ATCJeff
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OK if you can deal with it, I guess I can also. But I'm going to be watching you!
Just don't tell my wife!
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Just don't tell my wife!
XL-entLady
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You guys are cracking me up! And thanks for that. Laughter is a great penicillin for what ails any of us!
Lady
Miss_Piggy
Member
OK if you can deal with it, I guess I can also. But I'm going to be watching you!
fabijo
Well-known member
Hey fabijo! What's with you today? Are you "on something?"
PS Just kidding. I know the markets are bad. Just don't jump.
I've gone a bit crazy. The market isn't exciting any more, so I'm on a crazy streak.
Miss_Piggy
Member
Hey fabijo! What's with you today? Are you "on something?"
PS Just kidding. I know the markets are bad. Just don't jump.
XL-entLady
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Thank you, my friend!And a late welcome to you, Lady!
~cheers
Lady
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XL-entLady
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Hi, I’m a newbie to this forum. I found it the other day by clicking on a link in a GovExec.com article on the IFT restrictions. And the first thing I want to say is whoever came up with this idea and started this site absolutely ROCKS!
I’m a newly retired FERS employee. I recently had to do a disability retirement that was several years earlier than my originally planned retirement date. I have a TSP amount in the low six figures, I’m tapping it using the monthly payment option for withdrawal, and I have to make it last a L-O-N-G time. So being able to discuss investment strategies with you all will be a valuable aid to me, especially now that we only have two IFTs each month (yes, not counting those additional moves to G).
I leave half my account in G all the time, because I’m retired and I’m chicken.
I invest the other half by tracking rolling averages. In mid-2003, I started tracking the fund prices once a week and comparing them to their performance over the last 50, 100, 150 and 200 days. That gives me a clear picture of where the market has been - - although that isn’t always where it is moving! Sometimes my system works well, sometimes it doesn’t. But it’s the best I know at the moment. That’s why I’m here to learn.
I’m a newly retired FERS employee. I recently had to do a disability retirement that was several years earlier than my originally planned retirement date. I have a TSP amount in the low six figures, I’m tapping it using the monthly payment option for withdrawal, and I have to make it last a L-O-N-G time. So being able to discuss investment strategies with you all will be a valuable aid to me, especially now that we only have two IFTs each month (yes, not counting those additional moves to G).
I leave half my account in G all the time, because I’m retired and I’m chicken.
I invest the other half by tracking rolling averages. In mid-2003, I started tracking the fund prices once a week and comparing them to their performance over the last 50, 100, 150 and 200 days. That gives me a clear picture of where the market has been - - although that isn’t always where it is moving! Sometimes my system works well, sometimes it doesn’t. But it’s the best I know at the moment. That’s why I’m here to learn.
