Interfund Transfer 2/17 for 2/18/05

[Spaf]

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Grandma (Pat)

We are also learning with you!

http://www.incrediblecharts.com/technical/trading_secrets.htm

Understand the market, set stops. We all make mistakes, but, the secret is bailing on unprofitability and trying to not ride the roller coaster to the bottom. Sellect a stop and trailing stop as the market goes bullish, when the market continues to go up advance your stops. When it goes down and hits your stops; bail. Conserve profits to play another day. Good advice, but not always easy to do. However, you got to have fun some way! Besides, it's only money!

Rgds!!!!Don't fall in the oil spots! Spaf

 

[Mike]

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Tom, that was my one good move of the year. It's all downhill from here. :l

My broadband has been problematic over the past three days, so I haven't been on much lately... hopefully the problems are resolved now. :shock:

 

[TEUFEL HUNDEN]

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Maxwell, that is strange. Neither one have anything to do with each other and it should not take that to happen. Maybe you could clean all your offline content and your cookies. Check your browser for updates? Your guess is as good as mine.

Tom, you have more than proven your point about this very unpredictable market. I have stayed clear of the C & S for over 4 weeks now. Mostly 100% I. Thanks for your theories.

 

[cqsr63]

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Hello folks.





First....Thanks Tom for all the financial advice we receive from this site. Also, God Bless our brave military folks who make all this possible.....I salute you all.



Now.....to attempt an answer to a question posted about changing contribution amounts.... I can answer about fed employees..... You manage your tsp account at www.tsp.gov But you start...stop.....change amouts at www.employeeexpress.gov Amount changes can only happen during "open season" ( Which is soon to be a thing of the past) Go to the TSP web site for detailed a explaination. www.tsp.gov



Hope this helped.....have a wonderful day!:^

Chris

 

[cqsr63]

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Now, I have a question. Gas prices are expected to rise sharply from what I heard on the news.....How will this affect the funds...particularly the I fund?.... ( risng oil prices)



Thanks

 

[tsptalk]

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cqsr63 wrote:

Hello folks.

Welcome cqsr63! Thanks for joining us!

Tom

 

[Rolo]

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cqsr63 wrote:

Now, I have a question. Gas prices are expected to rise sharply from what I heard on the news.....How will this affect the funds...particularly the I fund?.... ( risng oil prices)

Welcome, cqsr!

I dunno how it will affect the I fund, but I would think it could drive it down a little, likewise with the C and S funds. I would think larger, more fuel-reliant companies would be affected the most.


If the market reacts, I am sure it will stabilise before too long.

 

[neirbod]

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I suspect the higher gas prices will have a greater impact on the US economy than Europe. If soEuropean stocks, may fare better than US stocks. There are two reasons. First is that the increase in oil has occured at the same time the euro has gained on the dollar. Since oil is priced in dollars, the cost of oil to Europeans has gone up less than it has for the US. Second, most of Europe already pays around $4 / gallon last time I checked (due to very high taxes). So the equivilent of a 25 cent increase is proportionally less of an increase than it is for us.

That being said, the European economy is so tied to ours that any drag on our economy will affect theirs, and high oil and gas prices don't help anyone.

 

[Maxwell]

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Teufel,

Thanks for the tip. If I find out anything new about this, I will let you know. Kind of curious why that was happening. As of late, I have been invested 100% in the G fund so I haven't had a chance to test things out and see if it was still happening. Thanks.

Maxwell

 

[Maxwell]

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cqsr63(Chris),

Hello. Thanks for answering my question. That is true, I forgot about that. Increasing the amount we contribute to TSP would be done through Employee Express and for now only during open season, till they make that change to be able to do it anytime. Thanks.

Maxwell

 

[cqsr63]

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Thanks !....... I don't know if oil prices had anything to do with it....but the stock fund prices are going down rapidly....can hardly wait to jump back in just before they rise again.....



Thanks guys

 

[Safetyguy]

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Tom,

Your comments for 3/14/05 are absolutely excellent and clearly explain why you are staying in G. Your points are wellmade and should be considered carefully by those who are considering moving a large percentage of their retirement into equities! Just my 2 cents worth...

 

[tsptalk]

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Thanks.

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