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    Good luck!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Aviator_Guy View Post
    Moved all my chips to the C Fund 2-2-07
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    Aviator,

    Your 4% return for January is impressive.....can you share your system or method?

    Or was it just common sense, that S was going strong?

    In retrospect, S was the place to be, but for some reason I just didn't see it until too late.

    I was still hung up on the I fund.

    Thanks
    GA

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    I start my day by making a good pot of coffee at home and watch Bloomberg and CNBC. They provide important updates on financial news before the markets open. When I’m away from my PC, I can get a quick update on the market by using my Treo 700. This device also allows me to quickly access TSP for interfund transfers

    Long term, stocks are hard to beat, but I just don’t just blindly stay in stocks. The cool thing about our TSP is that it allows you to transfer funds at no direct cost. If you look at my trading for Jan, you will find that I was in the G Fund for roughly half of the month. I spent only 13 trading days in stocks (10days in S, 2 days in I, 1 day in C).

    The G Fund allows you to keep your money in a totally safe place while you’re waiting for the best time to move into or out of the market. My favorite fund is the S Fund, followed by the C. I still don’t fully grasp the “I” fund, but it has an outstanding history of returns also. I own a Japanese SUV and German motorcycle, but I like the idea of using my TSP S and I Funds helping American companies vice International.

    I have been in the TSP since it started up in the mid 80’s. Back then, you could only do the interfund transfer once a month! It was a lot more difficult back then to have good timing than it is today. I guess the most important tip is to stay informed of financial news and always look for downward trends as an opportunity to buy stocks at a bargain price.

    I will never tell anyone how to invest their funds. But, you should always max out your TSP contributions and most important, stay informed. Have a great day and good luck with your investing!

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    Claims of past IFTs and performance belong in your "Account Talk" thread. I deleted the below entry from your "Aviator Guy's Account" thread today because it does not belong in this thread. Only your current IFTs should be entered in your account thread. I will enter you into Weekly Tracker at 100% C fund for Feb 5th.

    Quote Originally Posted by Aviator_Guy View Post
    Feb Info

    0.000 % return for month of Feb, 100 % C as of COB Feb 2nd 2007

    YTD 2007 Returns for Aviator Guy

    Transaction All of my 2007 Inter Fund Transfers are at 100 %
    Return
    0.09 % G Fund to S Fund, 3 Jan 2007
    1.01 % S Fund to G Fund, 11 Jan
    0.09 % G Fund to I Fund, 16 Jan
    0.59 % I Fund to S Fund, 19 Jan
    1.11 % S Fund to G Fund, 23 Jan
    0.09 % G Fund to C Fund, 29 Jan
    1.27 % C Fund to G Fund, 31 Jan

    YTD Returns as of 2-3-07 = 4.3 %

    YTD I have made 8 Inter Fund Transfers, good luck with your investing!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aviator_Guy View Post
    I start my day by making a good pot of coffee at home and watch Bloomberg and CNBC. They provide important updates on financial news before the markets open. When I’m away from my PC, I can get a quick update on the market by using my Treo 700. This device also allows me to quickly access TSP for interfund transfers

    Long term, stocks are hard to beat, but I just don’t just blindly stay in stocks. The cool thing about our TSP is that it allows you to transfer funds at no direct cost. If you look at my trading for Jan, you will find that I was in the G Fund for roughly half of the month. I spent only 13 trading days in stocks (10days in S, 2 days in I, 1 day in C).

    The G Fund allows you to keep your money in a totally safe place while you’re waiting for the best time to move into or out of the market. My favorite fund is the S Fund, followed by the C. I still don’t fully grasp the “I” fund, but it has an outstanding history of returns also. I own a Japanese SUV and German motorcycle, but I like the idea of using my TSP S and I Funds helping American companies vice International.

