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| Close | Change | YTD | |
| G | $12.5991 | +0.0013 | +2.60% |
| F | $12.2656 | -0.0204 | +2.81% |
| C | $14.2290 | +0.0631 | -14.08% |
| S | $17.8867 | +0.0480 | -9.62% |
| I | $19.0276 | -0.1792 | -23.15% |
| Close | Change | YTD | |
| L 2040 | $15.9488 | -0.0014 | -12.56% |
| L 2030 | $15.5420 | +0.0002 | -10.73% |
| L 2020 | $15.1877 | -0.0007 | -8.78% |
| L 2010 | $14.8778 | +0.0009 | -3.77% |
| L Income | $13.3282 | +0.0017 | -1.05% |
September 6, 2008
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Typical timing mistakes
TSO
Mon Feb 4, 2008 3:32 PM
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Wonder how many people missed out on last weeks stock market gains because they were in cash... and then got back into the market for today because of last week only to see the market go down right after they put their money in.
This is an all too typical market timing move of selling low.. and then buying high..
Re: Typical timing mistakes
DoD
Wed Feb 6, 2008 9:37 AM
Watch the Weather
Air Force
Mon Feb 4, 2008 4:07 PM
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1 - If you do not watch the weather, you will always be buying ice scrapers when it is freezing. Ditto TSP Fund Allocations.
2 - It is more expensive to lose money than it is to not make money. If you lose 20% of your funds (from 100 to 80), it will take a 25% gain to break even (from 80 to 100). However, for those two moves, if you miss both ways by 5%, you go down from 100 to 95, you go up 15% (both ways!), but you end up at 109 instead of 100.
3 - You don't have to hit the top or the bottom exactly.
4 - Learn to watch the weather, financial weather! "Intelligent Investor" - Benhamin Graham "Technical Analysis for Stock Trends: Edwards & Magee
I am 1.16% ahead for 2008. IF THE FRTIB LETS ME KEEP TRYING.... I am on target for 17% this year.
I fund tracking
DCMA
Tue Feb 5, 2008 9:02 AM
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Where can I find the tracking for the I-fund? At the end of the day I can see the share price, but during the day I would like to see what that Market is doing. If you can help I would appreciate it.
Re: I fund tracking
DOD
Tue Feb 5, 2008 9:50 AM
You won't find the I fund tracked during the day. For that matter you won't find mutual funds in general tracked during the day. They're only valued at the end of the day.
Re: I fund tracking
Air Force
Tue Feb 5, 2008 10:11 AM
Get the TSP Fund booklet, http://tsp.gov/rates/fundsheetpkg.pdf
Find that the I Fund is based on the Morgan Stanley "Europe, Austrailia, and Far East (EAFE) Index, and find an Exchange Traded Fund that is founded on the EAFE index. While the fund may be based on the index, different ETFs have different trade strategies they employ to for "TIMING" the buy and sell of stocks in the index. Consequently, none of them track penny for penny to each other or the I Fund. FRTIB has what is called "tracking error" of the I fund to the EAFE index. Interesting pattern!
Try Barclay's iShares MSCI fund, ticker symbol "EFA.' Also consider same company, symbols EFG and EFV
Notice that our I Fund is managed by Barclay's and iShares is Barclay's ETF operation, which is the largest ETF family in the world.
You can't catch a fish if you don't know anything about fishing.
Re: I fund tracking
dod
Wed Feb 6, 2008 9:04 AM
Fund Tracking
DoD
Wed Feb 6, 2008 10:14 AM
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If you want to track the funds with a 20 minute delay go to this link: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=^gspc+^dwcpf+efa+agg&d=t
In order: C, S, I, F
Be smart and good luck!
Re: Fund Tracking
DOD
Thu Feb 7, 2008 9:25 AM
It's close, but not a precise reflection of the funds themselves.
TSP fund tracking
D.O.D.
Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:43 AM
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You can track the indexes that the TSP Rates are adjusted by, Here.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=%5Egspc+%5Edwcp+efa+agg&d=t
The S&P 500 INDEX,RTH Is the C fund.
The Dow Jones Wilshire 4500 Complet is the S fund.
The ISHARES MSCI EAFE FD is the I Fund.
The ISHARES LEH AGG FD is the F fund.