Remo's Account talk

[Rod]

:nuts: <----- Me, wide eyed TSP optimist. Forward, ever forward.


You'll pull out of this.

 

[Birchtree]

Let's hope he avoids the "bends" of nitrogen toxicity.

 

[GGal]

Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! I'm goin' down! 142nd place....ouch.:suspicious:

Hey, Remo....keep in mind, it's not about "place" on the tally.....it's about your TSP account balance......

I think with all the competition fostered by the tally sheet, some members may be making moves trying to get to the top of the tally, rather than taking time to think about what's best for the account.

Just a guess.

I like the tally, but I have to tell you, I think it has also contributed to some less than desirable moves.

Is there such a thing as paying too much attention to what others are doing?

Maybe I'm talking about myself.....

GA

 

[Remo]

GG writes:
"I like the tally, but I have to tell you, I think it has also contributed to some less than desirable moves."

Amen to that sister! I was trying to beat the pack by timing the market at the end of December and the beginning of January. That sent me crashing to the bottom of the Tally. I thought I learned my lesson there but I think I'm about to learn another lesson about obstinance. I'm going to stay with the shares I have in the C&S fund..... I believe, in the U.S. economy so much, that I'm willing to let 'er ride! Also, I don't have to depend on my tsp when I retire in 13 years at the ripe young age of 57. So, bring it on CRASHING ASIAN Markets! You don't scare me!

Birch, you got a hyperbaric chamber on you by chance?

 

[GUCHI]

remo
doesn't it concern you that the c and s fund have lost $$$ here lately?? i'm still in there with you, don't know exactly why i'm still in i guess just trying to keep the shares. is there a silver lining to staying put considering the downward lose versus bailing and cutting loses???? any advice would be helpful in making a decision.

thanks
guchi

 

[Rod]

is there a silver lining to staying put considering the downward lose versus bailing and cutting loses???? any advice would be helpful in making a decision.

thanks
guchi

If I would not have cut-n-ran last July when I was being whipsawed in (I), I would have made up all of my losses and then some.

Heck, (I) ended the year UP over 26%- a "silver lining" indeed.

Sure, you can stay in and keep your shares intact. But it's aweful painful in the process!

 

[Remo]

HI Gucci,

Rod makes a very valid point but ultimately, you have to decide the strategy you want to employ with your TSP. I have 10-13 years before I retire and so I can withstand a beating. There are some very market savvy people on this board, I'm not one of them....however, I read everything I can in yahoo finance, bloomberg.com, wallstreet journal online, and threads from this forum. Very helpful, all. The first step in becoming comfortable with your investment style is asking questions. I subscribe to the theory that there are no stupid questions, I imagine the friendly people in this forum feel the same. Keep asking those questions.

Good luck with whatever strategy you decide on and I hope your everymove is to the upside!

Dean
Aka "Remo"
aka "Bottom Dweller":embarrest:

 

[Remo]

100 % C. And I do this 3 hours before Berspankme is supposed to speak today....oh boy, this is going to be fun.:worried:

 

[Remo]

OK, I couldn't take it anymore. I've limped my way to the sidelines...

 

[Remo]

100% C

In today...out tomorrow. No matter what. I'm gonna see if I can make Ebb's tracker work to my advantage.

Unless I read it wrong...... Holy CRAP!!

Did I read it wrong?????? Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

 

[Remo]

I couldn't get to a computer to get out this morning!!! I didn't expect the subprime backlash to hit so soon though. I guess I can hope for an afternoon rally.

We need to have those OSHA stickers all over the forum that says,

"DANGER!" "Peligroso!"
Working the market is dangerous to your
appendages and to your bottom-line!

 

[Remo]

I feel like that scene from "Tommy Boy" With David Spade and Chris Farley. Tell me if you remember...

"It hurts, here.... and here... not so much, heeeere.":nuts:

A personal favorite, among many.

 

[Remo]

Been lounging on the pad wishing I had jumped in for the last week, until I realized I make approximately $6000 samolians a year if the G pays a penny once a week. Not too shabby. But think how much I could make if I had the balls to follow Ebb or 12%!! Maaaaan, if I only had the courage!

 

[Wolverine]

Been lounging on the pad wishing I had jumped in for the last week, until I realized I make approximately $6000 samolians a year if the G pays a penny once a week. Not too shabby. But think how much I could make if I had the balls to follow Ebb or 12%!! Maaaaan, if I only had the courage!

Don't feel bad Remo.......I could have done better since the big drop in February. I had gotten out at the top before it happened and have added to that but, not as much as I could have if I would have been tuned in better.

 

[Remo]

Don't feel bad Remo.......I could have done better since the big drop in February. I had gotten out at the top before it happened and have added to that but, not as much as I could have if I would have been tuned in better.

Wolverine! Come on in, the water's fine!

On another note: "Last month, the TSP handled trades worth more than $1 billion in its international stock index fund, as participants tried to maximize their returns. The participants also ran up $523,123 in trading costs, far more than the costs incurred by the large and small-cap U.S. stock funds, Tracey A. Ray, the TSP chief investment officer, reported to the board." Hat tip to WV-Girl.

Who pays the TSP trading costs? Is it built into the system? Do they take the fees in the end? Front loaded? Anyone know?

 

[merlin]

Welcome back Remo! Missed you. Where did you get that info about the TSP transfer cost?

 

[Remo]

I got that quote from WV-girl in the Business News Thread. Thought it was interesting. Speaking of interesting...I'll be doing a little capital preservation today.:notrust:

 

[Remo]

From Adam Thierer's piece in the new City Journal:

''Throughout most of history, humans lived in a state of extreme information poverty. News traveled slowly, field to field, village to village. Even with the printing press’s advent, information spread at a snail’s pace. Few knew how to find printed materials, assuming that they even knew how to read. Today, by contrast, we live in a world of unprecedented media abundance that once would have been the stuff of science-fiction novels. We can increasingly obtain and consume whatever media we want, wherever and whenever we want: television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and the bewildering variety of material available on the Internet."

I believe this directly affects the stock market as well; in both good and bad ways.
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[Remo]

Man this is stressful... But so frickin' exciting:nuts:

 

[SkyPilot]

Who pays the TSP trading costs? Is it built into the system? Do they take the fees in the end? Front loaded? Anyone know?

Built in....