August 2016

Allocation Percentages for August 2016
F Fund

0%

C Fund

100%

S Fund

0%

I Fund

0%

So this month had most investors stumped. I, like many others, pulled my money out of the S&P 500, and by extension the C Fund, due to the volatility of the market. The truth is, ever since Brexit, the volatility of the market has actually decreased below the level seen before the Brexit vote. This downward trend in volatility and the summer rally has yielded very positive returns across the market-good for the C, S, and I Funds-lackluster for the F Fund. I think the turmoil of world is just not impacting the US market the way everyone expected. Attempted coup in Turkey-no worries. The UK exits the EU-meh. Negative interest rates-better invest your money in the market. So that is where we stand-100% in the C Fund. Despite the high standard deviation of the C Fund, the returns are justifying the risk. Why am I not investing in the S and I? Put quite simply, the I Fund really is tied to world events, which I think will get worse and not better, and the small caps, while starting to show improvement, still have too much volatility. Happy Investing!
           
  

TSP FUND QUOTES

Date L Income L 2025 L 2030 L 2035 L 2040 L 2045 L 2050 L 2055 L 2060 L 2065 L 2070 G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2025-04-29 27.0320 13.9021 50.6007 15.2304 57.7904 15.8483 34.7994 17.4179 17.4158 17.4136 10.3209 19.0288 20.1062 88.2075 81.8246 45.5389
2025-04-28 26.9910 13.8801 50.4439 15.1787 57.5778 15.7861 34.6549 17.3341 17.3320 17.3299 10.2712 19.0266 20.0564 87.6983 81.3156 45.4041
Daily Change 0.15%0.16%0.31%0.34%0.37%0.39%0.42%0.48%0.48%0.48%0.48%0.01%0.25%0.58%0.63%0.3%
Month to Date 0.63%0.64%0.84%0.87%0.88%0.89%0.9%0.89%0.89%0.89%0.89%0.34%0.44%-0.83%-0.33%3.87%
Year to Date 1.09%1.02%0.31%0.17%0.01%-0.13%-0.28%-0.94%-0.94%-0.94%-0.92%1.46%3.22%-5.08%-9.24%8.69%
Details L Income L 2025 L 2030 L 2035 L 2040 L 2045 L 2050 L 2055 L 2060 L 2065 L 2070 G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
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