April 2009
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Switching to this newsletter
on
2009/04/22 by
Alex, [FAQ]
Question: I just signed up for your TSP newsletter, and am willing to give it a shot. But not with my money that’s sitting in the stock funds (C, S, I, and Lifecycle 2040). I need those funds to fully rebound before I move out of them. What should I do? Also, how should I [...]
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Still not time for stocks
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2009/04/16 by
Alex, [TSP,Thrift Savings Plan]
We pick the mix of investments that maximizes the expected returns while not exceeding a fixed maximum risk. In the past month, we have, once again, made a little money in bonds and the money market. In the last newsletter, I said that the increase in the price of stocks was not a true rally, [...]
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“Seeing a big difference in performance.”
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2009/04/01 by
Alex, [Testimonials]
I appreciate your explanation as to why the PG method does not have us back in stocks yet. I liked one point that was made on the last day of the quarter — even with the gains in March, the quarter still showed a loss*. That let me know that jumping in and out doesn’t [...]
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Bonds strengthen, stock “rally” not proven
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2009/04/01 by
Alex, [FAQ,TSP,Thrift Savings Plan]
We pick the mix of investments that maximizes the expected returns while not exceeding a fixed maximum risk. In the past month, we have, once again, made a little bit of money in low-risk investments. We have stayed out of stocks, and are continuing to stay out of them. This is despite the much publicized [...]