October 2021

Allocation Percentages for October 2021
F Fund

0%

C Fund

67%

S Fund

33%

I Fund

0%

Well, that was a rough month. No safe harbor for any investments in the TSP portfolio. I have been warning since January 2021 inflation was coming. Despite the PR campaign to say it was not sticky, it seems to have stuck. We have been over 5% since May, and we are at 5.3% as of the last monthly reporting. Translation, if you are not earning over 5.3% in returns, you are making negative returns. This makes the G and the F Fund substantially negative for the year and the real returns for the C and S look tamer at 10.6% and 6.3%, respectively. As of this writing, our elected representatives have approved the continuing resolution to keep our government running, something that affects us all, and they will vote later tonight on the infrastructure bill. The infrastructure bill initially looked like it had support when proposed months ago, but the increase to $3.5T seems untenable. Undoubtably, even the $1.5T bill will unleash a massive amount of artificial stimulus that will spur on the economy, but will also add to our debt and increase inflation even more. This type of spending and inflation, if coupled with growth, can lead to a stronger economy. However, it could also lead to a quick sugar high, followed by a crash and inflation-otherwise known as stagflation. I still think in the short-term investors will in continue to seek returns higher than inflation, and the only place to do that is in the market itself (outside other creative investment vehicles we do not have access to in the TSP). Long-term, we need a return-to-work policy and a concerted effort to keep inflation at the target 2%. 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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