Page 2 of 25 FirstFirst 123412 ... LastLast
Results 13 to 24 of 295

Thread: uscfanhawaii's account talk

  1. #13

    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    Gainesville, Florida, USA
    Posts
    24,244

    Default Re: uscfanhawaii's account talk

    It just proves that old saying that time in the market can often be more rewarding than timing the market.

  2.  
  3. #14

    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Location
    Aiea, Hawaii
    Posts
    1,122

    Default Re: uscfanhawaii's account talk

    Quote Originally Posted by Birchtree View Post
    It just proves that old saying that time in the market can often be more rewarding than timing the market.
    Amen to that, Birch! You gotta be careful out there!
    My TSP peak was Dec 2007. I still have not gotten back there, even with 3 yrs of contributions and matching funds and their DCA! I wonder if that is typical? I wonder if any buy and holders were able to get back to Dec 2007 levels yet....

  4.  
  5. Default Re: uscfanhawaii's account talk

    Yeah, I was held L2040 through most of the downturn, and have been holding mostly S fund since June. I don't have the numbers with me, but I think I'm up, even excluding new contributions.

    Good luck getting back on top of the wave.

  6.  
  7. #16

    Default Re: uscfanhawaii's account talk

    My TSP peak was Dec 2007. I still have not gotten back there, even with 3 yrs of contributions and matching funds and their DCA! I wonder if that is typical? I wonder if any buy and holders were able to get back to Dec 2007 levels yet.... [/QUOTE]
    **
    FWIW: My TSP peak was Sept. 1997 and I just got past that last week. Just stick with it and you'll get there.
    Maybe, not in your time, but in God's time.
    2 IFT's! That's it, Be cautious & WISE!

  8.  
  9. #17

    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Location
    Aiea, Hawaii
    Posts
    1,122

    Default Re: uscfanhawaii's account talk

    Shucks!! Before the latest August crash, I was ALMOST back to where I was at my TSP peak in Dec of 2007. Now I am again well below that, even with my matched contributions for the last almost 4 years.
    So what I am wondering, is how does that compare to the rest of you out there, my fellow TSP Talkers. For those of you that have been in TSP for a while....say 10 years....when was your peak?!? Are you above your pre-2008 crash numbers? Are you currently at your peak?
    I think I am looking for some encouragement here......

  10.  
  11. #18

    Default Re: uscfanhawaii's account talk

    Quote Originally Posted by uscfanhawaii View Post
    Shucks!! Before the latest August crash, I was ALMOST back to where I was at my TSP peak in Dec of 2007. Now I am again well below that, even with my matched contributions for the last almost 4 years.
    So what I am wondering, is how does that compare to the rest of you out there, my fellow TSP Talkers. For those of you that have been in TSP for a while....say 10 years....when was your peak?!? Are you above your pre-2008 crash numbers? Are you currently at your peak?
    I think I am looking for some encouragement here......
    I am up from my peak. Actually, I was higher the end of the 3rd quarter of 07 than I was the 4th quarter. Adding up the numbers, I am above my previous high, but if I add my contributions and the government matching since then (07), I am down where I should be (assuming no growth since then, only contributions).


  12.  
  13. #19

    Default Re: uscfanhawaii's account talk

    Quote Originally Posted by Kaufmanrider View Post
    I am up from my peak. Actually, I was higher the end of the 3rd quarter of 07 than I was the 4th quarter. Adding up the numbers, I am above my previous high, but if I add my contributions and the government matching since then (07), I am down where I should be (assuming no growth since then, only contributions).
    My gauge will be the bottom line ... how much cash is in my account when I retire.

  14.  
  15. #20

    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Location
    Aiea, Hawaii
    Posts
    1,122

    Default Re: uscfanhawaii's account talk

    OK, OK....I didn't get my afternoon rally as I was exiting equities today, darn it! Strangely enough though, I moved up 2 spaces on the AT even while posting a negative 1% on the day! So others were diving down even more...
    I wanted to be out by the J.Hole speech, cause I think a fair number of people will be disappointed with the lack of action from the FED. After all, not much more they can do. That, combined with the charts showing a definite downward bias, AND the downward bias for seasonality. I was one of those who put in the 'bearish' reading for next week's survey. But when I get my new wishes for Sept I will be on the lookout for a good re-entry point!
    Until then, I still can do my <1% IFTs cause I left a pittance in S and I!

  16.  
  17. #21

    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Location
    Aiea, Hawaii
    Posts
    1,122

    Default Re: uscfanhawaii's account talk

    Wow, new month, same story.....after bopping IN, early Sept, then jumping OUT again 2 days later, I now find myself without wishes for the rest of the month, so again only have the <1% IFTs! Still, I made ~1% on the trades.
    I see you already put in your <1% IFT for Monday, Chess Guy! I am thinking of doing the same. Notice I left 1% in the Lifecycle Funds as well, to double my <1% fun!

  18.  
  19. Thumbs up Re: uscfanhawaii's account talk

    USC fan -- Congrats on the team's victory over Univ. of Utah. How will the team do against Syracuse this Saturday? What part of Hawaii do you call home? I am familiar with Manoa. Go Warriors! My prediction: Rainbows will smother the Rebels. Shaka, brah.

  20.  
  21. #23

    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Location
    Aiea, Hawaii
    Posts
    1,122

    Default Re: uscfanhawaii's account talk

    Quote Originally Posted by ChessGuy View Post
    USC fan -- Congrats on the team's victory over Univ. of Utah. How will the team do against Syracuse this Saturday? What part of Hawaii do you call home? I am familiar with Manoa. Go Warriors! My prediction: Rainbows will smother the Rebels. Shaka, brah.
    I am on Oahu, just outside Honolulu, in Aiea...which is where Aloha Stadium is actually. I work at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. I am a Hawaii Warriors fan also...my association with USC is thru my 2 daughters who went there. Looking forward to a good game between USC and Syr. Did you also enter the 'last man standing' NFL pool?
    Hey, good move on your <1% IFT. Do you think we will be left behind in some sort of Sept rally? Or a 1-2% take in the first week is about all that Sept will have to offer?

  22.  
  23. Default Re: uscfanhawaii's account talk

    I am out of trades so <1% to buy some while prices are on the way down. If they would let us have 3 IFT's a month I doubt I would use this technique at all.

  24.  
Page 2 of 25 FirstFirst 123412 ... LastLast

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
S&P500 (C Fund) (delayed)
uscfanhawaii's account talk
(Stockcharts.com Real-time)
DWCPF (S Fund) (delayed)
uscfanhawaii's account talk
(Stockcharts.com Real-time)
EFA (I Fund) (delayed)
uscfanhawaii's account talk
(Stockcharts.com Real-time)
BND (F Fund) (delayed)
uscfanhawaii's account talk
(Stockcharts.com Real-time)

Yahoo Finance Realtime TSP Fund Tracking Index Quotes