Set Your 2015 Target!

[JTH]

The average return of the Top 5 over the past 9 years is 26.61%

My goal this year is 30% there are 252 trading days this year, which means I'll need to average .12% a day

What say you?

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[OBGibby]

Looking for 11%. Anything more is gravy.

[konakathy]

I'm looking for 15%+ in my TSP and 40%+ in my Schwab account. I opened an account in August made trades in IWM, UWM and TNA for a 35% gain in 5 months. I'm going to be smart and very cautious, but with the full intent of making 2015 my bitch.

[Scout333]

1% per month or 12% for 2015!

[burrocrat]

1% per month or 12% for 2015!

i agree, 12% annually for me too please.

[Intrepid_Timer]

43.26%

[DreamboatAnnie]

My goal is 18%. (That's 1.5% per month on average.😜 )

[James48843]

I seem to be happiest with anything over 7%.


If I hit double digits this year, I would be extremely happy!

[Frixxxx]

My retirement plan has 6% set as my goal for the year.

Anything over that is gravy.

My desire is 12%.

[alevin]

Same arena as Frixxx and James. goal is 7. dream would be 12. surprise myself. I need to focus.

[OBXTrader]

10%. My 2014 returns would have been near 12% if I had used C/S Funds instead of L Funds, but because of my investing style (conservative) I was around 6.25% in my TSP (partial year in this forum's standings). Nice to know I would have been competitive with premium services if I had the guts to push my chips in.

So, very satisfied with my win ratio and in/out days. I had very few actual days in market. However, I have to accept I will never reach top of tracker unless I am willing to accept more risk.

[WorkFE]

Considering I'm already at -.10% and futures are down hard this morning, anything around 5% would make me happy. :nuts:

[rktect1]

One Miiiillllllliiiiiiiiooooon Dollars.

Mwaa-ha-ha-haaaaaa.

[kave]

My retirement plan is set at 8% as my goal for 2015.

I'm swinging for the 12% fence!!! Push It .... Pu-Push it real good!

[jkenjohnson]

One Miiiillllllliiiiiiiiooooon Dollars.

Mwaa-ha-ha-haaaaaa.

Still not enough. Better go for two. :)

[jpcavin]

My resolution was to start the year positive. :sick:

[rktect1]

Still not enough. Better go for two. :)

Very true. I have to make up for last year.

[tsptalk]

It depends what kind of year we have. I'll be happy with a gain of 5% if the indices are down 5%.

My real goal is to follow my system as closely as possible, which for some reason is tough to do. I tried in 2014 but still couldn't match it. We're our own worst enemies.

Want to see something sickening?




Plus Sys
Me


2014:
+11.98%
+10.68%


2013:
+28.56%
+9.00%


2012:
+20.62%
+9.82%

[felixthecat]

Put me down at 13.5 percent. I see me having to claw to get there this year. This is the year the market takes back some of those easy profits. Let us hope we don't get routed. :(

[kave]

It depends what kind of year we have. I'll be happy with a gain of 5% if the indices are down 5%.

My real goal is to follow my system as closely as possible, which for some reason is tough to do. I tried in 2014 but still couldn't match it. We're our own worst enemies.

Want to see something sickening?




Plus Sys

Me



2014:

+11.98%

+10.68%



2013:

+28.56%

+9.00%



2012:

+20.62%

+9.82%





Tom, those return comparisons probably make you want to kick yourself in the butt!! Do you know how many times I've said, "Dam***T I knew better than that!!! You are exactly right, sometimes we are our own worst enemy. The glass half full side of me says a better than 9.5% avg. return over 3 years, "Not too Shabby" !!


The only way you lose is if you quit playing!!! Here's wishing you a Grand 2015!!

[JTH]

The average return of the Top 5 over the past 9 years is 26.61%

My goal this year is 30% there are 252 trading days this year, which means I'll need to average .12% a day

What say you?

Crap, 2 days in and my daily average is -1.76% at this rate of return, I'll finish the year with -443.52%

I need to start drinking again...

[rktect1]

My resolution was to start the year positive. :sick:
I tried that last year.

[konakathy]

Yep, that wasn't a good start for the new year. I'm going to start wearing my shades again. Couldn't hurt.

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[WorkFE]

Crap, 2 days in and my daily average is -1.76% at this rate of return, I'll finish the year with -443.52%

The bad part is that, unless I'm mistaken, you wrote that historically the market does not go well in the first 2 weeks. We are our own worst enemy.

[jkenjohnson]

Crap, 2 days in and my daily average is -1.76% at this rate of return, I'll finish the year with -443.52%

I need to start drinking again...

I hope you do well this year Jason. I still think you are one of the most knowledgeable people on this site.

[tsptalk]

Crap, 2 days in and my daily average is -1.76% at this rate of return, I'll finish the year with -443.52%

I need to start drinking again...

Are you taking under/over bets? :)

[alevin]

:laugh:

[jonfresno]

Crap, 2 days in and my daily average is -1.76% at this rate of return, I'll finish the year with -443.52%

I need to start drinking again...

Thank G-D for alphabetical order - I'm one up on you on the autotracker....:D

Hang tough my brutha, you'll be back up there soon.

[burrocrat]

Crap, 2 days in and my daily average is -1.76% at this rate of return, I'll finish the year with -443.52%

I need to start drinking again...

days like this are why back in 2008 i decided to never stop drinking again.

[maui21ice]

I'm along the lines with Scout333 in one of the first posts, 12% (1% a month).

I'm still new to the TSP club, so while learning the ropes, that's the lowest I want this year. Anything over that will be a very welcome bonus and make me a happy investor. :)

[bmneveu]

My goal is to outperform the best performing fund. Originally I started following this site because I wanted to beat the G fund. Now with this community and what I've learned since then, I am confident I can consistently beat C and S (or F/G in a down year). I won't complain if I make money this year, but my goal is to do better than 'buy and hold.'

[Hallatauer]

Wow... I guess you have to dream big.

I'm retired and taking payments vis IRS 72t rules. A realistic goal. A percentage higher than my withdrawal plus inflation. Anyway, anything over 5% is a positive. 10% would be awesome!

[Boghie]

I want to have at least a point or two edge on the L2030 - which is the super science driven allocation my betters feel I should be invested in.

After that, I would love to beat the S&P500 - but not with the risk of the S&P500. I have never lost anything close to some of the dumps in the S&P500 and I want to keep it that way...

This year feels like a 6%er in the S&P500...

[maui21ice]

My goal is to outperform the best performing fund. I am confident I can consistently beat C and S (or F/G in a down year).

Buy the C/S now and you'll already have a nice little lead on them. ;)

[Fran1775]

I am due for another big year, probably how everyone else feels.

I stick my neck out for 15%, but I am shooting for 2 - 2 1/2% per month putting me about 25%.

I lost touch of that goal last year on month three when I had to start traveling again and the market became volatile. Well see what happens I guess !!

[ATCJeff]

goal is 20%, happy with +10%

[WorkFE]

In the grand scheme of things I suppose if you had a banner 2014 most would hope to repeat, if you had a so-so 2014 you hope to improve on that and if you were negative for 2014 you mirror those in the top ten:D