After a weak open on Friday morning, it looked like a sure thing that stocks would end the week with some modest losses, but a surge higher in afternoon trading took the Dow into positive territory for the week, while the S&P 500 and small caps were just barely in the red. The buyers continueRead… Read more »

It was another good week for stocks and bonds as we saw gains in all of our TSP Funds. Earnings have been coming in and we did see some questionable reports, but investors still seem to be in the mood to buy every dip. With Ben Bernanke’s assurance that the Fed will continue to assistRead… Read more »

The theme of last week for the stock market was – up. On Monday the S&P 500 broke above strong resistance, and thanks to the Fed, stocks put it in overdrive on Thursday taking the indices near new highs. Here are the up-to-date weekly, monthly, and annual TSP fund returns through July 12. More gainsRead… Read more »

It was a holiday shortened, light volume trading week, but a good one for stocks, and a bad one for bonds. The jobs report had some mixed messages, but the 195,000 jobs created in June, and the upward revisions to prior months, gave investors reason to buy on Friday – at least those who wereRead… Read more »

Stocks started the week moving sharply lower as the Dow lost 140-points on Monday, but three days of big gains helped push the indices into positive territory for the week, despite weakness on Friday. Here are the up to date TSP fund returns through June 28 and the final numbers for the month of June.Read… Read more »

It was a rough week for both the stock and bond markets as the Fed put a scare in investors by reiterating that they will, at some point soon, lighten up on their bond buying policy. While this should be a positive because it insinuates that the economy is getting closer to being able toRead… Read more »

Stocks struggled to find direction last week but in the end the bears won the battle as the selling on Friday led to modest losses for the week. Here are the up to date TSP fund returns through June 14. Last week’s losses took the C and S funds into negative territory for the month,Read… Read more »

Volatility picked up last week as we saw two days with 200+ point moves in the Dow, three total triple digits moves, and none less than 75-points. Volatility is generally a bearish sign but there was some very positive activity to end the week and we’ll have to see how investors react post-jobs report. ThursdayRead… Read more »

The holiday shortened week got off to a good start, but things flattened out mid-week, and fell apart in late afternoon trading on Friday turning a positive week into a negative one. Here are the up to date TSP fund returns through May 31, including the final returns for May. The S&P 500 has pulledRead… Read more »