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I believe Squalebear was referrencing the caustic engagement that transpires between myself and sugarandspite. This has been going on for several years and I firmly believe she has real affectation for me - though disguised. I've been privaleged to be mentoring her for the last couple of years. She does like to put on the tight Matador pants and wave the red flag in front of Ferdinand. He customarily derides her accusations as unfounded. But my door remains open because I do enjoy the affirmation as well as the attention - some attention is always better than none even if it is loaded with negativism. You just have to consider the source and be magnanimous. I try never to criticize to the point of compunction. By the way, SB, if you worked for the Florida Department of Corrections and elected their defined contribution retirement plan they would contribute 20% of your salary on a monthly basis and the money is yours. It works just like the TSP plan - you can retire with all the money after 25 years or age 55. Several of my clients happen to be correctional staff.
 
FUTURESTRADER- thanks for the feedback.

SB - also my thanks. So is this also a Barclays thing like the I fund?? or does someone else own the maintenance of the difference between funds? :confused:
 
OMG, there's been a tremor in the force. Every person who has stopped
by my thread thinks I was referring to him/her. Ok, I admit it. I was angry
and spewd some negativity into my normally positive thread. I certainly
didn't intended to turn our neighborhood into a pond of paranoia. For that
I humbly appologize!

I'm coming up on my one year anniversary at TSPTalk.com this Sept.
So far, along the way, I have been nothing short of amazed by the
way we treat each other with respect and admiration. To see people
try to help one another with something as important as retirement and
investment shows there's a lot of trust within these walls. If my rant
disrupted anyones trust for one another, again, I humbly appologize!

I take a lot of pride in knowing I have the ability to read a person fairly
well (face to face). The written word is up to interpretation. But in the
case of my rant, I do not believe that I misinterpreted anything. It did
not sit well with me and I said so. The individual never even stopped
by to read my rant (i don't think) and may have been a waste of time.
The subject did not pertain to just one thread or one persons relationship
within another persons thread. To point a finger at a particular member is
not who I am, nor what I'm about. I try to be a positive, helpful and caring
individual who has nothing but good intentions when I log into this website.
I want it to stay that way.

So I ask that we put this whole matter behind us.
 
Birchtree said:
I believe Squalebear was referrencing the caustic engagement that transpires between myself and sugarandspite. This has been going on for several years and I firmly believe she has real affectation for me - though disguised. I've been privaleged to be mentoring her for the last couple of years. She does like to put on the tight Matador pants and wave the red flag in front of Ferdinand. He customarily derides her accusations as unfounded. But my door remains open because I do enjoy the affirmation as well as the attention - some attention is always better than none even if it is loaded with negativism. You just have to consider the source and be magnanimous. I try never to criticize to the point of compunction. By the way, SB, if you worked for the Florida Department of Corrections and elected their defined contribution retirement plan they would contribute 20% of your salary on a monthly basis and the money is yours. It works just like the TSP plan - you can retire with all the money after 25 years or age 55. Several of my clients happen to be correctional staff.
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You and Sugar most definately have a interesting relationship.
I only have trouble figuring who is writing, Sugar or Spice. Its
confusing sometimes. Especially when I have to break out the
Dictionary to understand some of the big words you use. I've
been reading your stuff since day one and remember Steady
giving me a heads up when I once misunderstood what was
being said. That was back in 2007. No Birch, even if a newbie
might find Sugars discussions with you as a War of Words, I
was given that heads up some time ago.

By the way, Thanks for making me wish I worked in Florida instead
of New Jersey. Where were you 18 years ago, when I needed you.
At age 50, my path is set. No regrets. I'm fortunate in many ways.
Now, I'm just trying to steal my paycheck until retirement. :nuts:
 
squalebear said:
OMG, there's been a tremor in the force. Every person who has stopped
by my thread thinks I was referring to him/her. Ok, I admit it. I was angry
and spewd some negativity into my normally positive thread. I certainly
didn't intended to turn our neighborhood into a pond of paranoia. For that
I humbly appologize!
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What, Where, who?..dang I missed it...Or I'm just used to being a door mat and thought nothing of it as usual:suspicious::laugh:
 
justbizness45 said:
FUTURESTRADER- thanks for the feedback.

