I fund for September 08

[ATCJeff]

EAFE estimate down -$0.1950
minus FV Wednesday (previous) of -$0.2502 = -$0.4452

dollar down .29% = 79.01

add a -FV(today) of 10 for a total of -$0.54

 

[350zCommTech]

add a -FV(today) of 10 for a total of -$0.54

Down 56.

 

[Corvette]

EAFE final down -$0.1950
minus FV Wednesday (previous) of -$0.2502 = -$0.4452
minus FV Wednesday of -$0.1144 = -$0.5596 final :worried:

 

[Corvette]

G fund 12.6148 up .0013
F fund 12.2872 down .0258
C fund 13.2522 down .6549
S fund 16.7243 down .7632
I fund 17.8556 down .5596

FV for Thursday (previous) = +$0.1144

New 2008 I fund low

woe is me

 

[Corvette]

Wow

Asian markets are down big time.
The range is from 2.5% to 7.4% for the Hang Seng.

Yes, the Hang Seng is part of the EAFE.

It looks like another down day for the I fund. :worried:

 

[Corvette]

EAFE estimate up +$0.1593
plus FV Thursday (previous) of +$0.1144 = +$0.2737

dollar down .53% = 77.74

 

[350zCommTech]

Nikkei futures up 325.

 

[Frixxxx]

Did the dollar just crash?

 

[350zCommTech]

Did the dollar just crash?

No, the fall started yesterday afternoon. What just happened was a resumption of the trend.

The Feds screwed up.

 

[12%ayear]

The Fed should of cut and allow AIG to fail.

 

[350zCommTech]

The Fed should of cut and allow AIG to fail.

I agree. They should have allowed AIG to fail and take down all the bad with them. We need a fresh start.

 

[Frixxxx]

No, the fall started yesterday afternoon. What just happened was a resumption of the trend.

The Feds screwed up.

Thanks, just saw the 300 billlion from the Central Banks and thought that crushed it!

 

[Corvette]

EAFE estimate down -$0.0380
plus FV Thursday (previous) of +$0.1144 = +$0.0764

dollar down .34% = 77.89

 

[Corvette]

The Fed should of cut and allow AIG to fail.

I thought it was a good idea for the Feds to cut rates till I computed the 2009 COLA for CSRS folks. The amount dropped from 6.2% to 6.0%. There is one more month for the final amount.

The Feds do not want the government to pay a higher COLA to retired folks.

Gas prices and other goods have a better chance to go down if the Fed does not lower rates using the strong dollar idea.

There is also the election.

Using this idea, the Feds will not lower rates till after the election. By then, there may be a change in the market.

It appears to me that the Feds think gas prices are more inportant than the market.

 

[XL-entLady]

I thought it was a good idea for the Feds to cut rates till I computed the 2009 COLA for CSRS folks. The amount dropped from 6.2% to 6.0%. There is one more month for the final amount.

Corvette, here's one more thing to add to your list of things to be thankful for. You're CSRS. Us FERS folks get a Diet COLA! :notrust:

Lady

 

[Corvette]

EAFE final down -$0.0380
plus FV Thursday (previous) of +$0.1144 = +$0.0764
plus FV Thursday (guess) of +$0.3000 = +0.3764

dollar down .29% = 77.93

 

[Corvette]

EAFE final down -$0.0380
plus FV Thursday (previous) of +$0.1144 = +$0.0764
plus FV Thursday of +$0.3718 = +0.4482 final

 

[Corvette]

Corvette, here's one more thing to add to your list of things to be thankful for. You're CSRS. Us FERS folks get a Diet COLA! :notrust:

Lady

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.

 

[Braveheart]

HUGE DAY COMING TODAY 9/19/08 FOR THE I FUND - Congrats

 

[Corvette]

Nikkei up 3.76%
AORD up 4.06%

FV for Friday (previous)= -$0.3718