I fund for September 08

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Looks a bit over the eightteen fifty mark, but don't know how to figure in the (current) dollar drop. Not as much of a spread as it first looked like. Wednesday would have been a good day to get in, least for a little bit :)
 
That last hour and a half was huge. I'd mixed up the cut off time to make an IFT, and the time used for valuation of the I. 3 days of no sleep glued to the market didn't have me thinking very well at 4am :)

Up or down, hopefully it will be a bit more orderly now, if in fact the actions the UK and US took were indeed paired to eliminate "the root of all evil".

I'm not so sure about it, just trying to CMA.
 
Corvette said:
What you are saying is correct, but does not demonstrate the entire picture.

The main advantage of CSRS over FERS is retiring at age 55. CSRS folks get a normal COLA when they retire.

The longer a federal employee waits to retire, the better FERS becomes a better choice. At age 62, the FERS retirement plan is far superior to CSRS.

FERS folks do not get a COLA till age 62. You actually get no COLA and then diet COLA on the FERS part.

The Social Security part of FERS retirement gets the same COLA as CSRS folks.
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I'd given what you said a bit to sink in. I'm FERS, and due to MRA will "retire" at 56. I look at the social security offset the DOD will pay during the years between 56 and 62 as a benefit to take advantage of. Unless one is a GS 14/15 (or whatever it will convert to under NSPS), or just flat out enjoy your government career, of which I'm neither, it makes more sense for me to take advantage of the offset. I can sell bait and tackle to make up the difference during that time, use TSP to back me from 62 to 65 then apply for SS (if it indeed still exist).
Am I flawed here, or just lazy? :)
 
Rustynutt said:
I'd given what you said a bit to sink in. I'm FERS, and due to MRA will "retire" at 56. I look at the social security offset the DOD will pay during the years between 56 and 62 as a benefit to take advantage of. Unless one is a GS 14/15 (or whatever it will convert to under NSPS), or just flat out enjoy your government career, of which I'm neither, it makes more sense for me to take advantage of the offset. I can sell bait and tackle to make up the difference during that time, use TSP to back me from 62 to 65 then apply for SS (if it indeed still exist).
Am I flawed here, or just lazy? :)
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I don't want to clutter Corvette's I Fund thread with this discussion. Could you follow me over to my thread? (XL-entLady) Thanks,

Lady
 
EAFE final up +$1.3139
minus FV Friday (previous) of -$0.3718 = +$0.9421
plus FV Friday of +$0.2641 = +$1.2062 final :D
 
early EAFE estimate up +$0.1752
minus FV Monday (previous) of -$0.2641 = -$0.0889

dollar down .22% = 77.57
 
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early EAFE estimate up +$0.1779
minus FV Monday (previous) of -$0.2641 = -$0.0862

dollar down 1.25% = 76.77
 
early EAFE estimate up +$0.1182
minus FV Monday (previous) of -$0.2641 = -$0.1459
minus FV Monday (guess) of -$0.2500 = $0.3959

dollar down 2.07% = 76.13
 
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