Oops, I almost forgot. One advantage a Roth does have is that it is not mandatory to begin withdrawals at age 70 1/2 like with a regular IRA. This means if you don't need the money and want to leave it for your children, the Roth is the way to go.

The main advantage to a Roth is that you can take money out after you turn 59 1/2 without paying taxes or penalties. You are 61 now, so you don't have the advantage of pumping money into it earlier in life in order to avoid paying taxes on it later. Stick with the regular IRA and just pay taxes as y...

It's making another run at 2000.....is there a Black Knight guarding the bridge or is it Gandalf? "but your arm's off....no it isn't, it's just a flesh wound" I never thought when I was a kid that looking at an SP500 intraday chart would get my adrenaline going . Sheesh. "Fun" i...

No one's tsp account is more important than our own. That goes for all of us... leaders or followers. If all you are doing is sharing what moves you make with your own account, there shouldn't be any extra pressure. There are no guns to heads and you aren't a for pay advisor (that I know of at leas...

snaffu wrote:Damn, Did I do that?

There seems to be a rush on G fund ...

It's not easy being a leader. People can make or lose a lot on your decisions. Pretty stressful, if one has a conscience that is. Some don't really care.Good luck!

One thing is certain, you post more when you are doing well (just like most others), so keep up the great returns! I, much like everybody else, absolutely love that someone is sharing their strategy with us here on TSPCenter. Especially someone that seems to be doing well this year. I appreciate it ...

Kato wrote:
Do they just alert you and you make the allocation request or do they move it for you?

Would you really give someone access to your TSP account?

Follow momentum of money, not emotions. Fear and greed are the enemies. Know when to get out, and when to re-enter. Protect your capital and grow when possible. Use the TSP Radar Screen[http://goo.gl/RIzSV8] to follow TSP Funds momentum. Peaceful investing. Ray - are the current YTD returns (throug...

I track options expiration every month. If there were any real pattern, I'd use it. There have been 4 options expiration's this year and the first 3 were up while the last one was down. Last year 8 were up and 3 were down with 1 flat (for the S fund). The largest drop last year for the S fund was 0....

crondanet5 wrote:So I know I am onto something if everybody says it ain't so. Come on people! How difficult is it to take the day's market changes on the Friday option expiration and chart whether up or down for 36 months?

Too difficult for you apparently.............

kjh176 wrote:Sell signal as of close yesterday.

So you were in one day for almost a 2% loss? Yikes!

I'm still curious why the premium service returns haven't been updated in months.......

skiehawk11 wrote:I posted a link to a chart.

You done good! Somehow the chart at the beginning of this thread didn't credit the person who actually wrote it.

In case anyone wants to read more about the above posted chart:

http://jlfmi.tumblr.com/post/1128990573 ... for-stocks

Quote from last paragraph of TSPSmarts post: Buy-backs can also give a superficial boost to EPS: the number of shares falls more than the decline in profits from higher interest costs. If managers are paid on the basis of EPS targets—as up to half of American bosses are—they have a temptation to go...