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
2024-11-22 26.8071 13.8108 51.0235 15.4040 58.6345 16.1249 35.5088 17.9670 17.9648 17.9624 10.6429 18.6680 19.5294 94.1871 96.2559 42.6555
2024-11-21 26.7630 13.7847 50.8402 15.3435 58.3842 16.0512 35.3363 17.8624 17.8602 17.8579 10.5814 18.6658 19.5205 93.8581 94.6413 42.4370
Daily Change 0.16%0.19%0.36%0.39%0.43%0.46%0.49%0.59%0.59%0.59%0.58%0.01%0.05%0.35%1.71%0.51%
Month to Date 1.08%1.22%2.18%2.37%2.56%2.72%2.89%3.49%3.49%3.49%3.46%0.26%-0.33%4.74%11.13%-1.08%
Year to Date 7.64%8.67%12.8%13.65%14.52%15.26%16.02%18.82%18.82%18.82%0%3.92%1.6%26.66%24.85%6.16%
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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