07/18/17

Good Evening, First of all let me apologize to any of you that looked for posts the past few days but where unable them. I play bass for a local praise band and have been helping with a church conference and now a revival at two local churches. I have had the best of intentions of getting this blog out but after taking care of all my additional responsibilities in the stock world  I have been unable to do so. Know this though. I monitor our allocation first and foremost in addition to my investments on the street. So in the event of the necessity to make a change to our allocation I will always put out an alert!

All that said, I will make this message short and sweet. Financials weighed on the market again today even after Goldman Sachs reported better than expected earnings. It seems the market has become concerned with the pace of interest rate increases which effect the profitability of financial institutions. Lets put it this way. It’s not a matter of if rates go up but when. I have a large position in Goldman Sachs which I do not intend to sell anytime soon…. The Nasdaq did manage to set a record today largely on the back of Netflix which reported record membership.

The days trading left us with the following results. Our TSP allotment posted a small gain of +0.09%. For comparison the Dow dropped -0.25%, the Nasdaq gained +0.47%, and the S&P 500 added +0.06%.

 

Nasdaq hits record on Netflix boost; Dow dragged by Goldman

The days action left us with the following signals: C-Buy, S-Buy, I-Buy, F-Neutral. We are currently invested at 100/I. Our allocation is now +11.21% on the year not including the days results. Here are the latest posted results:

 

07/17/17 Prior Prices
Fund G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
Price 15.38 17.9137 34.2836 44.5609 28.6257
$ Change 0.0028 0.0165 -0.0005 0.0555 0.0232
% Change day +0.02% +0.09% +0.00% +0.12% +0.08%
% Change week +0.02% +0.09% +0.00% +0.12% +0.08%
% Change month +0.10% +0.18% +1.56% +1.20% +1.98%
% Change year +1.27% +2.67% +11.05% +8.70% +16.36%
  L INC L 2020 L 2030 L 2040 L 2050
Price 19.0535 25.8674 29.0194 31.3466 18.0264
$ Change 0.0052 0.0083 0.0112 0.0131 0.0081
% Change day +0.03% +0.03% +0.04% +0.04% +0.04%
% Change week +0.03% +0.03% +0.04% +0.04% +0.04%
% Change month +0.41% +0.69% +1.05% +1.22% +1.37%
% Change year +3.49% +5.68% +8.14% +9.33% +10.42%

 

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:
Thanks be to God that everything is going well. Have a great evening and may God continue to bless your trades!
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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