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
2025-06-13 27.6479 14.2316 52.9024 15.9824 60.8723 16.7473 36.8940 18.6869 18.6846 18.6821 11.0726 19.1308 20.0012 95.0040 88.2485 48.5492
2025-06-12 27.7407 14.2818 53.2972 16.1137 61.4173 16.9078 37.2703 18.9127 18.9104 18.9080 11.2064 19.1284 20.0748 96.0737 89.7781 49.1157
Daily Change -0.33%-0.35%-0.74%-0.81%-0.89%-0.95%-1.01%-1.19%-1.19%-1.19%-1.19%0.01%-0.37%-1.11%-1.7%-1.15%
Month to Date 0.44%0.46%0.79%0.85%0.91%0.96%1.01%1.18%1.18%1.19%1.19%0.16%0.24%1.17%1.05%1.28%
Year to Date 3.39%3.42%4.87%5.11%5.35%5.54%5.72%6.28%6.28%6.28%6.29%2.01%2.69%2.23%-2.11%15.88%
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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