Newsletter 9/4/2015

Quick Recap of the Week

It was another wild week for the financial markets. Stocks fell, but were a bit less volatile than the previous week.

As for economic data, the employment change, retail sales and consumer sentiment were worse-than-expected. Initial jobless claims were better than their forecast, however.

As for the TSP funds, the I Fund had the largest loss of 4.37%. The C Fund fell 3.36% while the S Fund declined by 2.48%. The F Fund rose 0.29%.

  • YTD Return as of 9/4/15: -11.86%
  • Current allocation: 100% G Fund as of 9/1/15
  • New Trades: None.

TSP Fund Performance (9/4/2015 YTD)

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
1.36% 1.03 -5.32% -3.12% -3.06%

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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