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  1. TSP Talk Market Commentary 01/06/2020

    That's one way to start a new year... a sharp spike up on day one, followed by an almost equivalent turn down on day two. The Dow lost 234-points, or 0.8%, and the S&P and Nasdaq saw similar losses. Small caps held up a little better while the I-fund seems to have been given a favorable price since the EFA was down 1.2%. That may get adjusted today.

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  2. TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up

    Stocks end 2019 with best gains since 2013, gains for the new year, and a loss for the week. On Monday light volume profit taking pushed stock indices into negative territory for the week. Stocks eventually rallied into the new year and started the year off with gains putting the week back in the green. However Friday's missile attack which killed a high profile Iranian militant leader added instability to the economic and political framework. Naturally the potential consequences of this action ...
  3. TSP Talk Market Commentary 01/03/2020

    The New Year greeted Wall Street with more of the same sort of action that we've seen over the last 3 month. That's not unusual during the first few days of a new year, with seasonality and the Santa Claus rally still in effect, plus new inflows from pensions, etc., but it doesn't last forever. The Dow gained 330-points, or 1.2% which is well above the seasonal average, as it was on the Nasdaq, but the S&P 500 and the Russell 2000 were more subdued at +0.84% and -0.10% respectively. Interesting ...
  4. TSP Talk Market Commentary 01/02/2020

    Happy New Year everyone, and Happy New Decade as well! Stocks ended 2019 with a late flurry higher to turn a modestly negative day into a positive day by the close. The Dow gained 76-points on the day, cementing in very solid annual gains for the year. The S&P 500, Nasdaq, and small caps all gained about 0.3% on the day, while the I-fund lagged, and bonds were down.

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  5. TSP Talk Market Commentary 12/31/19

    Stocks sold off on Monday, but certainly nothing extreme, particularly given how far the indices have come in the prior few months. The Dow lost 183-points and we saw similar losses in most of the major indices, give or take. Bonds recovered from a sharp early loss to close just slightly lower on the day.

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