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by Mark Leavy
Mon May 22, 2023 6:49 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: How To Build A Bond Ladder
Replies: 24
Views: 30428

Re: How To Build A Bond Ladder

Maddy wrote:
Mon May 22, 2023 6:35 am
Well when you're through giving each other hugs ..,

{smart stuff}

is it time to say "Enough is enough?"

My apologies for the diversionary drivel, but … damn. I wish I were as handy with a blade as you are. Aspirational.
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by Mark Leavy
Mon May 22, 2023 12:42 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: How To Build A Bond Ladder
Replies: 24
Views: 30428

Re: How To Build A Bond Ladder

glennds wrote:
Sun May 21, 2023 11:28 pm
My quest for your approval continues Mark.
Code name El Dorado. Not giving up
A worthy quest. There are quicksands of mediocrity in thine path. God speed.
by Mark Leavy
Sun May 21, 2023 9:26 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: How To Build A Bond Ladder
Replies: 24
Views: 30428

Re: How To Build A Bond Ladder

Ahh... more pablum.

That's what we were all waiting for.

Hugs.
XO,
Mark
by Mark Leavy
Tue May 16, 2023 4:41 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: How to Find High Yields in Today's Market
Replies: 1
Views: 1506

Re: How to Find High Yields in Today's Market

Argentina has raised it's key rate to 97%. Hard to do better than that. Double your money every year. Seems like a sure thing.
by Mark Leavy
Fri May 12, 2023 11:30 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Home Freeze Drying
Replies: 46
Views: 53414

Re: Home Freeze Drying

Mark, have you had any experience with drying and dehydrating fish? I have seen dried fish all over Asia, but never gave a second thought to how it was made until this thread and the jerky discussion. Also regarding the refrigerator and the former GF - maybe she wasn't smarter than you after all. A...
by Mark Leavy
Fri May 12, 2023 7:10 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Home Freeze Drying
Replies: 46
Views: 53414

Re: Home Freeze Drying

Do you like smoke flavor? Looking at the net I'm imagining building a fire nearby and letting the smoke waft through it once in a while. A friend has a freezer full of elk meat and now I'm thinking we should make some elk jerky out of it. The net is (unfortunately) some plastic material. I wouldn't...
by Mark Leavy
Thu May 11, 2023 11:54 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Home Freeze Drying
Replies: 46
Views: 53414

Re: Home Freeze Drying

While I definitely think that freeze drying is the bee's knees, if you find yourself in the desert, a good net will dehydrate most anything. I've been living off of jerky for the past few weeks. The real stuff is nothing like commercial jerky. Just meat and spice and maybe some vinegar or lime juice...
by Mark Leavy
Tue May 09, 2023 11:44 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: The Weird Portfolio - latest from Tyler/Portfolio Charts
Replies: 28
Views: 19682

Re: The Weird Portfolio - latest from Tyler/Portfolio Charts

Kevin K. wrote:
Tue May 09, 2023 9:14 am
Great stuff.
Yes indeed. Thanks for the tip.
by Mark Leavy
Mon May 08, 2023 11:40 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: Monetary Metals
Replies: 3
Views: 2603

Re: Monetary Metais

I was in Cartagena Colombia last week and the cab driver had this enormous gold watch on. Clearly fake, but if it were real it would have easily been a solid troy pound. I think that if you want to move metal cross boundaries, the Mr. T approach is the way to go.
by Mark Leavy
Mon May 08, 2023 6:51 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Portfolio Eintstein?
Replies: 16
Views: 10972

Re: Portfolio Eintstein?

vnatale wrote:
Mon May 08, 2023 3:19 pm
You can go there and judge for yourself but I don't think AI is capable of creating a list of 50+ investing books to read broken down into four categories.
Ha! Xan and Tortoise are correct.
by Mark Leavy
Wed May 03, 2023 9:37 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2201
Views: 1112650

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

dualstow wrote:
Wed May 03, 2023 9:00 am
Is this yours?
"Getty Images"
by Mark Leavy
Tue May 02, 2023 9:25 am
Forum: Bonds
Topic: Price/Total Discrepancy
Replies: 12
Views: 5669

Re: Price/Total Discrepancy

dualstow wrote:
Tue May 02, 2023 8:20 am
In addition to what I wrote above, keep an eye on interest payments.
This is the answer. When you purchase the bill/bond/note, you pay the "price" plus any unpaid accrued interest - which rightly belongs to the seller.
by Mark Leavy
Sat Apr 22, 2023 11:09 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Home Freeze Drying
Replies: 46
Views: 53414

