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| Close | Change | YTD | |
| G | $13.2102 | +0.0011 | +0.69% |
| F | $13.6263 | -0.0136 | +2.19% |
| C | $13.8822 | -0.0041 | +5.03% |
| S | $18.1185 | -0.0839 | +10.07% |
| I | $18.5861 | -0.1653 | +0.26% |
| Close | Change | YTD | |
| L 2040 | $16.2757 | -0.0497 | +4.10% |
| L 2030 | $16.0266 | -0.0418 | +3.66% |
| L 2020 | $15.7897 | -0.0336 | +3.06% |
| L 2010 | $15.4792 | -0.0113 | +1.70% |
| L Income | $14.1011 | -0.0086 | +1.59% |
March 19, 2010
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Diversify TSP Portfolio
Corps OF Engineers
Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:23 PM
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I was just speaking with my Financial Advisor about redistribution of my funds, and here are his thoughts for my personal situation:
The Feds have taken the economy about as far as it can go by artificially stimulating it through lowering the Prime Interest Rate and other efforts. Therefore he thinks that the C,S, and I funds are going to go through an adjustment downward between now and summer.
He recommends about 50% between the G and F funds, with the remainder spread out between the C, S, and I. He recommended 15% each in the C and S fund and 20% in the I fund.
He feels that the overseas economy is not as dependent now as it has been in the past on the U.S. economy.
I am 50 with 27 years and plan on retiring at 55. He recommends caution at least through the end of the summer.
I consult with him about every month. In looking at the way the funds have been up and down the last month, the trend is down.
Also, the S&P site on the internet predicts that stocks are going to drop in the S&P500 (C fund is supposed to approximate), and the Wilshire 4500 Index (S fund is supposed to approximate) over the next few months.
Their sites are as follows: www.wilshire.com/indexes/broad/wilshire4500/
AND: tvector.com/stock-market/standard-poors500.htm
As they say; Check it out and decide for yourself!!
Redistribution od TSP allocations with age
NAVAIR
Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:14 PM
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I'm getting on in my career and accumulating a reasonable amount of money in in my TSP account. This is when my investments I've been making all these years have the potential to really pay off. However I'm being told that I should be reducing my earnings (moving to lower volatility and return investments). If I've been expecting the G fund to grow (over a period of months/years) in the past, why shouldn't I in expect it to grow (on average) in the future? As a FERS employee the TSP isn't my only basket of eggs , anyway (social security, FERS annuity). I believe I'll just tough it out and leave 85-90% of my investments in the C, S and I funds. Maybe I'll have to work an extra year than I'm hoping, if the markets tank, but more likely I'll be ahead.
Bond Fund
EPA
Tue Dec 9, 2008 12:13 PM
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In this article, the reference to the TSP Bond Fund gives a false impression that the F fund is stable and similar to the G fund. Bond funds in general and including the TSP F Fund have sizable inherent risk because the share price increase or decrease is tied to the movement of interest rates, whether they are rising or falling. The TSP bond fund can be really risky indeed. Want to loose money, put your money in the F fund and then leave it alone. When you return to take a look, you may see that you've lost a substantial portion of your net worth.
TSP Design and Website
PSNS-IMF Bremerton
Tue May 12, 2009 8:35 AM
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I'm over 63 and have been in and out throughout this large depressed market. I found myself making much more money than the "buy and hold" philosophy. TSP puts a bind my any impulsive behavior which I like but TSP lacks any ability to show any user the progress of his or her investment. Someone tell these guys to redesign their website and make it more user friendly. I could use a good graph comparing my own management against each individual TSP fund. I think individuals would more appreciate the TSP if they could interact more than looking at the account balance at the end of the day. Who thought up these pie charts? Do they assume all federal workers are idiots with their money? How do you reach these guys to make "change" happen?
new to the game
rrad
Mon Jun 8, 2009 11:58 AM
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i am new to the game but very interested in it. i have recently put 75% into the i fund is this smart desicion and how does the value of our dollar to say the eruo have to do with making money. is it better for our dollar to be worth .70 cents in euro's or to be say 1.25 in euro's.