By the way this is where i am:
10% L2040
10% L2030
10% L2020
10% L2010
30% F
10% C
10% S
10% I
I haven't got much of a clue what I am doing, but this is interesting to see how everyone is managing they Accounts. Guess I need Investing 101 or crystal ball.
"Oh Phooey"
By the way this is where i am:
10% L2040
10% L2030
10% L2020
10% L2010
30% F
10% C
10% S
10% I
"Oh Phooey"
I will not enter you in the weekly tracker with the fund allocations you entered in your account. The Weekly Tracker can only track only allocations made to the basic G/F/C/S/I funds. You will have to calculate and provide the percentage breackdown allocated to each basic fund (G/F/C/S/I). My volunteer work for the Weekly Tracker only goes so far.
Other members will likey provide you feedback on how figure the proper TSP fund allocations for your age and risk tolerance. I can tell you than placing some money in every Lifecycle fund makes you a "RunningFool".
You are way too thin - which means you will never retire. Suggest you think about consolidating your position and begin a DCA program into two funds of your choice. Even though you did not ask for my opinion, I like for DCA 75%C and 25%I fund. Keep running - join me in front of the train.
Thanks for the advice, that why i am here. What is a DCA?
"Oh Phooey"
DCA is the redeemer of mistakes. It stands for dollar cost averaging and you allocate funds according to how you want to accumulate shares. My goal is to accumulate 40,000 shares of the C fund - so all my allotments are going 100% into the stinky unloved and hardly ever appreciated C fund. You may ask why do that and it comes down to 5 letters: value.
Go with TSP talks long term plan for now. You can choose you own risk level, however I would recommend aggressive.
Risk Tolerance G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
Aggressive 0% 0% 35% 35% 30%
Moderate 10% 10% 35% 25% 20%
Conservative 20% 20% 40% 10% 1 0%
http://www.tsptalk.com/longer_term.html
As you learn you can make changes, but honestly you can go wrong with this. Well you can go wrong and thats not being aggressice enough if you are young! Hope this helps.
Pill
How about 25% F, 25% C, 25% S, 25% I ?
"Oh Phooey"
Good choice - you will move ahead faster. Perhaps you'll be able to demonstrate some of the characteristics that are common to runners as applicable to investing. I'm thinking about mental discipline, endurance of pain until the second wind, then you know the duration is doable. Plan your strategy and you'll succeed in investing.
What are some good sources for trading information? When and what to trade?
"Oh Phooey"
Looks like the Top Dogs (above 12%) are invested like this on average:
G 52% F 0% C 14% S 15% I 19%
Seems like going straight C 12.03%
I 19.44%
L2040 12.37%
Could work about as well????
"Oh Phooey"
IFT C 30% S 30% I 40% by COB 11-07-06. Following the herd.
"Oh Phooey"
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EFA (I Fund) (delayed) (Stockcharts.com Real-time) |
BND (F Fund) (delayed) (Stockcharts.com Real-time) |
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