Here’s another strategy
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Here’s another strategy
I would like to introduce my strategy.
1 - I wait until the gains from the activity page from the TSP website is to my comfort zone.
2 - say my balance is 1000 and 150 of the 1000 are my gains
3 - so that’s 15%. When I request an IFT, I only move 5-10% to the never losing G Fund
4 - so I’m leaving 90 - 95% in the money making funds
5 - then when there’s a nice dip in the C-S-I I IFT back from G
I’ve done this approach from 2012 - present and I haven’t had 1 Bad IFT
1 - I wait until the gains from the activity page from the TSP website is to my comfort zone.
2 - say my balance is 1000 and 150 of the 1000 are my gains
3 - so that’s 15%. When I request an IFT, I only move 5-10% to the never losing G Fund
4 - so I’m leaving 90 - 95% in the money making funds
5 - then when there’s a nice dip in the C-S-I I IFT back from G
I’ve done this approach from 2012 - present and I haven’t had 1 Bad IFT
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Re: Here’s another strategy
Why don't you share your FantasyTSP?
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Re: Here’s another strategy
This is my real account, maybe I’ll make a fantasy account soon.
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Re: Here’s another strategy
I need more info
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ProduceMan, tell me if I have this right:
I have $100,000 in the S-fund, the market does well and a couple of weeks later I have $101,000, a $1,000-dollar gain.
I then move the $1,000 dollar “profits” to the G-Fund.
A couple of weeks go by and now I have $99,000 in the S-fund, I then move the $1,000 in the G-fund back over to the S buying the shares at the lower value (sell high, buy low).
Rinse and repeat.
I have $100,000 in the S-fund, the market does well and a couple of weeks later I have $101,000, a $1,000-dollar gain.
I then move the $1,000 dollar “profits” to the G-Fund.
A couple of weeks go by and now I have $99,000 in the S-fund, I then move the $1,000 in the G-fund back over to the S buying the shares at the lower value (sell high, buy low).
Rinse and repeat.
Re: Here’s another strategy
Well, the end result of that math is you still have $100,000 >>> You're right back where you started.Rothwell wrote:ProduceMan, tell me if I have this right:
I have $100,000 in the S-fund, the market does well and a couple of weeks later I have $101,000, a $1,000-dollar gain.
I then move the $1,000 dollar “profits” to the G-Fund.
A couple of weeks go by and now I have $99,000 in the S-fund, I then move the $1,000 in the G-fund back over to the S buying the shares at the lower value (sell high, buy low).
Rinse and repeat.
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Re: Here’s another strategy
Rothwell, it depends on the share prices that got you to 100,000 in S Fund. But yes I believe that sounds good, even though you still end up with 100,000 you will have more S shares in the end. Because you locked in the 1000 S Fund value when you IFT’d then gained a little in the G then IFT the 1000+ back in S at a lower price. I think that sounds like a winner winner chicken dinner to me.
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Re: Here’s another strategy
Not sure I agree with the strategy of moving money to the G after the CSI has already dipped. That is called selling low and buying high. The name of the game is to achieve the opposite.
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Re: Here’s another strategy
None of our statements were real time, just examples. BTW, the examples were selling high and buying low.
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Fund Prices2024-04-16
Fund | Price | Day | YTD |
G | $18.19 | 0.01% | 1.24% |
F | $18.58 | -0.32% | -3.33% |
C | $79.08 | -0.21% | 6.34% |
S | $76.95 | -0.41% | -0.18% |
I | $40.73 | -0.98% | 1.37% |
L2065 | $15.67 | -0.50% | 3.66% |
L2060 | $15.67 | -0.50% | 3.67% |
L2055 | $15.68 | -0.50% | 3.67% |
L2050 | $31.50 | -0.44% | 2.93% |
L2045 | $14.38 | -0.41% | 2.81% |
L2040 | $52.59 | -0.38% | 2.72% |
L2035 | $13.91 | -0.35% | 2.60% |
L2030 | $46.37 | -0.32% | 2.50% |
L2025 | $12.95 | -0.18% | 1.90% |
Linc | $25.31 | -0.14% | 1.64% |