Re: Home Freeze Drying

Thoroughly loving this topic. The whole "freeze" then sublimate process is brilliant.
I'll probably stick to slicing eye of round into strips and hanging it in the desert breeze, but... all kinds of food preservation are fascinating.
by Mark Leavy
Tue Apr 18, 2023 1:10 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Home Freeze Drying
Replies: 46
Views: 53414

Re: Home Freeze Drying

With freeze dried meat, (whole pieces or strips, not ground) do you just open the package and eat it like jerky? Or throw it in stews? Or what?
by Mark Leavy
Sat Apr 15, 2023 6:56 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Home Freeze Drying
Replies: 46
Views: 53414

Re: Home Freeze Drying

Super fun! Thanks for the report. I had toyed with building one at one time and it's great to know that the real ones actually work.
by Mark Leavy
Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:04 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Hedging Against U.S. Dollar Losing Global Reserve Status
Replies: 34
Views: 23821

Re: Hedging Against U.S. Dollar Losing Global Reserve Status

Didnt work as well as expected. I should post this on Bogleheads. "50% gold is a good portfolio" What didn't you expect? You had several polite, well thought out responses to your post. Information, expansion, requests for your thoughts. Adult discussion. I think the responses speak highly of the f...
by Mark Leavy
Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:00 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Hedging Against U.S. Dollar Losing Global Reserve Status
Replies: 34
Views: 23821

Re: Hedging Against U.S. Dollar Losing Global Reserve Status

boglerdude wrote:
Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:35 pm
The only portfolio ever posted here that was arguably stupid was techno's 50%+ gold allocation
I'd be interested in your dissection of technovelist's utility function.
by Mark Leavy
Wed Apr 05, 2023 9:39 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 3688
Views: 1641881

Re: The GOLD scream room

All time highs >:D Would have to rise to 2460/ounce to compare to the September 2011 high (1855/ounce price 33% inflation (dollar devaluation) since then) >:D Is presently comparable to the 1979 highs (in real terms). Thank you seajay. And even in nominal terms, the posted high was 2075 in August 2...
by Mark Leavy
Tue Apr 04, 2023 3:48 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 3688
Views: 1641881

Re: The GOLD scream room

Like you, I typically use GC=F ticker as a rough proxy of the gold spot price since that’s the closest thing I can find on my stocks app. And usually, it seems to be reasonably close to spot. But yesterday there seemed to be a much bigger difference between GC=F and spot, and that’s when it became ...
by Mark Leavy
Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:01 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: TikTok ban thoughts?
Replies: 26
Views: 18750

Re: TikTok ban thoughts?

The "Ban TikTok" Bill (full text) is misnomered. It is a generic Bill that grants nearly "Patriot Act" powers to go after anyone (Section 3) that the government deems a security risk and grants them authority to access any of the suspect's electronic devices and networks - from computers to game con...
by Mark Leavy
Wed Mar 22, 2023 9:05 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: I'M OUT!
Replies: 64
Views: 57838

Re: I'M OUT!

Nothing wrong with taking a step back when you feel that things are out of whack. Best move in that situation is to move your net worth to risk free assets that will return the risk free rate - and then reconnoiter. If you have the suspicion that the system is broken, but you don't yet know how or w...
by Mark Leavy
Sun Mar 19, 2023 1:54 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Silicon Valley Bank Failure
Replies: 130
Views: 331109

Re: Silicon Valley Bank Failure

... I dont know anyone who needs 250,000 liquidity always instantly available. Businesses need that liquidity to make payroll, pay the janitor, pay the rent, suck up the 3 months accounts receivables. $250K is shite. Business should have to pay for high limits like that ... Interesting. I don't dis...
by Mark Leavy
Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:12 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Silicon Valley Bank Failure
Replies: 130
Views: 331109

Re: Silicon Valley Bank Failure

... It's interesting, and other than the interest expense to the borrowing bank, I'm not seeing a negative effect on anyone, even though something about it feels like sleight of hand to the layperson. ... The negative aspect is that the loans are secured with crap collateral. 30 year treasuries and...
by Mark Leavy
Sun Mar 12, 2023 9:23 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Silicon Valley Bank Failure
Replies: 130
Views: 331109

Re: Silicon Valley Bank Failure

That worked out great for several years until one day she called me to tell me that the bank examiners had come by and discovered blank transfer forms signed by me. Nice work. But it's a problem. The average business that wants to function and stay insured and stay legal has to hire deviants. Someo...
by Mark Leavy
Sun Mar 12, 2023 8:24 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Silicon Valley Bank Failure
Replies: 130
Views: 331109

Re: Silicon Valley Bank Failure

Or... back to my first question, am I missing something? Of the companies that you advise, how many of them have over $1 million per month of cash flow? And of those companies, how many of them keep their working cash in more than ten bank accounts, or have a system to overflow into short term Trea...