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exnavyew said:
With all the carnage in January I'm curious why the F-fund isn't doing better than it is. People just plain pulling their money out of the market altogether short term? Thoughts anyone? :blink:
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Hovering around 1% for the month already? I would take that any day of the week. IMHO, the F Fund is performing better than I expected it would. Even at .50% per month average, a nice 6% annual return in this environment would be a dream.

Frank
 
Lakebound said:
Hovering around 1% for the month already? I would take that any day of the week. IMHO, the F Fund is performing better than I expected it would. Even at .50% per month average, a nice 6% annual return in this environment would be a dream.

Frank
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True enough, thanks for your feedback, I didn't say the F-fund was doing poorly, my question was why isn't it doing even better given the carnage in stocks in January. Thoughts anyone?
 
exnavyew said:
True enough, thanks for your feedback, I didn't say the F-fund was doing poorly, my question was why isn't it doing even better given the carnage in stocks in January. Thoughts anyone?
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I bet it has something to do with raising interest rates. I've heard it could be raised as many as 4 times in 2016, although that may be scaled back because of this "fantastic" start we are experiencing. That in itself is probably putting a little fear into the herd...:D
 
FogSailing said:
I think Raven's right about this. Here's an article that goes into some depth on bond yields and the Fed from Deutche Bank. I also understand that concerns exist regarding Energy Development Junk Bonds going bad (Wells Fargo owns 17B of them) and there is Puerto Rico (Bank of America)...so it's not a rose garden right now. That's more than I thought I knew about it.

Why The 10Y Yield Will Slide To 1.75%: Deutsche Bank Explains | Zero Hedge

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Thanks for the feedback guys!
I guess when the market is running on emotion looking for 'logic' doesn't apply I guess.
Time to 'buy when there's blood in the streets' maybe? :nuts:
 
Nikkei opened up +3.49%!?
Here we go again? Opening strong and then 'selling the rally'?
Break out the Pepto.
:1244:
 
Was reading that the jump in oil prices today was being attributed to the 'ice storm' in the eastern U.S.
Really?
My money depends on the weather? :rolleyes: :laughing::laughing::lmao:
 
exnavyew said:
With all the carnage in January I'm curious why the F-fund isn't doing better than it is. People just plain pulling their money out of the market altogether short term? Thoughts anyone? :blink:
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That's what I'm thinking. I've spoken with a lot of folks in my office who are still bailing to the G-Fund and afraid to put money anywhere. I suspect they're a reflection of society in general.


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Lakebound said:
Minimum exposure

Frank

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Let me be the devils advocate or the dumb azzz. Retired in May 2014 with a different stock market atmosphere. I stayed fully invested basically what you see on my auto tracker. I was surprised to see my 4th qtr statement show a $8,000+ gain , it has been higher. I no longer contribute and I don't draw from it at this time. January has hit me hard I'm sure,but I'm afraid to look heehee. I'm really waiting on the I fund to work for me before getting out of that.my point is don't discount staying in equities since everyone's situation is different.good luck to you in the market and future retirement. And ohh I'm pretty much a buy n hold kinda guy.
 
GUCHI said:
Let me be the devils advocate or the dumb azzz. Retired in May 2014 with a different stock market atmosphere. I stayed fully invested basically what you see on my auto tracker. I was surprised to see my 4th qtr statement show a $8,000+ gain , it has been higher. I no longer contribute and I don't draw from it at this time. January has hit me hard I'm sure,but I'm afraid to look heehee. I'm really waiting on the I fund to work for me before getting out of that.my point is don't discount staying in equities since everyone's situation is different.good luck to you in the market and future retirement. And ohh I'm pretty much a buy n hold kinda guy.
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Great insight and advice. Perhaps we could have a locked down sub forum for just retirees (Tom?) I say this because many times, folks who have 15+ years to do rightfully have a different approach to risk management. I'm certainly in equities and have every intention of remaining engaged post retirement. But, I may only jump in for nibble and jump out after two days to make a percentage or a little more for that given month.

I say this because from what I see, I only really need to make between 5-5.75% per year to keep all boats afloat.

Thanks for your advice and insight.

Frank
 
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