SB - also my thanks. So is this also a Barclays thing like the I fund?? or does someone else own the maintenance of the difference between funds? :confused:
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Justbizness45,
I remember reading (maybe in F-Fund thread) something about dividends
and fees which are unique within the AGG. That is something which also
contributes to the difference. But the goal is to reflect one another by
years end. (within reason). The (F) Fund confusses many of us. :confused:
 
Yes, It was a bad day for the (I) Fund. But it was worse for the EFA.
Today we find the (I) in the "High" area of the Overpayment side. I'm
not expecting it to go too much higher. But when it goes down, it will
mean smaller gains or greater loses. Remember, Down is Bad and Up is
good. So (I) Funder's, getting out today might have been a good call.
One more thing to ponder ! If the market rallies, say 3% tomarrow, the
Fund Managers might decide to leave the overpayment unchanged. This
would mean you'll get every penny of the rally. But if Barclays decides
to lower our debt by forcing us to payoff some overpayment, the (I)
could underperform and disappoint. Thats the reason behing the "mad"
face next to the entries. What goes up, must come down. Good luck !

......DATE.....DLY % DIFF.....YTD TSP CENTS.....
(6/30/08)-0.110% -0.4354 tsp cents
(7/01/08)-0.360% -0.3083 tsp cents
(7/02/08)+0.150% -0.3404 tsp cents
(7/03/08)-0.040% -0.3332 tsp cents
(7/04/08) FEDERAL HOLIDAY (ENJOY)

......DATE.....DLY % DIFF.....YTD TSP CENTS.....
(7/07/08) +0.802% -0.5058 tsp cents
(7/08/08)-1.1409% -0.2585 tsp cents
(7/09/08) +0.794% -0.4264 tsp cents
(7/10/08)-0.786% -0.2592 tsp cents
(7/11/08) +0.457% -0.3527 tsp cents

......DATE.....DLY % DIFF.....YTD TSP CENTS.....
(7/14/08) +0.397% -0.4372 tsp cents
(7/15/08) - 0.508% -0.3229 tsp cents
(7/16/08) -0.3206%-0.2605 tsp cents
(7/17/08) -0.2940%-0.2013 tsp cents
(7/18/08) -0.2422%-0.1504 tsp cents

......DATE.....DLY % DIFF.....YTD TSP CENTS.....
(7/21/08) +0.7334%-0.3109 tsp cents
(7/22/08) -0.7174%-0.1553 tsp cents
(7/23/08) +0.5982%-0.2868 tsp cents
(7/24/08) +0.4519%-0.3797 tsp cents :mad:

THE KEY:
------------------------------------------------- WE OWE THEM ----
- .4000 thru -.3000 High Overpayment (Debt Payment Imminent) :mad:
- .3000 thru -.2000 Meduim Overpayment, (Flip A Coin)
- .2000 thru -.1000 Low Overpayment (Goal is Met)
- .1000 thru -.0000 Not Seen For A Long Time (TBA)
-------------------------------------------------- THEY OWE US ----
+.0000 thru+.1000 Low Deficit (Goal is Met)
+.1000 thru+.1500 Medium Deficit (Flip A Coin)
+.1500 thru+.2500 High Deficit (rarely goes higher)
+.2500 thru+.3000 Windfall Coming !
---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
squalebear said:
Justbizness45,
The (F) Fund confusses many of us. :confused:
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I can agree with that!!;)
Based on some strong recommendations I have recieved and the great returns today I think I am going to cut my losses and bail from F tomorrow morning. Which will put me 100G with no IFTs left until next Friday. Hopefully any big rally will wait for me. Thanks for the continuing education.
 
justbizness45 said:
FUTURESTRADER- thanks for the feedback.

SB - also my thanks. So is this also a Barclays thing like the I fund?? or does someone else own the maintenance of the difference between funds? :confused:
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Barclays has "owned" the contract to manage TSP since its inception (20 years), supposedly outbidding every other contractor every time the RFP is issued. I find it hard to believe no US bank or investment management firm could offer a better product at a better price.
 
luv2read said:
Barclays has "owned" the contract to manage TSP since its inception (20 years), supposedly outbidding every other contractor every time the RFP is issued. I find it hard to believe no US bank or investment management firm could offer a better product at a better price.
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That doesn't sound like the Contracts are being issued on a fair and
equitable basis. The bidding process is open, isn't it? Or are they sealed
bids and it's anyones guess who really won. Maybe its just the "good ole
boy" process, but I find it hard to believe that the other bidders wouldn't
file a lawsuit for something so obvious as winning 20 years straight.
:confused:
 
The evergreen understanding is between the two parties that the contract remains intact for a specified period of time due to the logistics of execution. No astute business group would put in that much work administering a program for only a year. Perhaps Lady would like to engage she would have more information.
 
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