September 2017

Allocation Percentages for September 2017
F Fund

0%

C Fund

60%

S Fund

0%

I Fund

40%

August is in the books; I was fairly close in my prediction of August performance. I stated that I would not be surprised if August was a down month across the board. We did in fact see some retraction in both the S and the I Fund and the C Fund had modest gains, but compared to the performance of the F Fund, August was a down month. I stated on several occasions why I do not invest in the F Fund unless absolutely necessary and how I NEVER invest in the G Fund. This is the price we pay to "Mr. Market" to have the opportunity to take advantage of the market swings that the F Fund does not provide. My position for September is a more refined assessment of last month, more investment in the C Fund and the I Fund and a complete withdrawal from the S Fund. There has been a lot of talk lately of how the market is turning bearish and people will point to the increase in bonds (see the F Fund), but we are not close to a run into bonds, especially when the run only results in a return of 0.91%. Keep calm and keep 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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