August 2016

Allocation Percentages for August 2016
F Fund

0%

C Fund

100%

S Fund

0%

I Fund

0%

So this month had most investors stumped. I, like many others, pulled my money out of the S&P 500, and by extension the C Fund, due to the volatility of the market. The truth is, ever since Brexit, the volatility of the market has actually decreased below the level seen before the Brexit vote. This downward trend in volatility and the summer rally has yielded very positive returns across the market-good for the C, S, and I Funds-lackluster for the F Fund. I think the turmoil of world is just not impacting the US market the way everyone expected. Attempted coup in Turkey-no worries. The UK exits the EU-meh. Negative interest rates-better invest your money in the market. So that is where we stand-100% in the C Fund. Despite the high standard deviation of the C Fund, the returns are justifying the risk. Why am I not investing in the S and I? Put quite simply, the I Fund really is tied to world events, which I think will get worse and not better, and the small caps, while starting to show improvement, still have too much volatility. Happy Investing!
           
  

TSP FUND QUOTES

Date L Income L 2025 L 2030 L 2035 L 2040 L 2045 L 2050 L 2055 L 2060 L 2065 L 2070 G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2025-03-28 26.8594 13.8120 50.1902 15.1042 57.3059 15.7146 34.5059 17.2790 17.2769 17.2747 10.2384 18.9577 19.9738 88.4507 82.3925 44.2564
2025-03-27 26.9686 13.8746 50.6826 15.2667 57.9789 15.9125 34.9707 17.5702 17.5680 17.5657 10.4107 18.9555 19.8635 90.2289 84.2106 44.7319
Daily Change -0.4%-0.45%-0.97%-1.06%-1.16%-1.24%-1.33%-1.66%-1.66%-1.66%-1.66%0.01%0.56%-1.97%-2.16%-1.06%
Month to Date -0.82%-0.94%-2.24%-2.49%-2.74%-2.95%-3.16%-3.86%-3.86%-3.86%-3.86%0.33%-0.18%-6.17%-7.59%0.96%
Year to Date 0.44%0.37%-0.51%-0.66%-0.83%-0.97%-1.12%-1.73%-1.73%-1.73%-1.72%1.09%2.54%-4.82%-8.61%5.63%
Details L Income L 2025 L 2030 L 2035 L 2040 L 2045 L 2050 L 2055 L 2060 L 2065 L 2070 G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
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