 391.33 484.68 287.83 349.16 373.15
14 217.98 473.82 402.13 325.97 394.08 487.21 288.73 350.87 375.25
15 218.07 473.44 402.32 325.78 394.39 487.02 288.78 350.89 375.25
18 218.10 471.30 400.59 323.89 394.68 481.34 288.29 349.78 373.62
19 218.13 472.63 401.35 324.41 393.68 481.46 288.59 350.03 373.87
20 218.17 471.93 401.16 324.33 395.23 482.92 288.50 350.20 374.19
21 218.20 470.06 399.63 322.93 394.62 481.95 288.06 349.45 373.28
22 218.32 467.93 397.70 320.91 393.63 480.77 287.61 348.52 372.13
25 Market Closed – Holiday
26 218.35 469.71 399.62 322.01 393.85 484.21 288.14 349.42 373.37
27 218.38 474.15 402.68 324.55 397.68 489.51 289.17 351.52 376.12
28 218.41 473.49 402.10 324.12 399.34 488.13 289.02 351.40 375.92
29 218.51 471.14 399.99 322.65 400.03 485.21 288.49 350.55 374.77
December Fund Performance (in percentages)
0.44% 1.25% 1.19% 0.43% 3.65% 0.69% 0.75% 1.09% 1.19%

2006 November

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006
Fixed  Income Large
Cap Value
Large
Cap Growth
Foreign Small
Company
Portfolio
             
Morningstar
Averages for the Universe
n/a 15.48% 8.18% 22.59% 13.97% n/a
             
Stable
Value Option
4.75%          
Wellington
Core
4.88%          
PRIMCO
GIC
4.68%          
Cash 2.57%          
BGI
– Money Market Index
4.68%          
             
Benchmark            
LB
1-3 yr. Govt./Treas.
4.08%          
             
Equity
Index Option (BGI – US Equity Index)
    14.14%      
             
Benchmark            
Russell
3000
    14.35%      
             
Value
Stock Option
  15.49%        
Morgan
Value (separately managed)
  17.57%        
CGM Focus   13.44%        
Goldman Sachs Mid Value Instl.   16.18%        
Neuberger
Berman Regency
  11.88%        
T.
Rowe Price Value
  17.54%        
BGI
– Value Index
  19.50%        
             
Benchmark            
Russell
Price Driven (1000 Value)
  19.56%        
             
Growth
Stock Option
    5.34%      
Turner
Mid Cap Growth
    7.67%      
Marsico
Focus
    5.65%      
Wellington
Mid Cap Opportunities
    9.51%      
BGI
– Growth Index
    8.81%      
             
Benchmark            
Russell
Earnings Growth (1000 Growth)
    8.71%      
             
International
Stock Option
      22.92%    
Amer
Cent-20th Cent. Int’l Discovery
      24.51%    
Amer
Cent-20th Cent. Int’l Growth
      20.61%    
Templeton
Instl. Foreign
      24.44%    
First
Eagle Overseas I
      20.64%    
Oppenheimer Intl Sm Co A       32.19%    
Thornburg Intl Value R5       21.35%    
Marsico Intl Opp       18.37%    
Dimensional Emerging Markets Value       33.17%    
BGI
Eafe Index
      22.51%    
             
Benchmark            
MSCI
EAFE Net Divs
      22.50%    
             
Diversified
Small Company Stock Option
        13.76%  
Royce
Opportunity
        17.41%  
Dimensional
U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio
        14.32%  
Third Avenue Sm Cap Instl.         11.21%  
Century Sm Cap Select Instl.         9.31%  
Legg Mason Opportunity         13.36%  
BGI
– Small Company Index
        17.70%  
             