    I have been in the TSP since it started up in the mid 80’s. Back then, you could only do the interfund transfer once a month! It was a lot more difficult back then to have good timing than it is today. I guess the most important tip is to stay informed of financial news and always look for downward trends as an opportunity to buy stocks at a bargain price.

    I will never tell anyone how to invest their funds. But, you should always max out your TSP contributions and most important, stay informed. Have a great day and good luck with your investing!

    You're a politician, right? Just a guess, because Politician's are good at talking a lot without ever answering the question!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aviator_Guy View Post
    When I’m away from my PC, I can get a quick update on the market by using my Treo 700. This device also allows me to quickly access TSP for interfund transfers.
    Hey Aviator Guy,

    You can logon to TSP.gov and make transfers with the Treo 700? What about TSPTalk.com? Can you post messages on TSPTalk with it. And it obviously has Excel functions, not just a viewer, right? And if it has internet access in the FAA academy buildings in Oklahoma City, then I've got to get one.

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    Yeppers, it has web access and I don’t personally use it for my agency. I have heard it will work with a VPN. You should consult your IT FAA techs, but it should work. I’m on the road a lot with my job, so it was really important to have the ability to have internet access. I usually wait until the very last minute to make a decision to move my funds and I wanted a reliable portable device. Anyway, my sprint Treo 700 works really well throughout southern California.

    Hey, my son wants to become an air traffic controller. He is in his 2nd year of college right now. I had a job offer with the FAA many years ago, but it was in a really cold place and I decided against it since I like warm weather. Have a nice day!

    Go Duh Bears!?!? (My original home state is Illinois, so I’m for the bears today)

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    Yeppers, it has web access and I don’t personally use it for my agency. I have heard it will work with a VPN. You should consult your IT FAA techs, but it should work. I’m on the road a lot with my job, so it was really important to have the ability to have internet access. I usually wait until the very last minute to make a decision to move my funds and I wanted a reliable portable device. Anyway, my sprint Treo 700 works really well throughout southern California.

    Hey, my son wants to become an air traffic controller. He is in his 2nd year of college right now. I had a job offer with the FAA many years ago, but it was in a really cold place and I decided against it since I like warm weather. Have a nice day!

    Go Duh Bears!?!? (My original home state is Illinois, so I’m for the bears today)


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    Please abide by our posting rules. Do not talk/chat in your "Aviator Guys Account" thread. The below was posted in your account thread this morning. The intial line on your allocation change was all that was needed. The discussion that followed belongs here, in your account talk thread.

    Quote Originally Posted by Aviator_Guy View Post
    100 % G as of COB 02/15/07

    1st half of Feb was really tough! The “I” Fund helped put me back in the green for the month of February. I decided to jump out of the “Stock Pool” for a while and cool my jets. I will be watching closely to jump back in fully when the markets go back on sale. Enjoy your three day weekend and good luck with your TSP investing!

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    Not a politician here. I just watch market news and try to stay out of stocks for most of the month. That way, you can usually get in whenever they have a major downturn trend. It’s not rocket science, it’s just common sense.

    I hope you’re doing a lot better than me for February. Looks like it will only be only a 2 percent gain for the month of Feb. Unless there is a dramatic downward move in the markets, I’m going to stay in the G fund for the remainder of Feb. I spent four trading days in the “C Fund” and six trading days in the “I Fund”. Have a great day and good luck in your investing!

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    It looks like a really tough day for stocks worldwide!

    Mr. Greenspan’s “R” word comments yesterday, steeper than expected decline in durable goods, declines in Asian / European stocks, possible attack on the VP, existing home price down 3.1%, etc. etc. etc.

    About the only good news I could find was that the American Consumer Confidence levels are now at a 5 ½ year high and that is good.

    I just took a snapshot of the S&P and it was down 1.61% at 12:12pm 2/27/07!!! Anyway that you look at it, it’s going to be one exciting day. I love roller coasters, so I moved all of my funds from G to the C on the close of business today. It’s going to be a bumpy ride!! Here we go, WoooHoooo!!

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