nasa1974's Account Talk

[nasa1974]

You're doing very good. Wish I was one of the other 27 even if I was the last one.

Thanks HB. More luck than anything else. I've sort of become (looks over one's shoulder, sshhhhh) one of those buy and holders. Sure hope I didn't say that too loud. The roller coaster ride has been something. Jumped up to 60 something today. It looks like about 4/5th's of the Tracker is in positive territory though. Sure would be great if everyone got to the positive side soon.

 

[nasa1974]

Well yesterday made up for the losses on Tuesday. So far this morning the markets in Europe and Asia are looking very good. Let's hope for a good day.

 

[markmars]

Well yesterday made up for the losses on Tuesday. So far this morning the markets in Europe and Asia are looking very good. Let's hope for a good day.

Well it started out good, but looks like we are going to go back down. I'm still ahead for the year so far.

 

[nasa1974]

Well it started out good, but looks like we are going to go back down. I'm still ahead for the year so far.

Well the morning looked promising and then it really took a turn for the worse. The F fund finished on the green side the CSI ended negative. CSI could have been really bad but all three rallied around 3:30.

 

[nasa1974]

The FRTIB finally posted their January meeting minutes. Here is the link:


http://www.frtib.gov/pdf/minutes/2011Jan.pdf

 

[pokerstar629]

The FRTIB finally posted their January meeting minutes. Here is the link:


http://www.frtib.gov/pdf/minutes/2011Jan.pdf

"The total number of TSP participants is over 4.4 million. Out of the total number of participants, 70,779 were automatically enrolled. The total FERS participation rate is 83%. The total active duty uniformed services participation rate has grown to 38.4%. The Navy continues to have the highest active duty participation rate."

17% of FERS employees give up the matching contributions, is that ignorance or stupidity?

 

[KevinD]

Or are they all military and not eligible for the matching? or some combination?

 

[burrocrat]

is that ignorance or stupidity?

it could also be emergency.

it took me almost a year before i was out of the hole and meeting current expenditures before i could afford to put any in and look forward beyond today.

now i limit it to 5% to get the match and put another 5% in private accounts for the freedom of movement.

this retirement stuff takes time,

movin on up.

 

[nasa1974]

Hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine was lousy. Had to take my van in Saturday because of a cooling issue (no heat). Not a good thing in northern Ohio in early March. It looked like the thermostat was sticking. Van in the shop all day.

Yesterday I had to go into work. Spent 12 hours there when it should have been about 8 or less. Oh well the OT will look good.

Today I get to spend most of my day getting ready to take my van back to the shop (I now have the day off). Pulling out of the driveway the lower left ball joint let go. The good news is it happened pulling out of the driveway and not on the freeway. The bad news is I pulled it back into the driveway. Going to be little harder to get hooked up to the tow truck.

The day will probably only get better with stocks dropping off again. Since Libya is going stupid. According to Yahoo Finance:
World Stocks Fall on Global Recovery Worries- AP
World stock markets slid Monday, pressured by worries that global economic growth will slow as oil prices climbed amid the escalating conflict in Libya.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Stock...html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=main&asset=&ccode=

 

[hotwings]

This is an interesting read.... BTW, we only get 66k barrels of oil from Libya a day... It's just a drop in the bucket compared to some of the other producers.... Ck out what we get from Nigera and some of the others....
http://www.cnbc.com/id/33550165

 

[burrocrat]

This is an interesting read.... BTW, we only get 66k barrels of oil from Libya a day... It's just a drop in the bucket compared to some of the other producers.... Ck out what we get from Nigera and some of the others....
http://www.cnbc.com/id/33550165

that is an interesting read. how do you combat a deliberately devalued dollar? with rising oil. they will not allow us to suicide our currency to their detriment.

buckle up.

 

[Handballer]

At the top of the tracker of the top 15, only five are 100% G fund. Another is 100% F fund. Sadly I'm not one of them.

 

[nasa1974]

Well we are back in the amusement park. Does everyone have their safety bar in the locked position? Sticky pants on with extra stikum? Good let's have some fun.

 

[FAB1]

At the top of the tracker of the top 15, only five are 100% G fund. Another is 100% F fund. Sadly I'm not one of them.

Yeah but I have lost about 1.90 in the last two days and only gone down from #20 to #38.

But I want my MONEY BACK! :notrust:

 

[nasa1974]

I am down 1.76% the last two days. Tracker position 70 (40) to 111 (70). With all the ties I am sitting at #70.

 

[nasa1974]

From:



Saudis say shortage not behind oil price jump

OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia: Shortages not behind oil price spike, vows to tap surplus as needed


"DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's oil minister on Tuesday denied the surge in oil prices reflects a shortage of crude on the market but said the kingdom is committed to tapping excess supplies if needed..."


http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Saudi...51.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=6&asset=&ccode=

 

[nasa1974]

Well today didn't quite make up for the losses on Friday and yesterday but a good day none the less. Let's hope we can have a few more good days. The market is kind of squirrelly so we need to stay on our toes.

 

[nasa1974]

Make sure you keep you hands and arms inside the car today. Keep a tight grip on that saftybar. It looks like it is going to be another wild ride.

 

[FAB1]

Make sure you keep you hands and arms inside the car today. Keep a tight grip on that saftybar. It looks like it is going to be another wild ride.

Even when I was young I didnt care much for roller coasters

Still dont.

 

[nasa1974]

As crazy as the market is, it has been fun watching everybody move arouond on the Tracker. It seems more folks are moving into the 100% S fund column. :toung: What's been interesting is that not too many folks move up/down one or two spots but 10 or 20 spots or more at a time. For me I have been as high as 22 and as low as 234. This month has been really nuts, March 1st I started at 146 then I went 140, 70, 90, 111 and finally yesterday 75. Like I said it has been crazy. :nuts: