Page 2 of 48 FirstFirst 123412 ... LastLast
Results 13 to 24 of 571

Thread: rangerray's Account Talk

  1. #13

    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Posts
    7,885
    Blog Entries
    10

    Default Re: rangerray's Account Talk

    Quote Originally Posted by nasa1974 View Post
    So moving from the C fund to the S fund will give you less shares even though the dollar value will stay the same. But if the market starts to move up for both the C and S funds and then you decide to move back to the C fund you will end of with less shares with that move than if you just stayed in the C fund. Your growth percentage would stay the same but with less shares your total fund will grow slower. 5% on 1000 shares will be less than 5% on 1200 shares as an example.

    Not suggesting anything but just giving you an example.

    Good luck. I've been in the 100% S fund since March and I'm getting my butt kicked. ;swear
    Hey nasa, that's not quite correct.

    When an assets price per share moves 5%, everyone's portfolio value moves 5%, regardless the number of shares. This principle is why the AutoTracker can track a portfolio even though it doesn't track the number of shares per portfolio.

    For further example:

    10 shares vs. 100 shares of the same asset valued at $100 per share. Suppose the asset moves 5% to $105.

    10 shares were worth $1000, and are now worth $1050. A 5% increase.

    Vs:

    100 shares were worth $10,000, and are now worth $10,500. A 5% increase.
    [COLOR=#0000ff][FONT=comic sans ms][I]"In the land of idiots, the moron is King."--Unknown[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]

  2.  
  3. #14

    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    Mississippi
    Posts
    904

    Default Re: rangerray's Account Talk

    So what I'm hearing is that I'm not going to lose money. It's more of a matter of which fund I think is going to do better.

  4.  
  5. #15

    Default Re: rangerray's Account Talk

    Quote Originally Posted by rangerray View Post
    So what I'm hearing is that I'm not going to lose money...

    Got room for one more on this gravy train?
    07/7.02 08/-36.53 09/29.86 10/13.31 11/-0.74 12/11.42 13/14.45 14/3.66 15/4.34 16/11.44
    AutoTracker: 12/+11.97 13/+14.59 14/+3.52 15/+4.34 16/+11.39

  6.  
  7. #16

    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    Mississippi
    Posts
    904

    Default Re: rangerray's Account Talk

    It may change today, but I'm doing pretty good this month with a 3.72% return. Currently I'm at 100% I Fund.

  8.  
  9. #17

    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    Mississippi
    Posts
    904

    Default Re: rangerray's Account Talk

    Though, I'm glad to see the highs, I don't trust them and I'm too close to the end to lose a lot of money (again). Cutting back to 50% S, 50% G.

  10.  
  11. #18

    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    Mississippi
    Posts
    904

    Default Re: rangerray's Account Talk

    I hate to get out of the S Fund today and lock in a multi-day loss, but I'd planned to go into the G-Fund until the first week of February anyway. Besides, my brother-in-law, who knows much more than me, just called and said "move to safety." Who knows? I think there's a tendency for critics to believe that a large majority in the market have become complacent, but my thought is that most are just riding the wave and have an itchy finger on the exit button. We may indeed see a mass exit real soon.


  12.  
  13. #19

    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    Mississippi
    Posts
    904

    Default Re: rangerray's Account Talk

    I'm glad I'm in the F Fund again today. I think dip buyers have waded back in a little too early.

  14.  
  15. #20

    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    Mississippi
    Posts
    904

    Default Re: rangerray's Account Talk

    I don't think there's going to be a huge rally worth buying into in the next few days, so
    I'm reluctant to leave the F Fund. I'm enjoying a quarter of a percent here and there. Futures don't appear to be very strong as I'm writing this, considering the massive dump we've all witnessed.

  16.  
  17. #21

    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    Mississippi
    Posts
    904

    Default Re: rangerray's Account Talk

    I couldn’t have been more wrong about today rangerray's Account Talk


    Sent from my iPhone using TSP Talk Forums
    Scott Harrison
    Senatobia, MS

  18.  
  19. #22

    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Location
    In Your Imagination...
    Posts
    4,385

    Default Re: rangerray's Account Talk

    Quote Originally Posted by rangerray View Post
    Futures don't appear to be very strong as I'm writing this, considering the massive dump we've all witnessed.
    At the time of you writing this, futures were up over 2.5%. If that wasn't the number you saw at the time, be sure you are following this:

    https://www.investing.com/indices/indices-futures
    "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7

  20.  
  21. #23

    Join Date
    Jun 2014
    Location
    Virginia
    Posts
    680

    Default Re: rangerray's Account Talk

    Hi, Futures still don't look that good on this site but I noticed you posted it a few days ago and wanted to say thank you. It's a good resource site and better that MarketWatch I believe.
    Anyway, I do appreciate the site suggestion and I'm glad that we have guys like you on board. I don't think anyone will be taking your Armalite Rifle 14 from you!

  22.  
  23. #24

    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    Mississippi
    Posts
    904

    Default Re: rangerray's Account Talk

    Quote Originally Posted by Rod View Post
    At the time of you writing this, futures were up over 2.5%. If that wasn't the number you saw at the time, be sure you are following this:

    https://www.investing.com/indices/indices-futures
    No, I saw those numbers, but I wasn’t very clear. What I was trying to say was that even though futures were up at around 2.5%, I didn’t consider that a strong indicator for how the markets would trade the next day given the broad swings we’ve been witnessing. In other words, I chose not to trust the futures.

    I don’t trust the numbers today either, regardless of what it looks like at the opening bell. I think it’s a crap shoot. Everything can change mid-day with a tweet or a news article.


    Sent from my iPhone using TSP Talk Forums
    Scott Harrison
    Senatobia, MS

  24.  
Page 2 of 48 FirstFirst 123412 ... LastLast

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
S&P500 (C Fund) (delayed)
rangerray's Account Talk
(Stockcharts.com Real-time)
DWCPF (S Fund) (delayed)
rangerray's Account Talk
(Stockcharts.com Real-time)
EFA (I Fund) (delayed)
rangerray's Account Talk
(Stockcharts.com Real-time)
BND (F Fund) (delayed)
rangerray's Account Talk
(Stockcharts.com Real-time)

Yahoo Finance Realtime TSP Fund Tracking Index Quotes