Yeah, you just can't trade this market in TSP. You can only decide where you want to ride the rollercoaster -- in the car or on the sidelines.
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Past Returns: 2020 31.85%,2019 27.97%,2018 -3.36%,2017 13.10%, 2016 -1.79%, 5Yr Avg 12.61%
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Teddy Roosevelt: Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official. Retired on November 30, 2023 with 30+ years of service.
From Space.com
See the Earth and Moon from 40 Million Miles Away (Photo)
https://www.space.com/39701-earth-mo...n=20180215-sdc
"Here's a new perspective on your home planet, helpfully provided by a NASA asteroid-sampling probe.
Earth and the moon are two bright dots floating in an immense black void in the new view, which was captured by the space agency's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Jan. 17 from a distance of 39.5 million miles (63.6 million kilometers)..."
May the force be with us.
Space.com
Russian Cargo Ship Delivers 3 Tons of Supplies to Space Station
https://www.space.com/39712-russian-...n=20180215-sdc
"A robotic Russian resupply ship linked up with the International Space Station this morning (Feb. 15) to deliver 3 tons of cargo, including fresh food, supplies and science gear for the astronauts on board..."
This is a pretty neat picture.
Again from Space.com
https://www.space.com/
Saturn Moon Enceladus Blasts Rings with Geysers in Gorgeous Cassini Photo
https://www.space.com/39694-saturn-m...n=20180215-sdc
"The beauty, intrigue and diversity of the Saturn system come through loud and clear in a newly released photo that doesn't even show the giant planet itself..."
May the force be with us.
Hey folks this might be a wake up call. Some interesting stuff in this article. The 2019 budget wants to screw big time with the "G" fund
From Govexec.com
Government News, Research and Events for Federal Employees - GovExec.com
White House Budget Plan Praises the TSP, Then Cuts It
By Erich Wagner February 16, 2018 145 Comments
White House Budget Plan Praises the TSP, Then Cuts It - Pay & Benefits - GovExec.com
"Although President Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget request touts the popularity and success of the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program, policies in the fiscal roadmap would significantly reduce the Thrift Savings Plan's effectiveness..."
Here is a scary quote;
"Weaver said in an email. “More than 3.6 million TSP participants (69 percent) have all or some of their account balance invested in the G Fund. Of those with money in the G Fund, 2 million (39 percent) hold the G Fund as their sole investment choice.”
May the force be with us.
May the Force be with us.
From Space,com
Meet the Kessel Run Millennium Falcon! Lego's 1st 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Set
https://www.space.com/39727-lego-unv...test-02-20-sdc
"In a couple of months, you'll be able to buy a miniature version of the famous spaceship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.
Lego will start selling a special "Solo: A Star Wars Story" set this April, about a month before the highly anticipated movie's May 25 premiere.
The 1,414-piece "Kessel Run Millennium Falcon" set will feature the iconic spacecraft and youthful versions of Han Solo, Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian (that is, however effectively youth can be rendered in minifigure form)..."
WOW!! 1,414 pieces.
May the force be with us.
From Space.com
https://www.space.com/
Opportunity Rover Celebrates 5,000 Days on Mars
https://www.space.com/39728-mars-rov...test-02-20-sdc
"NASA's long-lived Mars rover Opportunity has just rolled past another big milestone — 5,000 days on the Red Planet.
The golf-cart-size Opportunity touched down on Mars in January 2004, on a mission that was originally envisioned to last just 90 Martian days. (And we're talking here about Martian days, or "sols," each of which is 40 minutes longer than an Earth day.)..."
May the force be with us.
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