Benchmark            
Russell
2000 Total
        17.97%  
             
Conservative
Model Portfolio
          8.90%
             
Benchmark            
Conservative
Composite Index
          9.23%
             
Moderate
Model Portfolio
          10.76%
             
Benchmark            
Moderate
Composite Index
          11.87%
             
Aggressive
Model Portfolio
          12.64%
             
Benchmark            
Aggressive
Composite Index
          14.18%

November 2006

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006
Day Stable Value Value Stock Equity Index Growth Stock Intl. Stock Div. Small Co. Stock Conserv. Portfolio Moderate Portfolio Aggressive Portfolio Retirement Portfolio
01 216.67 446.09 383.65 308.67 370.35 460.72 281.53 337.27 358.56
02 216.70 446.53 383.64 308.60 370.56 459.30 281.61 337.25 358.43
03 216.79 446.62 383.06 308.08 370.69 460.91 281.60 337.27 358.56
06 216.82 450.95 387.47 312.79 374.67 466.42 282.82 339.99 361.91
07 216.85 451.27 388.42 314.03 376.57 467.21 283.02 340.64 362.68
08 216.88 452.78 389.57 314.79 375.04 470.51 283.41 341.16 363.46
09 216.91 451.53 387.46 312.44 376.02 467.12 282.96 340.24 362.24
10 217.00 452.60 388.60 314.03 376.41 470.60 283.33 341.11 363.41
13 217.03 453.60 389.75 315.02 375.35 472.34 283.65 341.55 363.99
14 217.06 456.67 392.62 318.11 376.99 478.46 284.48 343.42 366.46
15 217.09 458.52 393.96 319.83 377.68 482.45 284.93 344.47 367.87
16 217.12 458.91 394.72 320.78 377.40 481.83 285.12 344.71 368.07
17 217.21 459.24 394.91 320.36 375.12 480.90 285.26 344.42 367.65
20 217.24 459.55 394.91 320.61 375.32 482.21 285.32 344.62 367.96
21 217.28 462.65 395.67 321.79 377.39 483.51 285.84 345.62 369.14
22 217.34 463.84 396.82 323.52 381.85 484.45 286.21 346.81 370.52
23 Market Closed – Holiday
24 217.43 463.17 395.66 322.66 383.12 484.09 286.02 346.61 370.27
27 217.46 456.27 389.53 316.84 379.64 473.55 284.28 342.94 365.51
28 217.49 457.97 390.87 317.78 379.15 474.68 284.72 343.49 366.18
29 217.52 463.59 394.89 320.78 383.73 479.73 286.03 346.02 369.36
30 217.55 465.34 395.27 321.27 385.94 481.89 286.33 346.77 370.35
November Fund Performance (in percentages)
0.42% 3.44% 2.11% 2.91% 4.14% 2.86% 1.36% 2.20% 2.50%

2006 October

Saturday, October 28th, 2006
Fixed  Income Large
Cap Value
Large
Cap Growth
Foreign Small
Company
Portfolio
             
Morningstar
Averages for the Universe
n/a 13.37% 5.61% 18.47% 10.72% n/a
             
Stable
Value Option
4.31%          
Wellington
Core
3.72%          
PRIMCO
GIC
4.25%          
Cash 2.33%          
BGI
– Money Market Index
4.23%          
             
Benchmark            
LB
1-3 yr. Govt./Treas.
3.54%          
             
Equity
Index Option (BGI – US Equity Index)
    11.78%      
             
Benchmark            
Russell
3000
    11.91%      
             
Value
Stock Option
  11.65%        
Morgan
Value (separately managed)
  15.12%        
CGM Focus   9.61%        
Goldman Sachs Mid Value Instl.   11.98%        
Neuberger
Berman Regency
  4.96%        
T.
Rowe Price Value
  15.14%        
BGI
– Value Index
  16.85%        
             
Benchmark            
Russell
Price Driven (1000 Value)
  16.89%        
             
Growth
Stock Option
    2.36%      
Turner
Mid Cap Growth
    3.47%      
Marsico
Focus
    2.69%      
Wellington
Mid Cap Opportunities
    5.48%      
BGI
– Growth Index
    6.63%      
             
