Weekly TSP Wrap-up from TSP Talk Rebound runs out of steam The TSP funds were tossed around last week as stocks rebounded earlier in the week, but headed down again by Friday. The jubilance of the Greece bailout on Monday turned to doubt as the euro continued to trade lower. There is lingering concern thatRead… Read more »
Weekly TSP Wrap-up from TSP Talk Buying opportunity, or warning? The market was hit with a plethora of information this past week, including the Goldman Sachs hearing, the continuing debt concerns in Greece, Portugal, and now Spain, a slightly weaker than expected GDP report (economic growth), the ramifications of the oil spill in the GulfRead… Read more »
Weekly TSP Wrap-up from TSP Talk The TSP funds were mixed last week. The S-fund led the way again with a gain of 3.45%. The C-fund was up 2.11%, and the I-fund fell 1.14% as the dollar rallied off of more debt concerns out of Greece. The F-fund slipped 0.23% and the G-fund added 0.06%.Read… Read more »
Weekly TSP Wrap-up from TSP Talk Buy now, or sell? The S&P 500 had closed in positive territory for 6 consecutive trading days, 9 of the last 10 days, and 12 of the last 14, but on Friday we saw the largest one day drop in over two-months triggered by fraud charges against Goldman SachsRead… Read more »
Weekly TSP Wrap-up from TSP Talk Stocks continued their bullish ways as many of the major indexes made new 52-week during the week. The U.S. market seem to be watching the employment numbers and the ongoing debt saga in Greece closely, and so far nothing overly negative has developed. It was another good week forRead… Read more »
Weekly TSP Wrap-up from TSP Talk Jobs were positive, but… The holiday shortened trading week closed on a positive note on Thursday with strong gains across the board for stocks. Although there was no trading on Friday, the March employment numbers were released, and while the +162,000 was huge increase in jobs, it was actuallyRead… Read more »
Weekly TSP Wrap-up from TSP Talk Looking for a buyable pullback The markets were on a bit of a roller coaster ride last week as we saw everything from the healthcare bill getting passed, to ongoing bailout talks for Greece, and a suspicious sinking of a South Korean naval ship, all affecting the direction ofRead… Read more »
Weekly TSP Wrap-up from TSP Talk Breakout – Can it hold? Stocks had a rare down day on Friday after going nearly straight up for several weeks. While smaller capitalization stocks have led the way higher this year, they lagged this past week, but that is not necessarily a bad thing as the indexes haveRead… Read more »
Weekly TSP Wrap-up from TSP Talk A good week for the TSP stock funds Stocks rallied sharply last week, punctuated by a big rally on Friday, which was triggered by what was apparently a better than expected jobs report. For the week, the C-fund gained 3.12%, the S-fund surged 4.85%, and the I-fund added 4.01%,Read… Read more »
Weekly TSP Wrap-up from TSP Talk If history can repeat itself, we could see a positive start to March Stocks were modestly lower last week, but February proved to be a good month for stocks; particularly for U.S. stocks. For the week, the C-fund was down 0.37%, the S-fund slipped 0.35%, and the I-fund lostRead… Read more »