Good Evening, There was talk of tax reform again today and President Trump indicated that we will be increasing our presence in Afghanistan. The market responded positively with about everything moving higher led by defense stocks. Also, there was some anticipation that central bankers will make some positive comments when they meet in Jackson Hole Wyoming. Watch the news in particular for comments by Janet Yellen and her counterpart in Europe, Mario Draghi. The Economic Symposium held there will last from August 24th through August 26th.
The days trading left us with the following results: Our TSP allotment gained +0.48%. For comparison the Dow rose +0.90%, the Nasdaq +1.36%, and the S&P 500 +0.99%.
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The days action left us with the following signals: C-Neutral, S-Neutral, I-Neutral, F-Buy. We are currently invested with 100% in the I Fund. Our allocation is now +11.35% for the year not including the days results. Here are the latest posted results.
| 08/21/17 | Prior Prices | ||||
| Fund | G Fund | F Fund | C Fund | S Fund | I Fund |
| Price | 15.4133 | 18.0618 | 33.9255 | 42.9622 | 28.6598 |
| $ Change | 0.0029 | 0.0138 | 0.0402 | 0.0003 | 0.0169 |
| % Change day | +0.02% | +0.08% | +0.12% | +0.00% | +0.06% |
| % Change week | +0.02% | +0.08% | +0.12% | +0.00% | +0.06% |
| % Change month | +0.13% | +0.58% | -1.52% | -3.51% | -0.76% |
| % Change year | +1.49% | +3.52% | +9.89% | +4.80% | +16.49% |
| L INC | L 2020 | L 2030 | L 2040 | L 2050 | |
| Price | 19.0539 | 25.8081 | 28.8592 | 31.1232 | 17.8689 |
| $ Change | 0.0067 | 0.0121 | 0.0178 | 0.0212 | 0.0130 |
| % Change day | +0.04% | +0.05% | +0.06% | +0.07% | +0.07% |
| % Change week | +0.04% | +0.05% | +0.06% | +0.07% | +0.07% |
| % Change month | -0.18% | -0.49% | -0.91% | -1.12% | -1.31% |
| % Change year | +3.50% | +5.44% | +7.54% | +8.55% | +9.45% |