Benchmark            
Russell
Earnings Growth (1000 Growth)
    6.59%      
             
International
Stock Option
      18.03%    
Amer
Cent-20th Cent. Int’l Discovery
      18.08%    
Amer
Cent-20th Cent. Int’l Growth
      16.55%    
Templeton
Instl. Foreign
      20.15%    
First
Eagle Overseas I
      16.07%    
Oppenheimer Intl Sm Co A       24.85%    
Thornburg Intl Value R5       18.35%    
Marsico Intl Opp       14.64%    
Dimensional Emerging Markets Value       24.18%    
BGI
Eafe Index
      18.93%    
             
Benchmark            
MSCI
EAFE Net Divs
      18.94%    
             
Diversified
Small Company Stock Option
        10.60%  
Royce
Opportunity
        13.43%  
Dimensional
U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio
        11.80%  
Third Avenue Sm Cap Instl.         8.55%  
Century Sm Cap Select Instl.         5.75%  
Legg Mason Opportunity         7.32%  
BGI
– Small Company Index
        14.76%  
             
Benchmark            
Russell
2000 Total
        14.95%  
             
Conservative
Model Portfolio
          7.44%
             
Benchmark            
Conservative
Composite Index
          7.88%
             
Moderate
Model Portfolio
          8.38%
             
Benchmark            
Moderate
Composite Index
          9.94%
             
Aggressive
Model Portfolio
          9.89%
             
Benchmark            
Aggressive
Composite Index
          11.85%

October 2006

Saturday, October 21st, 2006
Day Stable Value Value Stock Equity Index Growth Stock Intl. Stock Div. Small Co. Stock Conserv. Portfolio Moderate Portfolio Aggressive Portfolio Retirement Portfolio
02 215.75 432.58 372.21 301.05 356.33 443.19 277.45 329.67 349.07
03 215.79 430.88 372.79 300.96 354.32 442.13 277.35 329.25 348.51
04 215.82 435.81 377.77 305.99 356.47 449.59 278.73 332.08 352.11
05 215.85 438.58 379.30 308.55 358.41 454.47 279.32 333.60 354.11
06 215.94 437.15 378.14 307.04 356.46 453.07 279.04 332.76 353.06
09 215.97 438.67 378.90 308.26 355.72 455.62 279.37 333.34 353.86
10 216.00 440.91 379.86 308.85 356.87 456.73 279.81 334.04 354.71
11 216.03 439.31 378.71 307.69 356.55 454.75 279.46 333.35 353.81
12 216.06 444.39 382.92 311.22 359.57 462.49 280.74 335.98 357.24
13 216.15 445.36 383.87 312.18 360.55 465.10 281.07 336.71 358.21
16 216.18 448.47 385.21 313.83 362.94 468.63 281.68 338.05 359.94
17 216.21 446.28 383.49 311.34 360.53 466.38 281.17 336.74 358.34
18 216.24 446.90 383.87 311.01 362.15 465.41 281.33 336.94 358.51
19 216.27 449.13 384.25 311.49 364.29 468.07 281.69 337.78 359.62
20 216.36 447.17 384.24 310.54 365.17 464.95 281.52 337.32 358.91
23 216.39 449.10 386.35 312.24 365.58 465.81 282.09 338.22 359.93
24 216.42 449.96 386.54 312.41 366.84 466.18 282.25 338.56 360.33
25 216.45 452.12 387.87 312.84 369.10 468.80 282.74 339.51 361.58
26 216.48 454.78 390.17 315.31 371.51 473.86 283.43 341.17 363.76
27 216.57 450.69 386.91 311.92 370.34 468.43 282.51 339.25 361.27
30 216.60 450.46 387.29 312.49 368.89 470.10 282.57 339.33 361.46
31 216.64 449.85 387.10 312.20 370.60 468.50 282.49 339.29 361.31
October Fund Performance (in percentages)
0.44% 3.85% 3.57% 3.17% 4.42% 4.74% 1.72% 2.72% 3.22%