Thread: Multiple moves to G not possible?

Originally Posted by ArchAngel

I'm a little confused about making more than one IFT to the G fund after my two regular IFT's have been used. As I understood it, once I have used my two IFT's I could then move portions of my allocations back into the G fund.

Here's what I did. My first IFT was 50% G and 50% S. My second was 50% S, 50% I. Today I tried to move the 50% I back into G while keeping 50% S. When I tried to do this I was given an error message saying that I had to move everything into G. Is that right?

doesn't sound right, should be able to move any portion of holdings into G as long as you are not increasing percents in equity holdings.

how far to spokaloofrom where you're at?

I tried twice and it wouldn't let me split it between the two so I just went 100% G to try to lock in todays gains (hopefully tomorrow won't wipe them out). Still would've like to keep 50% in S for the time being...oh well.

I'm in a tiny town called Dayton, about 30 miles NE of Walla Walla.

Originally Posted by ArchAngel

I tried twice and it wouldn't let me split it between the two so I just went 100% G to try to lock in todays gains (hopefully tomorrow won't wipe them out). Still would've like to keep 50% in S for the time being...oh well.

I'm in a tiny town called Dayton, about 30 miles NE of Walla Walla.

i'm familiar with the terrortory, they ever get that del monte plant thing figured out? i welded a bunch of stainless in that place, trucks plum full, everyone in hairnets, nice downtown, lots of pioneer brick. busy busy.

Moved everything to Peru a few years ago. Damn near sank the whole community. Town's trying something new with a first of a kind organic natural foods processing facility - Blue Mountain Station. Supposed to break ground this year I think.

Originally Posted by ArchAngel

I tried twice and it wouldn't let me split it between the two so I just went 100% G to try to lock in todays gains (hopefully tomorrow won't wipe them out). Still would've like to keep 50% in S for the time being...oh well.

I'm in a tiny town called Dayton, about 30 miles NE of Walla Walla.

is that little store still there on the left side of the main drag on the way into town? I think across from the county shops or such?

Dayton Mercantile? Oh yeah, don't think that place is ever going away. Only place in town to get the most expensive groceries anywhere! That's why I shop in Walla Walla.

hmmmm that doesn't sound right, you should be able to move whatever percent you want back into G.

The only problem I can see that you may have run into is when you went 50% S 50% I. I fund went up much more than S and therefore would have left you with <50% in S and >50% in I....

So when you went to make the change you were technically telling the system to increase your S fund. Hope this makes sense.

Originally Posted by ozzyman

hmmmm that doesn't sound right, you should be able to move whatever percent you want back into G.

The only problem I can see that you may have run into is when you went 50% S 50% I. I fund went up much more than S and therefore would have left you with <50% in S and >50% in I....

So when you went to make the change you were technically telling the system to increase your S fund. Hope this makes sense.

ozzyman, good catch. That is the only reason I could think of as why ArchAngel could not do the 50/50 move.

Originally Posted by nasa1974

ozzyman, good catch. That is the only reason I could think of as why ArchAngel could not do the 50/50 move.

Trickesy that Interfund transfer is, yes.

Originally Posted by ozzyman

hmmmm that doesn't sound right, you should be able to move whatever percent you want back into G.

The only problem I can see that you may have run into is when you went 50% S 50% I. I fund went up much more than S and therefore would have left you with <50% in S and >50% in I....

So when you went to make the change you were technically telling the system to increase your S fund. Hope this makes sense.

Didn't think about that. I'll have to try that if I'm in that position again, say 48% S and 52% G and see if that works.

Originally Posted by ArchAngel

Here's what I did. My first IFT was 50% G and 50% S. My second was 50% S, 50% I. Today I tried to move the 50% I back into G while keeping 50% S. When I tried to do this I was given an error message saying that I had to move everything into G. Is that right?

Can you please post your last 3 IFT's in bullet format, as you tried to input into tsp.gov? I'm a little confused as to what you did?

For example:
1/3 = 50% G, 50% S
1/5 = 50% S, 50% I
1/12 ......??

Thanks!