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| Close | Change | YTD | |
| G | $12.7470 | +0.0007 | +0.05% |
| F | $12.6172 | +0.0216 | +0.29% |
| C | $10.5209 | +0.0356 | +0.83% |
| S | $12.5059 | +0.1427 | +2.45% |
| I | $14.5176 | +0.1584 | +1.84% |
| Close | Change | YTD | |
| L 2040 | $12.6448 | +0.0773 | +1.24% |
| L 2030 | $12.7606 | +0.0676 | +1.09% |
| L 2020 | $12.9752 | +0.0566 | +0.91% |
| L 2010 | $13.8966 | +0.0292 | +0.46% |
| L Income | $12.8270 | +0.0186 | +0.33% |
January 9, 2009
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TSP ADJUSTMENTS
BOR
Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:23 AM
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I just thought that I would mention something that I have not seen before. First of all, a person in the TSP cannot buy low and sell high! They can only move their money around, when allowed. To get my point, we can only put money into the fund with the use of payroll. The funds are taken out of your paycheck every two weeks so you may be buying high, buying low, or anywhere inbetween. You do not have control over it.
When will it go back up?
AF
Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:36 AM
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I moved the bulk of my TSP in January when indicators seemed to tell me that it was going down even more. I think that was a wise move for me. I continued to purchase in the other funds during that time frame. I have minimized my losses while hoping to prepare to get some good gains from my purchases.
I guess my real question is, when will it start going back up? The prices are extremely volital right now with huge jumps up, and huge drops following right behind them. It is hard to predict, especially for me being a total novice in the trade.
But one factor I think I can lean on which seems to coorelate with the rise or fall of the prices, is what is going on in the oil market. With oil prices going through the roof right now, I think that appears to make the rest of the markets more unstable with huge losses peaking its ugly head quite often. I figure that if it costs more to travel, then it will take its toll on the market by making trading and selling less desirable.
When will it go back
IMCOM-K
Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:51 PM
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If everyone new that, they would be billionaires. Well, take that back some are billionaires, especially several hedge fund managers who bet against the financial markets by shorting them. I believe some of those folks are now selectively picking companies that have been beaten (bottom fishing) and other companies like Google that presented excellent earnings yesterday. Here is the catch 22, we have a credit squeeze, soaring inflation, and a weak dollar. On the flip side, some of the larger international companies can profit on the weak dollar. In other words, our economy maybe in a recession right now but because of the global company, US companies that have overseas exposure continue to do well. Look at GM, in thier latest sell figures, the majority came from overseas markets. Anyway, to make a long story short, some american companies may continue to benefit in this envirionment and some may not. Thats another reason for lack of direction in the market right now.
TSP v/s Reputable Brokerages
Federal Aviation Admin
Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:33 PM
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The TSP Board is holding your hard earned monies hostage. When I retired, I remained invested with TSP and became a "day trader". Yes, I was one of those bad boys that caused you to lose your ability to adjust your position at will with the TSP system. When I received my warning letter from the TSP Board, I went shopping on the "outside". Whoa!!! Were my eyes opened. I rolled my account over into a retirement IRA and have never looked back. I selected a certain brokerage, simply, because the individual I spoke with showed me the "behind the scenes" overview of what the TSP Board does with your contributions. The Board is not looking out for your best interest and if you are in the L Funds, you are being screwed with a capital F. My portfolio, now, is diversified in 35 different funds. So far I have had 2 negative days out of 22, that is 20 positive days in a bear market I have access to my money 24/7 not 3 times a month. I do not beg for a loan, I write myself a check.
Re: TSP v/s Reputable Brokerages
dod
Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:23 PM
BTW - any talented financial advisor can spin figures any way they want them to look so don't be so naive as to think you got an objective portrayal.
TSP v/s Reputable Brokerages
Federal Aviation Admin
Thu May 1, 2008 3:23 AM
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Dear Admin dod, thank you for welcoming me to the world. My "outside" portolio gained 2.435% for the month of April. Were your TSP L Funds in the gain or loss column? I guess you have to ask yourself, from whom to whom is shoveling what...er, excuse me, selling what.
BTW - there was no negativity about the financial advisor toward TSP, just an open, positive approach to making money, rather than losing money.
Re: TSP v/s Reputable Brokerages
dod
Thu May 1, 2008 7:23 PM
You may not have noticed any negativity, if the person was a talented salesperson they could easily mask it. Make no mistake, if they want you to take your money away from a competitor of theirs and give it to them they ARE trying to sell you... whether you recognize that fact or not it's still true.
Investing in a bear market
INS (now part of DHS)
Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:34 AM
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Everything said here is well and good and based on the assumption that the market will behave as it always has. Odds are that it will, of course. But this bear market is troubling for factors that never had to be factored in before -- i.e. a national debt that now almost equals the GNP (and may well exceed it if we contintue doing what we're doing); a rises in energy costs that have never been seen before (and may well get much worse); a trade deficit that is only meagerly improved despite the huge decline in the value of the dollar (and portents of further declines caused by the outsourcing of so many jobs; in this we are our own worst enemy).
Into the mix we must consider the incredible amounts of money we spend on such things as subsidizing the oil industry, providing health care and education to the estimated 20 million illegal aliens in our midst (most of whom ALSO qualify for earned income tax rebates which exceed the taxes they've put in. We are no longer fiscally healthy.
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Dod
Thu Oct 9, 2008 7:05 PM
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I have watched a lot of folks jump ship into TSP funds G and F with 10 plus years till retirement. I have stayed fast to CSI funds and have not jumped ship. Hope it pays, I have anywhere from 10 to 13 years left.