Good morning! It’s your govloop weekly dose of TSP Talk. This market commentary is updated daily on www.tsptalk.com. Friday was a pretty volatile day for stocks as the indices closed lower but they were up as late as 3:00 PM. The Dow shed 42-points, and all of that came after it scratched its way backRead… Read more »
Good morning! It’s your govloop weekly dose of TSP Talk. This market commentary is updated daily on www.tsptalk.com. Stocks bounced back somewhat on Friday as the Dow picked up 36-points and the TSP stock funds were up a modest 0.02% to 0.26%. The bond fund dropped 0.26%. We speculated a little last week that, despiteRead… Read more »
Good morning! It’s your govloop weekly dose of TSP Talk. This market commentary is updated daily on www.tsptalk.com. Stocks fell modestly on Friday as the Dow dropped 22-points, but the TSP stock funds were mixed as small caps and the I-fund managed small gains. After five consecutive positive days, the S&P 500 took a littleRead… Read more »
Good morning! It’s your weekly dose of TSP Talk. This market commentary is updated daily on www.tsptalk.com. Stocks rallied nicely on Friday after a mixed jobs report. The Dow jumped 97-points and the TSP stock funds were up 1.3% to 1.8%. The bond fund was down 0.3%. The number of jobs lost in August wasRead… Read more »
Good morning! It’s your weekly dose of TSP Talk. This market commentary is updated daily on www.tsptalk.com. Stocks took a little breather on Friday as the Dow and S&P dropped modestly, but the Nasdaq managed to stay positive. The TSP funds were mixed: F and I up; C and S down. The S&P 500… yawn…Read… Read more »
Good morning! It’s your weekly dose of TSP Talk. This market commentary is updated daily on www.tsptalk.com. After a strong housing data report, and some positive comments from Ben Bernanke on the economy, the major stock indices rallied nearly 2% on Friday. The TSP stocks funds did just as well, led by the 2.3% gainRead… Read more »
Good morning! It’s your weekly dose of TSP Talk. This market commentary is updated daily on www.tsptalk.com. Stocks dropped sharply on Friday after a weaker than expected Consumer Confidence report, but there was some late buying. The TSP stock funds lost between 0.5% and 1.5% on the day, while bonds were up slightly. The MichiganRead… Read more »
Good morning! It’s your weekly dose of TSP Talk. This market commentary is updated daily on www.tsptalk.com. Although stocks finished well off of their highs on Friday, the jobs report initiated a strong rally as there were 78,000 fewer jobs lost than expected (-325K est. vs. -247K actual). The Dow gained 114-points and the S&PRead… Read more »
Good morning! It’s your weekly Monday morning dose ofTSP Talk. This market commentary is updated daily on www.tsptalk.com. Stocks ended the day mixed on Friday as the S&P 500 and small caps closed relatively flat, but the I-fund picked up 1.6% as the dollar plummeted. The F-fund was up an impressive 0.6%. For the week,Read… Read more »
Good morning! It’s your weekly Monday morning dose of TSP Talk. Stocks are certainly due for some sort of a pullback, but that could just be a short-term bump in the road ahead. Looking at chart after chart suggests that this market may be for real, despite our fears about the economy. Buying at theRead… Read more »