350Z's 2007 I Fund Thread

[12%ayear]

OSMs doing great..The I fund looks good today..Nikkei,CAC,DAX,and FTSE all up over 1%.

 

[ATCJeff]

I did an IFT with 65% I , 35% G effective at COB March 14. TSP sent me the confirming email about 7 hours after COB.

We were at 100% G since February 14.

My I price was $22.04
I was shocked to see a new +FV of $.15, though I fully expected the matching $.23 from the day before.

The new +FV appears to cost me alot. My take is that I get surcharged twice this +FV, since tomorrow it will lower I. Do I have this right? My loss is (my number of shares) 1114 x $.30 !

I have read the forum posts about FV ... I hope I have a wrong conception -- convince me that entering today is not a mistake.

I think the market timing is good: equities are due to bounce up, but the Euro/Dollar is not favorable near term. I think E/D might drop some in the near term. I've seen forecasts that E/D is headed to 141 by the end of the year so I'm not afraid of any near term drop in Euro.

This is my first post.
tia, Mark

You do have the wrong concept.

The 15 cent FV is because the market changed after 1PM. You were in the G fund yesterday and should not get those gains.

There is plenty on this board about the FV. Just do a search and read.

 

[FundSurfer]

FV Happens....

 

[airlift]

PPI and core PPI came in a lot higher than expected (inflationary). NY Empire State index came in significantly lower than expected. These numbers could knock down the equity markets today and thus create a buying opportunity for a trade. Now waiting for OPEC and crude!

 

[12%ayear]

Regardless of PPI numbers..I Fund should do well today. Nikkei closed strong..currencies are flat...Europe still up nicely. PLEASE POST ESTIMATES WHEN OBTAINED...TIA

 

[CopterDoc]

I rolled the dice and stayed put, that sure was a nail biter yesterday.
Can you believe that afternoon come back! (still 100% I fund and holding)
Scott

 

[FundSurfer]

PLEASE POST ESTIMATES WHEN OBTAINED...TIA

Up 1.27% or $0.27. Minus an FV correction of $0.15 gives +$0.12.

(Trending down since PPI numbers released.)

 

[roguewave]

FYI. We could be on the verge of a major trend reversal reference the I fund.
If the BOJ is serious about managing the Yen higher in addition to increasing interest rates, then those in equities have a rude awakening on the way. The Sub-prime story is really old news and has created a real hot potato of sorts. Good luck trying to trade these markets.


http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL1470530620070314

 

[Scout333]

Since Yahoo doesn't provide real-time quotes for free any longer you may be able to find them at MSN's Money Central. You have to sign up but there isn't a charge. Some of the stock symbols are different so may take a little effort. Hope this helps!

 

[mario]

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL1470530620070314[/QUOTE]

So he's running to live in Asia? If the US collapses and everyone else follows why be in Asia? Someone who talks like that is just having a bowel movement. When he leaves the US will have had one. Sorry Asia.

 

[sugarandspice]

I did an IFT with 65% I , 35% G effective at COB March 14. TSP sent me the confirming email about 7 hours after COB.

We were at 100% G since February 14.

My I price was $22.04
I was shocked to see a new +FV of $.15, though I fully expected the matching $.23 from the day before.

The new +FV appears to cost me alot. My take is that I get surcharged twice this +FV, since tomorrow it will lower I. Do I have this right? My loss is (my number of shares) 1114 x $.30 !

I have read the forum posts about FV ... I hope I have a wrong conception -- convince me that entering today is not a mistake.

I think the market timing is good: equities are due to bounce up, but the Euro/Dollar is not favorable near term. I think E/D might drop some in the near term. I've seen forecasts that E/D is headed to 141 by the end of the year so I'm not afraid of any near term drop in Euro.

This is my first post.
tia, Mark

If you make an IFT into the I fund on a day that has an FV applied + or -, then you are up or down that much before that day starts. So you are down 15 cents at the open in theory today. Assuming they correct it today.

 

[12%ayear]

Real Estate Markets will affect the World Markets

It is a no brainer to see what is happening in front of our eyes. Inventories of real estate will only get bigger come the Springtime. You have many investors,flippers,and homeowners with ARMs, interest only ,and other creative packages, that will not be able to make payments. Homeowners will not feel as rich and tighten spending...US and Foreign goods. Bottom-line, it is a chain reaction that will effect the economy of the world. Also add the Yen problem and other unseen world affairs such as Iran,N.Korea,and the unkown,. My point is to be careful and smart. P.S. can someone post a new estimate as of now?..ty I will hide for awhile until it clears up

 

[FundSurfer]

Up about 1.5% or $0.32. Subtract the FV correction of $0.15 and you get UP $0.17.... Trending up slowly.

 

[airlift]

Today I will hold in G, waiting for tomorrow's CPI numbers and the weekend.

 

[airlift]

I have seen some of you guys using abbreviations such as ty and tia. can you please help me understand this asap?

 

[12%ayear]

I have seen some of you guys using abbreviations such as ty and tia. can you please help me understand this asap?

ty= thank you tia= thanks in advance

 

[airlift]

12%

txs

 

[Gilligan]

Up about 1.5% or $0.32. Subtract the FV correction of $0.15 and you get UP $0.17.... Trending up slowly.

Thats about what I figure, Im figuring the dollar just a tad higher for a total gain of +1.4%

 

[jayhawker]

At 11:40: +1.32 or +29 cents.

 

[FundSurfer]

Dollar has been dropping of late.

So much for my lower volitility due to March Madness theory...