November 2016

Allocation Percentages for November 2016
F Fund

0%

C Fund

100%

S Fund

0%

I Fund

0%

Trick or Treat? It is definitely Trick. This month was scary. Not a single fund (save the G Fund) returned a positive return. For my long-term readers, I never invest in the G Fund because doing so is always negative due to inflation. To quote John Paul Jones, "He who will not risk cannot win." So, with that said-all the funds were negaitve this month. There was a small rally today in the S Fund, but it was not enough, leaving me with an almost 4% decline. I think I can safely say that we all can't wait for the elections to be over as the daily news cycle, almost hourly breaking news, and questionable polling data are leaving everyone wondering who will win on November 8th. I think the impact on the market cannot be overstated. My market indicators haven't been this bad since September 2008 through March of 2009. So even with the election coming to a head, we may not be out of the woods until the spring. However, during that period, I averaged a monthly return of 0.75%. I am once again shifting back to the C Fund at 100%, but don't be surprised if next month I'm back in the F Fund. 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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