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TSP Funds: Quicklook 10 March 2023
The non-sp500 companies held in the TSP S fund includes a 16% weighting of financials. And these would be the smaller banks most affected by this little panic.
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No, your pensions are not being “Raided”
Once again we are at that time of year when the US govt points a gun to its own head and says “cut the spending we just agreed to or we will shoot”.
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TSP Quicklook: November 2022
In the quarter just ended the SP500 Earnings Per Share was down over 5% after taking out the energy sector’s record profits.
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Part III: The Unfolding
In particular, I fear concurrent crises of confidence in policymaking and market structure. De-risking/deleveraging will feed illiquidity and market dislocation. Global derivatives markets will be severely tested.
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TSP Smart Rant: What Top vs Bottom Means
The billionaires own the media on the Left and Right. Don’t expect to read much about their real agenda in the news until it is too late.
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TSP Chart: Quicklook 1 August 2022
July’s positive seasonal tendency is behind us. August’s negative seasonal tendency is upon us.
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TSP Charts: Quicklook 4 July
F B does not like my analysis? I’m reposting this because F B algos had issues with the images but would not say what and there is no one to talk to. I deleted one image.
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TSP Smart: Quicklook 13 April 2022
The SP500 moved from the bottom of the price channel to the top within the day on 13 April. The price channel is declining so today’s move up means little so far.
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TSP Smart: They Said It Out Loud
At first I was half joking, then I decided it was the only way, but I never expected the Fed would come to the same conclusion.
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TSP Smart: Market Risk Updated
Our latest Market Risk E-mail is posted under our Market Commentary section for all subscribers today. Also, I’ve provide a short summary on our projections for different investments under our Current Allocations page.