Long Term Tally

The Long Term Tallies for 8 Aug 2008. Boxholder and RichC10 have been delisted. Therefore, they no longer appear on the Long Term Tally. :(-----Jim
 
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Good one Jim! Thanks for the good laugh.
 
Many newbies ask whether they should put all of their money in the L2040 or do something else. Frequently they are advised to put their money in the L2040 and to watch and learn from the traders. Once they're expert and confident enough, they can "manage", i.e. actively trade their accounts.

However, the attached shows that the L2040 has generally out performed the average TSPTalk trader over the last two, three, and four year periods.

Therefore, as the TSP Board advocates, the L2040 is a very viable long term strategy for aggressively managing a TSP retirement account.
 
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The Long Term Tallies for 22 Aug 2008. Copter Doc, Knot Guilty, and Thunder5 have been delisted.

Note that over the last three years, the I Fund return has barely beat (less than 1%) the F Fund return. Of course, over the last four years, the I Fund has been superior by a comfortable margin.------Jim
 
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TSPGo_com noticed Ebb-TSP's 2008 return was incorrect on the two year tally. The attached shows the correct value which sends Ebb_TSP from 4th to 15th. -----Jim
 
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Therefore, as the TSP Board advocates, the L2040 is a very viable long term strategy for aggressively managing a TSP retirement account.
This is precisely why I parked my money in there as soon as the fund transfer caps were put in place.

Crimony I haven't posted here in a long time. :toung:
 
This is precisely why I parked my money in there as soon as the fund transfer caps were put in place.

Crimony I haven't posted here in a long time. :toung:

Holy crap, he lives!!! I heard you were being held captive by a herd of scantly clad beautiful women. I've been trying to raise money for your ransom and got $3 so far.:nuts::laugh:

Nice seeing one of the old crew!
 
Originally Posted by rokid

Many newbies ask whether they should put all of their money in the L2040 or do something else...

....However, the attached shows that the L2040 has generally out performed the average TSPTalk trader over the last two, three, and four year periods.

Therefore, as the TSP Board advocates, the L2040 is a very viable long term strategy for aggressively managing a TSP retirement account.
This is precisely why I parked my money in there as soon as the fund transfer caps were put in place.

Hi Mike! Long time....

Unfortunately, the L2040 had not had the pleasure of being around during a bear market so it's no wonder the 2, 3, and 4 years returns look good. This year it is getting pounded for the first time and most TSP Talkers have sat on the sidelines, so the comparisons are going to change. And the longer this bear market continues, the more the TSP Talkers will take advantage of their flexibility, and the L2040 will not.

Meet us in The Lounge forum to catch us up on what's going on with you!
 
As a person new to having funds, I will keep it in L2040. I know what you mean by flexibility with this bear market, but I would certainly pull something if I tried it!
 
Holy crap, he lives!!! I heard you were being held captive by a herd of scantly clad beautiful women. I've been trying to raise money for your ransom and got $3 so far.:nuts::laugh:
I'd gladly give up my freedom to be in such a predicament. :laugh:
Nice seeing one of the old crew!
Thanks. :p

Tom - will do.

And the 2040 - or any target date fund far in the future will get killed in any bear market. That's the nature of the beast when you're aggressive. At any rate, the most important thing is contributing a lot over a long period. What will be interesting to see is how the comparisons look when you include the last bull + this bear + the next bull. That'll put all the pieces together as far as timing long term bottoms and tops. The rallies and declines have been awfully steep of late.
 
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