nasa1974's Account Talk

[RazorCat]

Merry Christmas everyone.

 

[DreamboatAnnie]

Hello NASA and everyone. Wishing you all had a Merry Christmas!!!! :smile:

 

[nasa1974]

I would like to wish everyone and their families a Safe and Happy New Year!

Hopefully 2018 will be better than 2017 for everyone and your TSP account will be profitable.

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[nnuut]

Looks positive to me!!

 

[nasa1974]

Re: some random thoughts

Something is amiss when nnuut isn't the top poster in 24 hours. Must be enjoying the Holidays. :laugh:

 

[nnuut]

Re: some random thoughts

Something is amiss when nnuut isn't the top poster in 24 hours. Must be enjoying the Holidays. :laugh:

I thought that maybe I'm being selfish so I'm giving them a chance tonight but only tonight.:laugh:

 

[nasa1974]

Well Friday was a kick in the butt as far as a good finish to 2017. But I finished #668 in the AutoTracker and a 17.49% for the year. Not Bad and I have had worse.
December finished at 0.47%. My worst month was March at a minus 1.87% and surprisingly my best month was November at 2.90%.
Currently at 100% "S" Fund but debating about going 100% "I" Fund. 2017 was a great year for the "I" Fund and it still is lagging the American market and could still outperform the "C" and "S" Funds again this year.
Good luck in 2018 everyone.

 

[nasa1974]

Re: some random thoughts

I know this is late but here are the January monthly returns courtesy of GovExec.com

2017 was good but 2016 was scary. I'll post the February returns once I update everything.

Good luck.


View attachment January.xlsx

 

[nasa1974]

Here are the February returns from 1988 through 2017.


View attachment February.xlsx

 

[nasa1974]

Here are the yearly percentages from 1988 through 2017.

View attachment TSP Yearly Average %.xls

 

[nasa1974]

Interesting article from Space.com

Astronauts Identify Mystery Microbes in Space for the 1st Time

By Sarah Lewin, Space.com Associate Editor | January 2, 2018 01:37pm ET
https://www.space.com/39254-astrona...utm_campaign=sdc_newsletter&utm_term=20180102-

 

[nasa1974]

Another interesting article from Space.com

Nuclear Sphere: Weird Globe Could Revolutionize Fusion Energy

By Rafi Letzter, Live Science Staff Writer | January 2, 2018 01:01pm ET
https://www.space.com/39250-new-fus...utm_campaign=sdc_newsletter&utm_term=20180102-

 

[Mcqlives]

You sniffing at the I fund this morning?

 

[nasa1974]

You sniffing at the I fund this morning?

Keeping an eye on it. Should have stayed with it last year but jumped back into the "S" fund. Can't complain though. It still has a lot of upside but I haven't convinced myself to make the move yet.

 

[nasa1974]

Space.com
https://www.space.com/

The Most Extreme Human Spaceflight Records

By Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer | January 11, 2018 06:34pm ET

https://www.space.com/11337-human-s...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180116-sdc

 

[nasa1974]

Space.com
https://www.space.com/

Wild 360-Degree Video Lets You See the Milky Way As a Giant Black Hole Would

By Doris Elin Salazar, Space.com Contributor | January 12, 2018 10:56am ET

https://www.space.com/39368-milky-w...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180116-sdc

 

[nasa1974]

Re: some random thoughts

Space.com
https://www.space.com/


Zoom Through the Famous Orion Nebula with NASA's Incredible 3D Video

By Calla Cofield, Space.com Senior Writer | January 12, 2018 07:28am ET

https://www.space.com/39362-orion-n...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180116-sdc

 

[nasa1974]

Re: some random thoughts

Lot's of interesting stuff for space geeks from Space.com

Space News

https://www.space.com/news

 

[nasa1974]

This is really neat. Again information provided by Space.com

Will have to think about this for my 3 and 4 year old grandkids.



Root Is a Coding Robot That Will Grow With Your Kids

By Avram Piltch | January 10, 2018 08:46pm ET

https://www.space.com/39351-root-robot-hands-on.html

 

[nasa1974]

Re: some random thoughts

Back at work. Hope we don't do this again in two weeks. It seems like the market doesn't care much though.