That’s why we stick to the plan folks!

[marine234]

As long as I make 20% or better by the end of the year it's a win! Ended 2017 at 17% and made my twenty within two weeks after...I'll take it. Think this will be a great year, but not sure how a Government shutdown will effect the market. We will see.

[mindofmush]

Nuked Twinkies are really good, especially after they've gotten hard.

[Scorpio70]

Love twinkies

[kenbarnes]

Love twinkies and love the bloodbath i'm taking in the C/S fund

[ArrieS]

How can you people talk about Twinkies when there's a blood bath in the market!!!

[cswift01]

Nuked Twinkies are really good, especially after they've gotten hard.

Careful, you might end up playing "find the Twinkie"...

[Ericdelee]

Love twinkies and love the bloodbath i'm taking in the C/S fund

Aren’t they both green?

[cswift01]

How can you people talk about Twinkies when there's a blood bath in the market!!!

Congrats on your number of posts.

[Scorpio70]

Sometimes you got to have a new plan. So much pent up desire to invest in the US.

[jlozano042]

How can you people talk about Twinkies when there's a blood bath in the market!!!

Congrats on your number of posts.

Yeah, speaking of bloodbath .....

[Jamters]

so yesterday I read about this bloodbath - I immediately checked the charts for S and C fund... and then at 8:03 pm ET the sky literally started falling here in Michigan - a bright light filled the room... 3 minutes later a sonic boom. I figured it must be the stock market crashing... the dreaded bloodbath was upon us! But alas, today the sun came back up and with it the C and S funds. Apparently it was just a large meteorite that crashed a few miles from me. But hey! How about those C & S funds! They are on fire... kinda like the garage in Taylor the meteor supposedly hit.

[jlozano042]

so yesterday I read about this bloodbath - I immediately checked the charts for S and C fund... and then at 8:03 pm ET the sky literally started falling here in Michigan - a bright light filled the room... 3 minutes later a sonic boom. I figured it must be the stock market crashing... the dreaded bloodbath was upon us! But alas, today the sun came back up and with it the C and S funds. Apparently it was just a large meteorite that crashed a few miles from me. But hey! How about those C & S funds! They are on fire... kinda like the garage in Taylor the meteor supposedly hit.

Lol, did you really experience that meteorite?

[Ericdelee]

so yesterday I read about this bloodbath - I immediately checked the charts for S and C fund... and then at 8:03 pm ET the sky literally started falling here in Michigan - a bright light filled the room... 3 minutes later a sonic boom. I figured it must be the stock market crashing... the dreaded bloodbath was upon us! But alas, today the sun came back up and with it the C and S funds. Apparently it was just a large meteorite that crashed a few miles from me. But hey! How about those C & S funds! They are on fire... kinda like the garage in Taylor the meteor supposedly hit.

Lol, did you really experience that meteorite?

I experienced it as well. I had no clue what it was, and just felt the house shake and then some noises upstairs (the booms). I thought I had an intruder; and went up there with a bat to see what the hell was happening. Nothing at all. 15 mins later I hear it was a meteorite. Kinda cool. I didn’t hear anything about the fire in Taylor though. But then again, it’s Taylor. I think there is always something on fire.

Back to TSP talk: a lot of people sitting out in the F Fund are a bit frustrated. I get it. But keep in mind that The C Fund never opened up the year with 5+ days in the green like it did this year. Not since a ba-zillion years ago. So that seems to be a little bit of a fluke. I’m thankful I was still in it for the start of the year and sit around 4.5% gains right now. But I am switching to a seasonal method here in the next few weeks. But I can’t help to wonder if this year is another Buy and Hold type of year that will pull 25% or so.

[cswift01]

so yesterday I read about this bloodbath - I immediately checked the charts for S and C fund... and then at 8:03 pm ET the sky literally started falling here in Michigan - a bright light filled the room... 3 minutes later a sonic boom. I figured it must be the stock market crashing... the dreaded bloodbath was upon us! But alas, today the sun came back up and with it the C and S funds. Apparently it was just a large meteorite that crashed a few miles from me. But hey! How about those C & S funds! They are on fire... kinda like the garage in Taylor the meteor supposedly hit.

Lol, did you really experience that meteorite?

I experienced it as well. I had no clue what it was, and just felt the house shake and then some noises upstairs (the booms). I thought I had an intruder; and went up there with a bat to see what the hell was happening. Nothing at all. 15 mins later I hear it was a meteorite. Kinda cool. I didn’t hear anything about the fire in Taylor though. But then again, it’s Taylor. I think there is always something on fire.

Back to TSP talk: a lot of people sitting out in the F Fund are a bit frustrated. I get it. But keep in mind that The C Fund never opened up the year with 5+ days in the green like it did this year. Not since a ba-zillion years ago. So that seems to be a little bit of a fluke. I’m thankful I was still in it for the start of the year and sit around 4.5% gains right now. But I am switching to a seasonal method here in the next few weeks. But I can’t help to wonder if this year is another Buy and Hold type of year that will pull 25% or so.

Most "talking heads" are suggesting to place your emphasis on emerging and international markets. We'll see how that goes, but for the most part I'm following that advice and using 15535 as another piece of advice.

Best,

Me