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SqualeBear,
Thanks for providing this info on the '<1%' transaction. It made me some money after my 'Lilly Pad' dump in late March.
The <1%IFT has been an option since the FRTIB dumped on the
TSP Participants in April 2008. It's not a guarantee money maker,
but it is an option that most of us never knew about. It opens up
the mind to the Market and forces us to question our true risk
tolerance. Many of us would rather gamble on small losses, then
be locked in (G) Jail with little to do but question our decision.
I sat here on this MB a while back and blathered about not using one of the valuable IFT transactions for backward trades - and, then I do so. I thought I was the smartest of the smart. Live and Learn.
...or Live and Burn. One of the smartest decisions I've ever made
was to move furniture between 11:00am - 12:00pm (est). In other
words, sometimes the Best Decision is NOT to make one. Bad ones
end up good and Good ones end up bad. Over the last year and a
half, It's been like we've been playing the Lottery or looking into a
Crystal Ball for guidance. You've been (obviously) more right then
wrong as your up on a YTD basis. Congratulations are in order.
Time to start playing the Goldilocks Allocation strategy again. I can mentally handle a 20% tanking in the market (a couple of STDs) but that 50% dumping got me spooked. Fear and this site (with the wonderful knowledge available) helped contain the losses, but only I can heal what’s inside. Investing the way I am now will leave me in Alpo on retirement!
Squalebear,
3rd IFT for month this morning
G 61.89---->60.00
F .99---->1.00
C 18.12--->19.00
S 19.00--->20.00******
note full 1.00 point up in S fund from 19.00--->20.00
When using L funds in addition to C,S, and I, this opportunity presents itself more often.