August 2021

Allocation Percentages for August 2021
F Fund

0%

C Fund

63%

S Fund

37%

I Fund

0%

Welcome to August. My performance was flat this month (down 0.05%) despite the rough trading day and Amazon earnings debacle on Friday. I am actually quite pleased the market reacted the way it did to the Amazon earnings call as it shows there are still some analysts looking for strong fundamentals. The broader market and traders also seem to have cooled their feet a bit. It is the summer and stimulus checks are shrinking, so I'm not surprised the market has cooled down. Additionally, I think investors and traders are trying to figure out how to price the coming inflation, additional federal stimulus, and an infrastructure bill that seems to be much smaller (or larger depending on your perspective) than originally proposed. Two things I am certain about and one side effect of federal intervention - continued infusion of capital into the economy will create inflation and artificial demand, and this type of spending cannot last forever. Obviously, when it ends and how it ends will need to be tracked very closely by all of us. For now, based on the continued fiscal policies, I am still bullish on the market-even with the Delta variant. As for the Delta variant, I am honestly not concerned for two reasons. First, the historical pattern of the Delta variant in India (what the Delta variant was originally called) and in the UK, reveal that it burns itself out much faster than the original virus. Second, lockdowns will not occur, at least in the USA. While COVID-19 and its variants are probably here to stay, I think we are seeing the last gasps of restrictions due to the virus. People have been under a lockdown mentality for 2.6% of their lives; I don't think people will entertain much more. Keep living and 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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