April 2018

Allocation Percentages for April 2018
F Fund

0%

C Fund

0%

S Fund

57%

I Fund

43%

We are one quarter into the year, and we are basically even. With all the volatility in the market, many people seem to want to follow the ups and downs by buying and selling throughout the month. As TSP participants, we can't trade more than twice a month, and I don't recommend that approach for any investments. If you are a value investor, you choose a company, conduct research into the underlying fundamentals, and if strong, you invest for the long-term. This approach has proven to be very beneficial for Berkshire Hathaway and other value investors. I was asked today by my neighbor what I thought about the market. He is in the Vanguard funds and 3 months ago he moved everything to bonds. His risk profile is very different from mine, but he had not conducted any research into why he wanted to move his investments to bonds. It was an emotional decision. This is another reason why I only trade the TSP once a month, it keeps emotion out of the calculus and relies on the facts and underlying fundamentals of each fund, how they perform against each other, and what the overall economy is doing. So my response to him was, I'm staying invested in stocks, and I'm not concerned about the recent swings cause by geopolitics and tariffs. My analysis for TSP shows a very tight range in the efficient frontier, meaning any of the stock funds could be positive next month. However, the S and I Funds look the most promising. 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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