Just stopping by to say hello!
New guy from Arizona. Federal employee, learning how to make more money in my TSP!
Edit: I should add that I am 29. Only been in TSP for a couple years now
AZ Newbie
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Re: AZ Newbie
Welcome! I advise you visit the Boglehead's site/forum for their views on buy-and-hold, TSP Strategy Yahoo group, The Fed Trader, and of course, this very site that you are presently on. All of the aforementioned sites have free info. Expose yourself to as much info, and strategies that you can handle.
Re: AZ Newbie
Welcome & Good Luck Arizona Guy 
Re: AZ Newbie
Welcome! Lots of people who have a lot of knowledge and savvy. Don't hesitate to ask any questions you might have.
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Re: AZ Newbie
Try to max out contributions as soon as you can. At 20 years old you could easily hit a million by the time you reach 40.
Re: AZ Newbie
From least involved to most involved:
1. The best/easiest thing you can do is up your contribution to $692 Roth per check, invest 40% C, 40% S, 20% I and forget about it.
There are all sorts of different strategies that require more involvement on your part, but that is definitely the easiest way to get rich off of the TSP.
2. If you want a little bit more involvement, read about seasonal strategies. (See link in Aitrus signature).
3. Then, if you want to build your own seasonal strategy, see the link in my signature.
4. If you want a strategy that considers technical analysis (non-seasonal), consider one of the many advisory services.
5. The most involved is for you to learn your own technical analysis and build your own strategy.
None of these are guaranteed to beat buy and hold in the long run. Buy and hold by all accounts is still an excellent strategy. There is a reason I listed it as #1. But ultimately, the strategy you choose is only one piece of the puzzle. The two most important things you can do are invest more of your paycheck, and spend time in equities (not G).
1. The best/easiest thing you can do is up your contribution to $692 Roth per check, invest 40% C, 40% S, 20% I and forget about it.
There are all sorts of different strategies that require more involvement on your part, but that is definitely the easiest way to get rich off of the TSP.
2. If you want a little bit more involvement, read about seasonal strategies. (See link in Aitrus signature).
3. Then, if you want to build your own seasonal strategy, see the link in my signature.
4. If you want a strategy that considers technical analysis (non-seasonal), consider one of the many advisory services.
5. The most involved is for you to learn your own technical analysis and build your own strategy.
None of these are guaranteed to beat buy and hold in the long run. Buy and hold by all accounts is still an excellent strategy. There is a reason I listed it as #1. But ultimately, the strategy you choose is only one piece of the puzzle. The two most important things you can do are invest more of your paycheck, and spend time in equities (not G).
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Re: AZ Newbie
davidr wrote:Just stopping by to say hello!
New guy from Arizona. Federal employee, learning how to make more money in my TSP!
Edit: I should add that I am 29. Only been in TSP for a couple years now
Welcome.
Fund Prices2024-04-19
| Fund | Price | Day | YTD |
| G | $18.19 | 0.01% | 1.28% |
| F | $18.64 | 0.13% | -3.02% |
| C | $77.77 | -0.87% | 4.58% |
| S | $76.07 | -0.06% | -1.33% |
| I | $40.54 | -0.32% | 0.89% |
| L2065 | $15.49 | -0.56% | 2.46% |
| L2060 | $15.49 | -0.56% | 2.46% |
| L2055 | $15.49 | -0.56% | 2.46% |
| L2050 | $31.21 | -0.46% | 1.97% |
| L2045 | $14.26 | -0.43% | 1.91% |
| L2040 | $52.17 | -0.40% | 1.88% |
| L2035 | $13.80 | -0.37% | 1.83% |
| L2030 | $46.05 | -0.33% | 1.81% |
| L2025 | $12.91 | -0.17% | 1.55% |
| Linc | $25.25 | -0.13% | 1.38% |