August 2018

Allocation Percentages for August 2018
F Fund

0%

C Fund

18%

S Fund

82%

I Fund

0%

We are seeing continued strength in the economy and surprisingly technology stocks, but not social media. A GDP of 4.1% and revised numbers for the first quarter reveal we are still in a very strong position. Many technical investors are still very bearish and there are many doubts the market and the economy can continue its positive direction. From the IS-LM-FE model of economics, we are seeing a very good example of how our economy is expanding, while the employment drops and the money supply is decreased through interest changes. What has declined to makes the conditions possible is the US savings rate has declined from ~6% in 2016 to 3% today. Less people saving, or more accurately, more people spending, is driving the economy. From this deduction, the Fed will continue to raise interest rates, impacting companies trying to secure debt at the previously enjoyed low interest rates. This will ultimately slow growth, but not in the near term. Encouraging news is the lack of any real impact on the "Tariff Wars" and the ability to negotiate reduced tariff for US goods overseas, impacting many of the stocks in the S Fund in a positive way. They will have more markets open to them, and their raw materials will probably not increase as much as the pessimists feared. My distribution summary reflects these trends. Keep 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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