Returns Calculator Instructions

[bubbaman]

How does it work now with with the L funds?

[tsptalk]

Welcome bubba! Since the spreadsheet / calculator is quite the eyeful already, I was thinking the L funds would be too much to add.

The L funds are for buy and hold investors and if someone chooses one, it should be easy enough to track the results. If someone wants to actively trade the L funds, good luck. That would be an interesting task.

If you plan to only use the L funds, try this spreadsheet... http://www.tsptalk.com/utilities/tsp_Lfund.xls (http://www.tsptalk.com/utilities/tsp_Lfund.xls)

I haven't created one that mixes both the L and the old funds. Like I said, it would be way too tough to read.

Tom

[bubbaman]

Thanks for your responce. I don't use the L funds right now but I have been using the spreadsheet since the first of the year. I just loveit. Just copy and paste.

[tsptalk]

I wish they stuck those L fund prices on the right. Having them on the left did mess up the quick cut and paste we had with the date.

[tsptalk]

If you still want to cut and paste the share prices from the tsp.gov site to your spreadsheet, you can try what I did. Add 5 culumns between the date and the G fund price, then squeeze them down until you can't see them. It will paste without showing the L fund prices...

http://www.tsptalk.com/utilities/test.xls (http://www.tsptalk.com/utilities/test.xls)