Budnipper1's Account Talk

[whitemingo]

Bud,

The numbers you have are what the TSP has posted through October.

The year to date (11/19/07) returns on the L Funds are as follows:

L2040.....4.94%
L2030.....4.92%
L2020.....4.94%
L2010.....4.96%
Income...4.96%

 

[budnipper1]

Bud,
The numbers you have are what the TSP has posted through October.
The year to date (11/19/07) returns on the L Funds are as follows:
L2040.....4.94%
L2030.....4.92%
L2020.....4.94%
L2010.....4.96%
Income...4.96%

Thanks. I just copied what is displayed on TSP.gov today, which shows it was updated November 1, 2007. According to your numbers, I'm in the highest yielding L-fund right now. Where did you get your data?

 

[presskh]

If you get a list of these peoples, congress and senate type too...post their addresses.

I wonder if any of the big stock market people that live via stock trading would complain much if they were held to TWO TRADES per month on their stocks...wait a minute, didn't Karl Marx sorta invision this sort of capitalism restraint too?

Here is the Senate subcommittee on government oversight (includes civil service issues) website, with email links to each member:

http://www.senate.gov/~gov_affairs/...ommittees.Home&SubcommitteeID=10&Initials=OGM

 

[presskh]

Here is the Senate subcommittee on government oversight (includes civil service issues) website, with email links to each member:

http://www.senate.gov/~gov_affairs/...ommittees.Home&SubcommitteeID=10&Initials=OGM

Continuing my post below, you should also send an email to your own representative and senator (particularly if they are on the government oversight committees!), as this may actually get the most action from them on the issue.

 

[presskh]

Continuing my post below, you should also send an email to your own representative and senator (particularly if they are on the government oversight committees!), as this may actually get the most action from them on the issue.

Here are websites for all all members of congress, most with email contacts on them:

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.shtml

 

[Guest2]

let'm know
http://www.tsp.gov/curinfo/feedback.html

 

[Birchtree]

You all might as well be trying to micturate up a rope - you can't fight city hall or our Uncle. There is still plenty of trading opportunity available - just from a more extended horizon. That's my comfort zone.

 

[presskh]

You all might as well be trying to micturate up a rope - you can't fight city hall or our Uncle. There is still plenty of trading opportunity available - just from a more extended horizon. That's my comfort zone.

I don't really trade that often either, maybe every 10 days or so, on average. However, I would like to have the flexibility to trade whenever I want, particularly during turbulent market times. I would be willing to pay a reasonable fee for each trade to maintain this flexibility. As someone else on the board mentioned, Scottrade (for-profit business) has trades for $7. It seems that a fee in the $4 to $5 range would be reasonable for a non-profit entity such as the TSP.

 

[whitemingo]

Bud,

I track the prices on the TSP returns chart by entering the daily prices for all the funds. I used the 12/29/06 price as the start point and ended with the Fund prices on 11/19/07. For all you gain with the exposure this year the income fund would have been the least stressful and was only behind .41% against the 2010 fund.

 

[FUTURESTRADER]

You all might as well be trying to micturate up a rope - you can't fight city hall or our Uncle.

what about this, birch? para 4b

might be able to get it changed by march/april?


Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR1601.32]

[Page 192]

TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL

CHAPTER VI--FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD

PART 1601_PARTICIPANTS' CHOICES OF TSP FUNDS--Table of Contents

Subpart D_Contribution Allocations and Interfund Transfer Requests

Sec. 1601.32 Timing and posting dates.

(a) Posting dates. The date on which the TSP processes or posts a
contribution allocation or interfund transfer request (transaction
request) is subject to a number of factors, including some that are
outside of the control of the TSP, such as power outages, the failure of
telephone service, unusually heavy transaction volume, and acts of God.
These factors also could affect the availability of the TSP Web site and
the ThriftLine. Therefore, the TSP cannot guarantee that a transaction
request will be processed on a particular day. However, the TSP will
process transaction requests under ordinary circumstances according to
the following rules:
(1) A transaction request entered into the TSP record keeping system
by a participant who uses the TSP Web site or the ThriftLine, or by a
TSP Service Office participant service representative at the
participant's request, at or before 12:00 noon eastern time of any
business day, will ordinarily be posted that business day. A transaction
request entered into the system after 12:00 noon eastern time of any
business day will ordinarily be posted on the next business day.
(2) A transaction request made on the TSP Web site or the ThriftLine
on a non-business day will ordinarily be posted on the next business
day.
(3) A transaction request made on a paper TSP form will ordinarily
be posted under the rules in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, based on
when the TSP record keeper enters the form into the TSP system. The TSP
record keeper ordinarily enters such forms into the system within 24
hours of their receipt.
(4) In most cases, the share price(s) applied to an interfund
transfer request is the value of the shares on the date the relevant
transaction is posted. In some circumstances, such as error correction,
the share price(s) for an earlier date will be used.
(b) Limit. There is no limit on the number of contribution
allocations or interfund transfer requests that may be made by a
participant.

