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    A really basic question- or 2

    Yikes. Again with the time stamp. I just posted my earlier post 1 minute ag at 12:45 pm Mass. time and the time stamp says, "today 5:55 PM"- what's up? should I look for pods?
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    A really basic question- or 2

    Re: Follow up questions Thanks Folks, This post follows my initial post. I've been in the TSP for 8 years and will retire in about 15. When I first started I was told (not here), "Just park your money in the stock funds and forget it... In the long run you'll make money". Then after the dust...
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    A really basic question- or 2

    Hi Folks, First- here's my situation: I make about $36,000 per year (oh well) and contribute 10% weekly to TSP. I've done 1/2 dozen IFTs in 2006. For the last few months I've been 1/3 C, 1/3 S, and 1/3 I funds. In January 2006 my TSP account had $31,000 In December 2006 my account has...
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    Birchtree's Account Talk

    Re: Birchtree's account talk Hi, Sorry- I'm not familiar with where to post and exactly what to ask. I have a basic question: Why does the author of the Daily Market Talk at this site stay 100% in the F-Fund? I'm in S, C, and I and I'm making money. The F-Fund looks like its a guaranteed...
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    Market Talk

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    Fund Signals

    imported post Hi, Found this here: http://tspmoney.com/tools/lights_tool.php Seems like a simple tool- one made just for me- but the language they use to describe it throws me. I need to know WHAT TO DO when the lights are certain colors... NOT what kind of trend or what sort of blip on a...
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    What am I doing RIGHT (wrong?)?

    imported post Hi Folks, OK I'll tell you again- I have the financial IQ of Yeast.... so I know I may be missing something(s). I read the Update page every day. The author has been in G for a long time now. As I understand, this is a 'safe' fund. He gives a lot of reasons- charts & graphs...
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    Question(s) about "Rallies"

    imported post OK... Pasted below is a snip from anh e-mail I got today from TSPTalk: ////// Hello Everyone, As I mentioned in Thursday's comments, we could get a little rally today. I see this as an opportunity to lighten up on stocks a little more. Going 75% G, 25% C fund. Please click...
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    Why dosen't transfer advice seem to track the market?

    imported post Hi All, Sorry- when it comes to money matters I have the IQ of Yeast. I have been using the daily posting found at http://www.tsptalk.com/comments.html to decide where and when to transfer my TSP balance. At the close of the market each day I check how the market did by looking...
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    Why no updates @ TSPMoney.com since 1-25??

    imported post Anyone know why? This isa helpful website www.tspmoney.com Thanks, Bill
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    I Flunked Math

    imported post Below I've pasted the text from the daily account balance page: //////////////////// Contributions to your account are being invested as follows: G FUND 1% , F FUND 0% , C FUND 20% , S FUND 39% , I FUND 40% Investment Fund Shares Share Price Balance Distribution G FUND...
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    I'm new here. Questions about funds

    imported post Hey Spaf, Thanks for the quick reply. Do the daily returns show how the funds are doing individually? Thanks, Bill
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    I'm new here. Questions about funds

    imported post Hi Everyone, I'm Bill. I'm a TSP member- have been for 6 years now. Not knowing much about 'the market' I never moved my money around. That changed this year...I got murdered when the market went 'bad' 2 years ago. I started to track which funds were doing well and which weren't...
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