Newsletter 10/24/2015

Quick Recap of the Week

After struggling early in the week, stocks rallied on Thursday and Friday. Gains were limited for small-cap stocks, but larger stocks performed well.

Economic Data
Initial jobless claims and home sales were better-than-expected. So was the manufacturing purchasing index.

TSP Funds
The C Fund had week’s largest gain of 2.09%. The I Fund advanced by 0.84% while the S Fund moved up 0.20%. The F Fund had a 0.08% loss.

  • YTD Return as of 10/23/15: -10.71%
  • Current allocation: 50% C Fund and 50% G Fund as of 10/16/15
  • New Trades: None.

TSP Fund Performance (10/23/2015 YTD)

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
1.64% 1.76% 2.53% -0.92% 3.45%

Charts

1.  Daily S&P 500 (C Fund Proxy)

2.  Daily EFA (I Fund Proxy)

3.  Daily Wilshire 4500 (S Fund Proxy)

4.  Daily AGG (F Fund Proxy)

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