[70 FR 32208, June 1, 2005]

 

[budnipper1]

Re: Budnipper1's Account

NO PROBLEM. CLOSE MY ACCOUNT THREAD. I'M ALREADY SET UP IN THE AUTOMATED TRACKER.

70%- L2010
20%- S
10%- I

We do not trade the Lifecycle funds in the Weekly WebTracker. You need to enter your IFT in terms of the basic CG/F/C/S/I fund percentages.

The new Automated Tracker does handle any combination of funds, including the L funds. All members who want to be tracked should join by the end of year because it will be the only tracker we use next year. Send your email address by PM and I will set up a user profile for you in the Automated Tracker.

 

[budnipper1]

Following SPAF's advice, this is my current allocation which began on 11/20/07, the first day that my IFT's were ever blocked in the tracker. I have never followed the recommended moves of any paid service, there is no valid reason for blocking my entries. Only a part of my total allocation is in the L-funds and the other 30 percent is split in the regular funds, as I posted in the comment section of the tracker.

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Since the TSP board is playing games with our money, I am forced to develop a "Plan B". Today, I started using the L funds for the first time, with 70%-L2010, 20%-S and 10%-I fund.




My current plan is to let the money in the L-fund ride, and only move the other 30%.

L2010 is:​

52% G​

07% F​

22% C​

07% S​

12% I​

I hope this new "benign", but undesirable strategy will only be temporary.

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[EW_ret]

You subscribe to the EbbChart system, and therefore your recent IFT allocations and returns are blocked from public view. Please read the Automated Tracker rules and pay attention to Rule 6. If you pay for a service your recent allocations and returns are obscured from view. I have clarified this rule to avoid misinterpretation of what is meant by “following a paid service”. We do not have the time to police subscribers to determine those that make IFTs with the service recommendations from those that do not follow. If you’re not happy with the paid service I'm sure Tom would offer some sort of prorated refund.

By the way, the L2010 fund is at 56.95% G, 6.55% F, 20.25% C, 5.75% S, and 10.5% I funds, effective October 1, 2007. I entered this allocation for the L2010 allocation (70%) of your 11-20-2007 IFT into the WebTracker. Your total allocation in the WebTracker is 39.9% G, 4.6% F, 14.2% C, 24.0% S, and 17.3% I fund. I am performing a special service for paid subscribers. They need to only enter their IFT into the Automated Tracker and I read the IFTs from the "IFT of the Day" page. I closed your account thread and mark it, "Moved to Automated Tracker" as I have done for all other paid subscribers. I will continue to enter your IFTs into the WebTracker so you remain in the Weekly Tally. I will breakdown the Lifecycle fund into the basic funds for you since you subscribe to a paid service. This would continue for the remainder of year if you remain a paid subscriber.

 

[Steadygain]

You subscribe to the EbbChart system, and therefore your recent IFT allocations and returns are blocked from public view. Please read the Automated Tracker rules and pay attention to Rule 6. I am performing a special service for paid subscribers. They need to only enter their IFT into the Automated Tracker and I read the IFTs from the "IFT of the Day" page. I closed your account thread and mark it, "Moved to Automated Tracker" as I have done for all other paid subscribers. I will continue to enter your IFTs into the WebTracker so you remain in the Weekly Tally. I will breakdown the Lifecycle fund into the basic funds for you since you subscribe to a paid service. This would continue for the remainder of year if you remain a paid subscriber.

That makes a lot of sense to me and I paid for a full year but haven't used it (fortunately). I would like to enroll in the weekly tracking system to start in 08 - so my returns can be accurately reflected. If I enroll now, can I wait until the last week of 07 to start my allocations - so it will be ready of 08 - or should I wait until the last week to enroll??

 

[budnipper1]

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Increased percentage from 70% to 80% for L2010 allocation today.​

12%=S / 8%=I / 80%=L2010​

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Following SPAF's advice, this is my current allocation which began on 11/20/07, the first day that my IFT's were ever blocked in the tracker. I have never followed the recommended moves of any paid service, there is no valid reason for blocking my entries. Only a part of my total allocation is in the L-funds and the other 30 percent is split in the regular funds, as I posted in the comment section of the tracker.
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[budnipper1]

Fund Prices 11/27/2007
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[budnipper1]

Fund Prices 11/28/2007
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[budnipper1]

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G70 - C20 - S10​

 

[budnipper1]

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[budnipper1]

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