Thread: Rod's Account Talk

Rod wrote:

Lesson learned- Do not completely pull out of the I Fund around this time of year unless you have a REALLY good reason to do so.:'

God Bless:^

Rod, I really agree with this statement. In the last 5-6 weeks I've been at least 25% I except once when I jumped out and lost. A pullback has to come but the 'I wheelbarrow' just seems to be full of cash lately.

Rod wrote:

Rod wrote:

We still have to see how the US markets shape up.

Looks as if they are shaping :{. If this continues- a verygood move on my part.

But, I still should have stayed invested somein the I FUND.

Lesson learned- Do not completely pull out of the I Fund around this time of year unless you have a REALLY good reason to do so.:'

God Bless:^

Timer wrote:

Rod, I really agree with this statement. In the last 5-6 weeks I've been at least 25% I except once when I jumped out and lost. A pullback has to come but the 'I wheelbarrow' just seems to be full of cash lately.

Yes it has been full, especially earlier today.

What happened???

I don't know what happened there but my second post should be deleted.

Effective Wednesday:

70 S

30 I

God Bless:^

Within the next day or so, I will have my percentage of gains posted for the month of November.

I will simply divide my total gains by my account balance. Let's say my account balance is $100, and I earned $10 in gains.

10/100=.10

That would equate to a 10% gain. This is much simpler than dividing out my gains across each fund. Remember, I'm a simple man. Why make it difficult???

God Bless:^

Rod -
I appreciate the effort but that won't be very accurate since you make contributions and your contributions also make and lose money.

Have you gotten to understand thenew spreadsheet? Maybe you guys/gals can just start tracking in January with the newcalculator? That would be fine. I'll try to push for that in January.

Thanks again for your efforts. :^
Tom

tsptalk wrote:

Rod -
I appreciate the effort but that won't be very accurate since you make contributions and your contributions also make and lose money.

Have you gotten to understand thenew spreadsheet? Maybe you guys/gals can just start tracking in January with the newcalculator? That would be fine. I'll try to push for that in January.

Thanks again for your efforts. :^
Tom

Understood Tom.:^

Yes, I plan on using the speadsheet. But I probably won't be able to start until Feb since I will be in the middle of moving and on vacation come late December thru January. My activity on here will be very sporadic during that period.

Thanx!

Rod wrote:

Seasonally speaking though, tomorrow is a RED day. So, I do not want to expose myself too much losing my nice gains from last week. There may also be more gains in the I Fund for tomorrow. It's really hard to say.

Therefore, I'll be 60S 40I for tomorrow.

God Bless:^

Well, I took my chances but seasonality ruled. A lot of us lost some gains today. But don't fret, we'll get'em back.

God Bless:^

Yes, I plan on using the speadsheet. But I probably won't be able to start until Feb since I will be in the middle of moving and on vacation come late December thru January. My activity on here will be very sporadic during that period.

That's fine. Assuming you keep us posted on your allocation changes, and also assuming that since you are busy you will be relatively inactive with transfers, I can track your returns with the spreadsheet to get it started in January, then you can take it over when you are less busy.

Let me know.
Tom

tsptalk wrote:

Yes, I plan on using the speadsheet. But I probably won't be able to start until Feb since I will be in the middle of moving and on vacation come late December thru January. My activity on here will be very sporadic during that period.

That's fine. Assuming you keep us posted on your allocation changes, and also assuming that since you are busy you will be relatively inactive with transfers, I can track your returns with the spreadsheet to get it started in January, then you can take it over when you are less busy.

Let me know.
Tom

Thank you, Tom. Yes, I will keep you posted ofany allocationchanges. I'll maintain a semi-conservative allocation while I'm away because I don't want to miss out on thoseJan gains.

I'm already using the worksheet for DEC.:^