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    Monitoring returns

    imported post Cowboy, much thanks! I intend to experiment a bit and get a good feel of how to calculate personal returns and then I'll relax and monitor only on a yearly or quarterly basis. I really appreciate all the help. BTW, my current long-term allocation, based on an 11-yr horizon is...
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    Monitoring returns

    imported post Thanks rokid! I'll give it a try:)
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    Monitoring returns

    imported post Thanks, Cowboy! Your advice is well-taken. I do understand the possible pitfalls of daily monitoring, but I thought it would help me to monitor it for a while to see what the actual return of my "long term" allocation is. I've stopped shuffling my funds around with the market...
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    Monitoring returns

    imported post Woweee WonderWoman! Thanks for all that. I guess the guys were too shy to do it themselves. Nevertheless, it is the thought that counts.:u
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    Monitoring returns

    imported post Mr. Wheels (Dave), are you saying that my calculation is valid...except, of course, for figuring in the non-trading days? Thanks for your response.:)
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    Monitoring returns

    imported post One more try...If I'm way off base here, then all of you can at least give me a bit of credit and marvel at the fact that someone so dense could have the sense to save money at all:) I do not have access to the spread sheet, I tried it, but could not utilized it on my computer...
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    Monitoring returns

    imported post One more try...If I'm way off base here, then all of you can at least give me a bit of credit and marvel at the fact that someone so dense could have the sense to save money at all:) I do not have access to the spread sheet, I tried it, but could not utilized it on my computer...
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    Monitoring returns

    imported post Okay, I'm sure I'm an idiot, but what I'm getting at is this. With my VanGuard accounts, I get a simple indication of the % that my account yielded, regardless of how I reallocated them. They just report...."your overall performance for all transactions was 8% (or whatever). Why...
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    Monitoring returns

    imported post :dah: Hey, regarding a long-term buy/hold scenario, is there an "easy" way to track your portfolio's % performancewithout having to do a lot of monitoring and calculating of each individual fund?I mean, seems like in the quarterly statements it would give an indication of the...
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    To TSP or not to TSP

    imported post :dah:Do you mean like VanGuard? I mean, after retirement, (excuse me I've had too much wine this evening)...but do you mean that after retirement it would be best to roll over into something like a VanGuard fund?:*
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    To TSP or not to TSP

    imported post :shock: It's shocking to me how you can ask a valid question such as yours and then the message thread seems to get off on the most miniscule point in your post.....in your case....the firefox issue. I've been wondering the same thing about whether to remain in TSP or go...
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    Risk Tolerance @#)($*#)#(!!!!!.....!

    imported post Okay guys, gals, forgive me for my doofus question. However, I've enjoyed the thread that my question has generated. I'm just a dumb blond afterall...hehe. Be patient with me.
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    Retirement scenario...what do you think?

    imported post I'm 44, fantasizing that I can retire at 55 which would be as soon as I'd be eligible in my case. If I were to end up with (worse case scenario) $450,000. in my TSP at age 55, wouldn't that be enough to enjoy a modest comfortable retirement until I'm about 100 years old? This is...
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    Concerning current recommended allocation....

    imported post Tom, I'm going to stick with you on this and try to get a feel for the market by shuffling and watching. I've never done this before. I'm on vacation this week and I've been able to watch the website closely, but that is not usually the case. If watching the market and making...
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    Concerning current recommended allocation....

    imported post :?Concerning Tom's current recommended allocation (G-40, C-60), considering that stocks are expected to badly all week, why is this wiser than going all into G until things start looking up? I'm thinking of going all into G, am I too late? or is it a safe guess that the stocks...
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