12/29/17

Good Evening, The last trading day of 2017 went out with a whimper as the Major indices all competed the day with moderate losses. They also finished the week with small losses. For the week, the Dow lost 0.13 percent, the S&P 500 shed 0.36 percent and the Nasdaq lost 0.81 percent..

The days trading left us with the following results: Our TSP allotment fell back -0.63% likely taking us below a 20% return for the year. Nonetheless, it has been a great year and I Thank God for it. For comparison, the Dow lost -0.48%, the Nasdaq -0.67%, and the S&P 500 -0.52%.

 

Wall Street quiet on last trading day of a strong year

The days action left us with the following final signals for 2017. C-Neutral, S-Buy, I-Buy, F-Neutral. We are currently invested at 100/S. Our TSP allotment finished the year at +19.57%. Here are the latest posted returns. 

 

12/28/17 Prior Prices
Fund G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
Price 15.5375 18.0906 37.8032 48.7916 30.7423
$ Change 0.0010 -0.0117 0.0755 0.1864 0.0367
% Change day +0.01% -0.06% +0.20% +0.38% +0.12%
% Change week +0.04% +0.38% +0.19% +0.50% +0.57%
% Change month +0.18% +0.34% +1.63% +1.14% +1.23%
% Change year +2.31% +3.68% +22.45% +19.02% +24.96%
  L INC L 2020 L 2030 L 2040 L 2050
Price 19.5567 26.9113 30.783 33.5409 19.4388
$ Change 0.0081 0.0197 0.0380 0.0492 0.0328
% Change day +0.04% +0.07% +0.12% +0.15% +0.17%
% Change week +0.12% +0.17% +0.25% +0.29% +0.32%
% Change month +0.44% +0.65% +0.97% +1.10% +1.22%
% Change year +6.23% +9.94% +14.71% +16.98% +19.07%

 

 

 Now lets take a look at the charts. All signals are annotated with green circles. If you click on the charts they will become larger.
C Fund:
S Fund:
I Fund:
F Fund:
Well that’s it for 2017. The next time I see you it will be 2018. May God truly bless you all in up coming year. Happy New Year and have a wonderful weekend!
God bless, Scott 8-)
 
 ***Just a reminder that you can review the performance of our allocation at the Web Site TSPTALK.com in the autotracker section under the screen name KyFan1.
 
 
I produce and publish this blog as both a ministry and for the benefit of any Federal Government Employee. This is done to offer you some guidance as to how to approach your retirement more financially successful. When it is time for you to retire, I recommend you utilize the services of a Professional Money Manager, who works with a reputable investment firm. He understands the guidance you have already received and he can manage your savings assets utilizing a more advanced investment program into the future. 
 
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Scott Grimes

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