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Intrepid_Timer's PUBLIC Account Talk
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Boghie
Well-known member
Intrepid and WindHunter,
I believe you guys probably have had a good 12 month span...
However, I know the 12 month Personal Rate of Return isn't calculating properly - at least in my case. It is off by a little over 5% for me by any means of calculating it. Maybe it is a problem with my data, maybe a bug, whatever...
My account was messed up (not the balances or the allocations - ahmen) this weekend. Maybe they are working on part of it for some of us lucky ones...
The IRR for a one year span is kinda easy to figure.
IRR% = (Current Balance - Contibutions)/(Last Year's Balance)
It would be interesting to see if other folks are getting a TSP calculation error.
By the way, I don't have anything really good to brag about. I should be at about 10.1%... TSP gives me a 4.96%. The other months seemed to have computed properly
. Kinda blew in in the Spring:embarrest:
I believe you guys probably have had a good 12 month span...
However, I know the 12 month Personal Rate of Return isn't calculating properly - at least in my case. It is off by a little over 5% for me by any means of calculating it. Maybe it is a problem with my data, maybe a bug, whatever...
My account was messed up (not the balances or the allocations - ahmen) this weekend. Maybe they are working on part of it for some of us lucky ones...
The IRR for a one year span is kinda easy to figure.
IRR% = (Current Balance - Contibutions)/(Last Year's Balance)
It would be interesting to see if other folks are getting a TSP calculation error.
By the way, I don't have anything really good to brag about. I should be at about 10.1%... TSP gives me a 4.96%. The other months seemed to have computed properly
. Kinda blew in in the Spring:embarrest:
malyla
Active member
They may be taking your contributions into consideration.
They do. The PRR does take the contributions into account. That's why comparing PRR doesn't make sense unless we all contribute the same amount each month. I can be assured that that is never going to happen.
Intrepid_Timer
Well-known member
Don't know about WH, but I haven't contributed to my TSP in well over a year. I quit the government on 01\02\10 and stopped contributing in June of last year.................... 
You can add up last years monthly returns on the tracker if you like.........
You can add up last years monthly returns on the tracker if you like.........
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WIND_HUNTER
Member
Intrepid and WindHunter,
I believe you guys probably have had a good 12 month span...
However, I know the 12 month Personal Rate of Return isn't calculating properly - at least in my case. It is off by a little over 5% for me by any means of calculating it. Maybe it is a problem with my data, maybe a bug, whatever...
My account was messed up (not the balances or the allocations - ahmen) this weekend. Maybe they are working on part of it for some of us lucky ones...
The IRR for a one year span is kinda easy to figure.
IRR% = (Current Balance - Contibutions)/(Last Year's Balance)
It would be interesting to see if other folks are getting a TSP calculation error.
By the way, I don't have anything really good to brag about. I should be at about 10.1%... TSP gives me a 4.96%. The other months seemed to have computed properly
Hmmm, didn't know the TSP site is calculating w/contributions, but when I add from my personal tracker, I get 18.30% opposed to the 17.02% the TSP website has, so I guess it's pretty close.
Frixxxx
Moderator
I hate that it only updates once a month. I have repeatedly asked why this is the case. I have not gotten a response......I was off by 7% this month....waiting for October to see if it corrects.
They may be taking your contributions into consideration.
Wow. That makes no sense at all. I will have to look into that because it seems unbelievably misleading.
Intrepid_Timer
Well-known member
I don't think it takes contributions into account. My yearly statements are pretty accurate. And yes, the returns are as of the end of August.
WIND_HUNTER
Member
WindHunter,
I now think it isn't a 12 month IRR using today. I think it may be using 2009/09/01 through 2010/08/31. That gets it to about a point off - like yours.
I seem to have good Septembers
I can probably look at Tom's summary in the tracker as well...
Yeah, that makes more sense, but computing with contributions does not.:suspicious:
One could make a weak case for including matching contributions for FERS folks but never employee contributions. CSRS employees and military don't have matching contributions. There is really no good way to compare the PIP % from one TSP'r to another. IMHO The TSP PIP % is really not usefull.
Intrepid_Timer
Well-known member
Sold Fas at $21.24 for a loss of 3.89%. Bought Faz at $13.37.
Beginning balance on 01-04-10: $10000. Current balance: $16448. (Up 64.48% for the year)
Buster
Well-known member
WOW!..that's impressive...nice trading..
Still holding FAZ?
Intrepid_Timer
Well-known member
Sold Faz at $13.40 for a gain of 0.22%. Bought Fas at $21.30.
Beginning balance on 01-04-10: $10000. Current balance: $16484. (Up 64.84% for the year)
Thanks
JTH
Well-known member
I see you've bought some S-Fund, are you thinking the financials are going to lead these markets higher?
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Intrepid_Timer
Well-known member
Well I don't know, I sure hope so. My system produces buy and sell signals on the the stock market as a whole. I've been using financial ETF's because they have outperformed (either up or down) other sectors this year. Been thinking about switching to TNA and TZA because they have outperformed for the past month, but it's only been a month. I'll wait. Next year I'll be solely using mutual funds that track small caps..........
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