November 2016

Allocation Percentages for November 2016
F Fund

0%

C Fund

100%

S Fund

0%

I Fund

0%

Trick or Treat? It is definitely Trick. This month was scary. Not a single fund (save the G Fund) returned a positive return. For my long-term readers, I never invest in the G Fund because doing so is always negative due to inflation. To quote John Paul Jones, "He who will not risk cannot win." So, with that said-all the funds were negaitve this month. There was a small rally today in the S Fund, but it was not enough, leaving me with an almost 4% decline. I think I can safely say that we all can't wait for the elections to be over as the daily news cycle, almost hourly breaking news, and questionable polling data are leaving everyone wondering who will win on November 8th. I think the impact on the market cannot be overstated. My market indicators haven't been this bad since September 2008 through March of 2009. So even with the election coming to a head, we may not be out of the woods until the spring. However, during that period, I averaged a monthly return of 0.75%. I am once again shifting back to the C Fund at 100%, but don't be surprised if next month I'm back in the F Fund. 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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