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    I will have the AutoTracker updated to take L2050 allocations, as soon as I see the TSP accepting them and / or posting the share price, which supposed to be on Jan 31.

    If anyone sees it on the tsp.gov IFT page before January 31, please let me know. Thanks
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    Note- this message is now appearing on the TSP website in the allocations change pages:


    L 2050 Fund — The L 2050 Fund will open on January 31 with an initial share price of $10. As the L Fund with the most distant time horizon, its investment mix will feature higher percentages in domestic and foreign stocks (the C, S, and I Funds) and lower percentages of Government securities and bonds (the G and F Funds). Participants can begin making contribution allocations and interfund transfers into the L 2050 Fund beginning at 12 noon Eastern time on January 28. These elections will become effective on January 31.

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    Yeah, but it will adjust before you can place money into it....

    OR

    I wonder if we will be able to put into it on the 28th with an IFT!

    If they adjust to the $18 (L2040) level....that could be 100% return in no time!

    Oh I wish it were the stock market......
    THIS IS WHERE I WOULD PUT SOMETHING TO REPRESENT MY THINKING, BUT THEN THEY SHOW UP!
    Tracker =
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frixxxx View Post
    Yeah, but it will adjust before you can place money into it....

    OR

    I wonder if we will be able to put into it on the 28th with an IFT!

    If they adjust to the $18 (L2040) level....that could be 100% return in no time!

    Oh I wish it were the stock market......
    That's what I am wondering.
    How are they pricing this at 10 bucks?

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    Quote Originally Posted by crws View Post
    That's what I am wondering.
    How are they pricing this at 10 bucks?
    It's priced at ten bucks because that is simply a random starting point. They always do that- just pick an arbitrary number to begin with. It really doesn't matter if it's ten, or one hundred. It's just a number.

    then, as the price of the component stocks goes up or down, they adjust the share price every day. If shares go up one percent, then tonight, that $10 is worth $10.10 If it were initially priced at $100 share, and it goes up one percent, the price tomorrow would be $101 dollars.

    It doesn't matter what the starting price is. It has NO RELATION to the oher L funds, or anything else.

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    Quote Originally Posted by James48843 View Post
    It's priced at ten bucks because that is simply a random starting point. They always do that- just pick an arbitrary number to begin with. It really doesn't matter if it's ten, or one hundred. It's just a number.

    then, as the price of the component stocks goes up or down, they adjust the share price every day. If shares go up one percent, then tonight, that $10 is worth $10.10 If it were initially priced at $100 share, and it goes up one percent, the price tomorrow would be $101 dollars.

    It doesn't matter what the starting price is. It has NO RELATION to the oher L funds, or anything else.
    I'm trying to figure out if pricing at $10 is an advantage for early participants as far as extra shares for your $ goes- beyond being arbitrary
    L2040 started at $14.03 8/1/2005, now at $18.28
    Compare that to the S&P over the same timeframe, 1220.33 - 1299.54, and the S Fund 6/2/2003, 10.05 now at 21.81.
    Looks enticing to get in early...

    PS-
    Look what is the first hit on google for this search: wilshire 4500 2005
    http://www.tsptalk.com/mb/showthread.php?t=2284


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    Quote Originally Posted by crws View Post
    I'm trying to figure out if pricing at $10 is an advantage for early participants as far as extra shares for your $ goes- beyond being arbitrary
    L2040 started at $14.03 8/1/2005, now at $18.28
    Compare that to the S&P over the same timeframe, 1220.33 - 1299.54, and the S Fund 6/2/2003, 10.05 now at 21.81.
    Looks enticing to get in early...

    PS-
    Look what is the first hit on google for this search: wilshire 4500 2005
    http://www.tsptalk.com/mb/showthread.php?t=2284

    Again, it makes no difference. It's just a number. It has no value, other than the fact that this is the number they are starting with. There is no advantage or disadvantage to the price starting at $10 a share.

    The value of L2050 will change depending on the underlying funds, nothing else. If they had started at $100, or $1000 a share, it wouldn't make any difference.

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    Ok Tom- it is now confirmed-

    You can officially now request to make a trade into the L-2050 fund.

    Here is what it looks like on the real TSP page:


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    Sorry CRWS

    Oh I wish it were the stock market......
    This was a qualifying comment. I mixed an apple and orange in my post and that was wrong.
    THIS IS WHERE I WOULD PUT SOMETHING TO REPRESENT MY THINKING, BUT THEN THEY SHOW UP!
    Tracker =
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    Quote Originally Posted by James48843 View Post
    Ok Tom- it is now confirmed-

    You can officially now request to make a trade into the L-2050 fund.

    Here is what it looks like on the real TSP page:


    Thanks. I'll get that up in a couple hours.
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    Quote Originally Posted by James48843 View Post
    Ok Tom- it is now confirmed-

    You can officially now request to make a trade into the L-2050 fund.
    Done!

    The chances of it being error free are probably less than 50/50. Lots of changes as I removed the L2010 fund from the AutoTracker as well
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frixxxx View Post
    Sorry CRWS


    This was a qualifying comment. I mixed an apple and orange in my post and that was wrong.
    No problem, I'm not worried. It looks like a fine mix to auto-pilot for a while. We've had a good run and now it looks to roughen up a bit, then we've got Apr-May.
    Like I posted, even the L2040 had a 23% return over the last 5 years (if my math is right at this late hour), so as a slightly more aggressive fund,
    (noted January 2011 allocations)
    • G 3.5%
    • F 7.0%
    • C 43.8%
    • S 18.9%
    • I 26.8%


    seems to me the L2050's got it covered.
    It might be a tad light on the S, but the Daq has been smokin, and I wouldn't be surprised to see some M&A action with a fishing expedition by the larger purse strings.
    Hell, Monday ain't gonna be no rocket to the stratosphere anyway, so I get to DCA with my .5% G contribution allocation.
    This fund times out in 2050, which will be way past my dirt naptime anyhew.... but in the meantime, oddly enough, it will be satisfying to see twice as many shares on the ticker, comparatively speaking.

    If you check out the year over year spread of L2040 vs S Fund since 2040's inception 10/2004, it has only been the latter 1/2 of 2010 that the S Fund spread has decisively gone over $3.00/share, it had remained well within the initial range of about $2/share for the last 5 years.
    It's a fine time to take some market R&R.

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