Tally for March '06

[Wheels]

Most are long term hold with heavy S-fund and I-fund. Both of these funds have out performed everyone except namor.

Don't penalize them for that. The S and the I have outperformed for years now. Those that have planted themselves there are the smart ones. If I wasn't so dense, that's where I'd be.

Dave
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[mlk_man]

Fun with numbers:

For the past 3 months, TSPtalk participants(65) have an average return of 4.54%. This compares with the L2020's 4.51%.

For the past 6 months, TSPtalk participants(37) have an average return of 7.85%. This compares with the L2030's 7.89%.

If you're not doing better than this, you may want to re-think your strategy. :blink:

Happy returns,

M_M

 

[Dave M]

Chasing The L-funds

Exactly. I'm shooting for the L2040 as my benchmark. D

 

[mlk_man]

Good one to shoot for. I've definitly rethunk mine. I CAN NOT TIME THE MARKET WITH A NOON DEADLINE!!!!!!!!

Although I've done okay this year, I'd be doing a lot better by not timing the market. How much better, I won't bore anyone with.

Just have to be more patient............:nuts:

 

[GGal]

Just a note....I see my tally stops with 6 months, yet I joined 2/17/05.....I remember there was something peculiar about my thread.....see my first entry showing is an imported thread by Py.....but I have posted my position since beginning......I think I had my thread in the wrong place and it got consolidated.

GA

 

[mlk_man]

Just a note....I see my tally stops with 6 months, yet I joined 2/17/05.....I remember there was something peculiar about my thread.....see my first entry showing is an imported thread by Py.....but I have posted my position since beginning......I think I had my thread in the wrong place and it got consolidated.

GA

I wasn't tracking then, but last years tracker shows you starting on 07/07/2005. If you had started on July 1st, you would of made the 9-month tally......................

 

[mlk_man]

Just sent out the weekly tracker for April 8th.

RevShark's return since Feb 1st is 4.25%. This lags the I fund by .46% but is more than 2% ahead of the rest.

My return during this period is 1.77%. I only mention it because I'll be beating him by the end of the year.....

 

[GGal]

I wasn't tracking then, but last years tracker shows you starting on 07/07/2005. If you had started on July 1st, you would of made the 9-month tally......................

My point is, Fundsurfer was tracking me from the time I joined, then somehow I fell through the cracks, I guess with the change in who was tracking.

Nothing is the end of the world except the end of the world.

GA

 

[mlk_man]

I'm sorry, I'm not understanding your point?

I went back through and started inputting your old moves but after about 30minutes I lost my connection. I guess I should say I'm sorry again, I'm not sure..............

So I guess my point is, why bring it up now? Would of been a lot easier to correct way back when. You know..........

Nothing is the end of the world, unless it's "your" world........

 

[rokid]

FYI. The attached includes the latest weekly tracker.

 

[rokid]

Re: Tally for March '06 - A different view

FYI. The attached is sorted by return since 31 Jan.

 

[Wheels]

Re: Tally for March '06 - A different view

FYI. The attached is sorted by return since 31 Jan.

Really nice presentation. Thanks again to Rokid, Mlk, Pyriel, Fundsurfer, and anyone else who has had a hand in tracking tsptalk participants. Oh, and I guess we'll throw Tom in there too. Afterall, it is his site.

Dave
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[Show-me]

Re: Tally for March '06 - A different view

Really nice presentation. Thanks again to Rokid, Mlk, Pyriel, Fundsurfer, and anyone else who has had a hand in tracking tsptalk participants. Oh, and I guess we'll throw Tom in there too. Afterall, it is his site.

Dave
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Definitely a big ditto! Very nice presentation! Thank you all.

 

[Griffin]

rokid,

Thanks for the data and your time putting your analysis together.

It is rare that I ever do a multi-fund trade, and when I do, it is only as a short set up to go 100% one way or another. I think it is better to class me as a single fund swing trade.

Thanks

 

[rokid]

Griffin,

OK, you've got it.

 

[mlk_man]

Re: Tally for March '06 - A different view

FYI. The attached is sorted by return since 31 Jan.

Rokid, why did you chose Jan 31th to start your chart?

 

[rokid]

Actually, it starts 1 Feb. The chart compares TSPers returns with RevShark's return.

 

[SystemTrader]

Re: Tally for March '06 - A different view

My guess is that's when the Rev's tracking began. We had some discussion about performance since that date, so Rokid probably wanted to see how others (as well as the funds) performed since then.

Just my $0.02. Rokid may have another answer.

Rokid, why did you chose Jan 31th to start your chart?

 

[rokid]

Systemtrader,

You're exactly right.

I wanted to track how the Rev is doing in comparison to tracked TSPers. I posted my chart because I thought other TSPtalkers might be interested in the comparison.

 

[tsptalk]

Yeah, Rev started Jan 31 but to simplify things we decided to use Feb 1 to make it easier to compare the return to tsp.gov's monthly prices. I believe it made a difference of about .18%.

Thanks!
Tom