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Wow!! Haven't posted in awhile.

I have attached the numbers for September. I hope this helps some folks out. Good luck.

Originally Posted by nasa1974

Wow!! Haven't posted in awhile.

I have attached the numbers for September. I hope this helps some folks out. Good luck.

I can't say a thing Big Guy.... Sometimes the time just blows on by like the wind. Stay thirsty my friend. :-)

Found these articles interesting. They are from SpaceWeather.com

SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids

SUNDIVING COMET: A small comet is diving toward the sun today, and it is visible in SOHO coronagraphs. Click on the image to see the death plunge in action:

COLORFUL SPRITES OVER NEBRASKA: "August 12th was another successful night in our sprites campaign," reports Jason Ahrns of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Some really good pictures with each article.

TSP October Returns.xls

Here are the numbers for October courtesy of Govexec.com


Lets hope this year doesn't pan out like last year. September was supposed to be down and October was supposed to be a good month. It didn't happen that way. Now this year September hasn't been too bad. But we are only half way through the month. Lets hope October can make us some money.

Well it looks like the market didn't care about the government shutdown. But that is today. Could get real hairy later this week going into next week if the shutdown continues and then the bickering starts on the debt ceiling.

But seriously all I really have to say is GO TRIBE!!! Playoff game tomorrow night. WWWEEEEEEEEE!!!

My view is the market already priced this shutdown in last week and yesterday. Today reflects some relief from that but also the negative equals positive going on between Wall St. and QE tapering. The shutdown is just one more reason for the fed to delay tapering further. But the credit limit is a different story. I wouldn't expect the Street to respond with glee to defaulting on that. My guess is this shutdown is the Rs big gambit; they won't risk a credit default. But what do I know.

Originally Posted by nasa1974

Well it looks like the market didn't care about the government shutdown. But that is today. Could get real hairy later this week going into next week if the shutdown continues and then the bickering starts on the debt ceiling!

Yep...looks like they are dug in and ready for a long draw.... This just might turn out to be a Mexican standoff...so how long before the market gets it!! Eeeeeeee ... Realize market should not care on short term but as it goes long, folks will get vocal and drop in confidence could have its effect. Hearing there are no talks going on behind scenes....that is really bad!!

Feds Furloughed By Shutdown Cannot Contribute to Retirement Fund

By Eric Katz
September 30, 2013
5 Comments

"Federal employees forced onto unpaid leave due to a government shutdown must cease payments into their federal retirement plan accounts upon entering non-pay status....."


Feds Furloughed By Shutdown Cannot Contribute to Retirement Fund - Pay & Benefits - GovExec.com

Here are the November numbers. Brought to you by Govexec.com

Just thought I would post the December returns since we are closing in to the end of the year. Brought to you from Govexec.com

This was reported around 6:25pm EST

House approves budget deal over token conservative opposition

By Michael O’Brien, Political Reporter, NBC News

"The House of Representatives approved a modest budget agreement that would essentially forestall the threat of a government shutdown through late 2015 in a Thursday evening vote.
The budget framework, which enjoys the support of President Barack Obama, passed in a 332 to 94 vote, an overwhelming show of bipartisan unity that trumped the token opposition from 62 conservative Republicans. The Senate could approve the legislation next week......"