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From Zachary Karabell regarding Europe: "The rush to declare the future bleak has obscured the fact that no one knows the outcome of an unprecedented event. No one. The worst course in the face of uncertainty is blind faith in conventional wisdom and past patterns. The best is to stay humble in the face of the unknown, creative and unideological about solutions, and open to the possibility that as quickly as things turned sour they can reverse. And yet, if things come to a halt more quickly than ever before, they could also restart more quickly than ever before. That is not to say they will, only that the possibility is more than marginal. And there are signs things are not everywhere as bad as conventional wisdom suggests." I'll not move out of the I fund until amoeba takes a 100% position. That means I'm cool for awhile longer. The same dollar you had last year now buys you much less in terms of the I fund than it did a year ago.
 
I capitulate. The I fund for now is dead. Maybe in a few months I'll get in it again. Europe is behaving like a leach, sucking off my gains made in the C and S fund. Slowly getting out of the I fund.
 
JimmyJoe said:
I capitulate. The I fund for now is dead. Maybe in a few months I'll get in it again. Europe is behaving like a leach, sucking off my gains made in the C and S fund. Slowly getting out of the I fund.
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capitulate is such a strong word, there's no shame in dodging a down swing if you see it coming. just make sure you're back on the train after the pull back. being a bear for too long doesn't pay in the TSP :)
 
sniper said:
capitulate is such a strong word, there's no shame in dodging a down swing if you see it coming. just make sure you're back on the train after the pull back. being a bear for too long doesn't pay in the TSP :)
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I hated to get out, even a little. Promised myself that I'd never go back to the G fund, even for 8%. That's the capitulation. Thanks for the encouragement. I'll be back in it even if I have to 1% my way to 100% by the end of the month, if the I fund goes up. Have a good weekend.
 
JimmyJoe said:
I hated to get out, even a little. Promised myself that I'd never go back to the G fund, even for 8%. That's the capitulation. Thanks for the encouragement. I'll be back in it even if I have to 1% my way to 100% by the end of the month, if the I fund goes up. Have a good weekend.
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Don't use capituation. Use Capital Preservation when you exit after a gain.:)
 
Well, like I've said before, the I-Fund burns me up, perhaps not the Fund itself, but more so the tools we have on hand to analyze the charts. IMHO EFA & The dollar are difficult the apply technical analysis to. Where else could you find two parallel channels of relatively equal spacing, one up and one down, both within the same week.

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I completely concur. I guess I'll get out of it more quickly. Totally unreliable. If I'm going to risk being in it, I may as well be in funds that show current values throughout the trading day, and at days end. As I ponder this, I don't think I'll ever get in this funny fund, ever again.
 
During our great recession corporate profits kept rolling along setting records - the same thing is going to happen in Europe - you just gotta have staying power. It's not the European stock indexes that make up the I fund but rather individual large cap companies. They will be trading into the emerging markets where growth is ample.
 
Birchtree said:
During our great recession corporate profits kept rolling along setting records - the same thing is going to happen in Europe - you just gotta have staying power. It's not the European stock indexes that make up the I fund but rather individual large cap companies. They will be trading into the emerging markets where growth is ample.
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Great advice about the I fund and the market in general. Most trackers may only gradually, incrementally leave the I fund. It has got turn up, no doubt. I will keep the I fund in my portfolio, but have most of my monies in the C and S. 31C, 31S, and an 8 point difference from what I had in my I fund, now it's at 30. G at 8, only temporarily. One thing this difference between the funds has taught me, is to not totally capitulate (wrong word to use when talking stocks I've found), but to make adjustments incrementally. This will make me continue to maintain self belief and to do what is right for me in this market. Others out there must feel the same way if they plan to make money in this market. Wild swings from one fund to another based on fear is almost always regretted. Belief in this market takes a strong will, commitment.
 
In reference to Europe and the I fund, bull runs start when things look bleak and often keep going even though things get bleaker for several months. The I fund will appreciate before things start getting better and will undoubtedly out perform the S fund in my estimation.
 
The I Fund would not open on Presidents Day correct? Since the index is actually a US index?

Would then Tuesday be similar to a double trading day with the I fund? Can anyone explain it to me. Thanks.
 
The "I" is a US fund, markets closed and TSP. The action tomorrow in all countries in the "I" will continue and count for the next day.
 
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