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- Mon Feb 10, 2025 12:35 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Harry Dent: ‘Crash of a Lifetime’ Coming in 2024
- Replies: 32
- Views: 116308
Re: Harry Dent: ‘Crash of a Lifetime’ Coming in 2024
At least according to https://dqydj.com/average-median-top-income-by-age-percentiles, the median income doesn't materially change between age 35 and 65. However 65 year-olds have had decades more to accumulate wealth, so they're certainly richer on average than younger folks. Therefore I would expe...
- Sun Feb 02, 2025 2:05 pm
- Forum: Cash
- Topic: iBonds / TreasuryDirect
- Replies: 42
- Views: 61206
Re: iBonds / TreasuryDirect
Given that Elon is now in the US Treasury IT infrastructure, I'm going to get fresh copies of my I-BOND values, and also my and my wife's Social Security statement, before they get stepped-on (accidentally or otherwise). Nothing more dangerous than having someone poke around in a live, production I...
- Tue Jan 28, 2025 5:09 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: US Citizen / Military Vet detained in ICE raid
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7679
Re: US Citizen / Military Vet detained in ICE raid
On the bright side, President Trump has done nothing yet that personally adversely affects me, my neighborhood, my family or 99.99% of the United States citizens. Lucky you. My wife's oncologist can no longer communicate with her colleagues at NIH. Her life depends on surfing the waves of the lates...
- Mon Jan 27, 2025 6:42 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: US Citizen / Military Vet detained in ICE raid
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7679
- Sun Jan 26, 2025 11:56 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Birthright citizenship
- Replies: 50
- Views: 7772
Re: Birthright citizenship
Seems like the EO only applies to people who are born within the United States after 30 days from the date of the order. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american-citizenship/ This one / for now, anyways Yeah, even this one is an unconstitu...
- Sun Jan 26, 2025 11:48 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: US Citizen / Military Vet detained in ICE raid
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7679
- Sat Jan 25, 2025 5:10 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: US Citizen / Military Vet detained in ICE raid
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7679
Re: US Citizen / Military Vet detained in ICE raid
"Ihre Papiere, bitte!" I know there’s a constant temptation to compare Trump to Hitler and his minions to Nazis, but while the story above is unfortunate, these people are not being shipped off to extermination camps. I’m sure there are going to be more stories like this. Hopefully, ICE w...
- Sat Jan 25, 2025 5:08 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Birthright citizenship
- Replies: 50
- Views: 7772
Re: Birthright citizenship
Seems like the EO only applies to people who are born within the United States after 30 days from the date of the order. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american-citizenship/ This one / for now, anyways Yeah, even this one is an unconstitu...
- Thu Jan 02, 2025 11:09 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: 2025 Gold Forecasts
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4561
Re: 2025 Gold Forecasts
If it performs how it's done every day so for in 2025, wouldn't be a bad return
(IAU up 1.37% every trading day through 1/2/2025
)
(although what that would say about the rest of the economy in 2025, ugh)
(IAU up 1.37% every trading day through 1/2/2025

(although what that would say about the rest of the economy in 2025, ugh)
- Sat Nov 02, 2024 6:46 pm
- Forum: Cash
- Topic: iBonds / TreasuryDirect
- Replies: 42
- Views: 61206
- Wed Oct 30, 2024 9:55 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: The GOLD scream room
- Replies: 3835
- Views: 2204546
Re: The GOLD scream room
Do tell what you learnI Shrugged wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2024 12:51 pm I think I have to head over to Bogleheads to see what they think about gold.

- Sat Oct 26, 2024 12:18 pm
- Forum: Cash
- Topic: iBonds / TreasuryDirect
- Replies: 42
- Views: 61206
Re: iBonds / TreasuryDirect
I moved my money from Vanguard to bank so it will be there on Monday. What is the final thought here on buying in October or November? What I think I've seen predicted is that the calculated inflation rate will be lower and the fixed rate will likely be slightly lower Which sounds reasonable I boug...
- Mon Oct 21, 2024 9:36 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: The Bond Dream Room
- Replies: 567
- Views: 442219
- Mon Oct 21, 2024 9:30 pm
- Forum: Cash
- Topic: iBonds / TreasuryDirect
- Replies: 42
- Views: 61206
Re: iBonds / TreasuryDirect
1.2% predicted vs 1.3 on the fixed, gonna roll the dice and hope for a higher rate cuz this is chump change Rate should be double to reward small investors. But the Social Contract has been getting torn up so I might dump some iBonds and play the leveraged ETF game Given how bonds have done lately,...
- Mon Oct 21, 2024 9:26 pm
- Forum: Cash
- Topic: iBonds / TreasuryDirect
- Replies: 42
- Views: 61206
Re: iBonds / TreasuryDirect
TreasuryDirect to Bond Buyers: Moving Your Money Could Take a Year Demand surges on Treasury Department’s clunky website for buying government debt, leading to backlog of customer requests By Imani Moise | updated Oct 9, 2024 People who want to move investments from their accounts on the Treasury D...
- Thu Jul 11, 2024 4:36 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Yield
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6484
Re: Yield
PRPFX really isn't really PP -- if it's currently getting 0.58%, that's a LOT lower than current PP, which is closer to 3% If using Vanguard Mutual Funds as a simple implementation: Cash (Treasury MM - VUSXX): 5.28% LTT (VLGSX) : 4.52% SP 500 (VFIAX): 1.26% Gold (IAU): 0% Add and divide by four: 2.7...
- Sun Jun 30, 2024 2:00 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: So how did I Bonds perform relative to Bonds?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4727
Re: So how did I Bonds perform relative to Bonds?
Definitely Cash And, quite happy with them -- didn't lose value; returns spiked during high inflation, don't pay taxes until redeem, no state taxes -- good stuff! I don't have that much in I-Bonds, so, selling low fixed rate bonds and buying at the current 1.3% fixed rate (yeah, the current composit...
- Fri May 10, 2024 2:31 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Zeihan on Interest Rates
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9682
Zeihan on Interest Rates
Something I found interesting (why not to expect rate cuts for next 2-5 years)
Although I know can't really predict
But, I still thought it was an interesting take
Although I know can't really predict
But, I still thought it was an interesting take
- Thu May 09, 2024 1:20 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Just made a purchase at 5.088 for 30 year LTTs
- Replies: 46
- Views: 38916
Re: Just made a purchase at 5.088 for 30 year LTTs
- Mon May 06, 2024 12:52 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Bought my ibond allocation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8497
Re: Bought my ibond allocation
A few days ago I did receive my $5,000 in iBonds purchased from my tax return e-filed on April 14, 2024. This time it was only one $5,000 bond. In the past there have been several to many bonds in different denominations to compose the $5,000. It was dated April 29, 2024. That means I got it under ...
- Wed May 01, 2024 12:55 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1213
- Views: 1250281
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
It has been said that if Israel takes out Iran’s drone facility in its anticipated response, this will degrade Russia’s ability to use drones against Kyiv. Wouldn’t mind seeing that. Well, looks like only removing the drones / missles that Iran shot at Israel Still, that's at least some that can't ...
- Wed May 01, 2024 12:53 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Bought my ibond allocation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8497
Re: Bought my ibond allocation
And the final I-Bond 1 May 2024 tally:
* 1.3% Fixed rate (unchanged)
* 4.28% composite rate
* 1.3% Fixed rate (unchanged)
* 4.28% composite rate
- Wed May 01, 2024 12:46 pm
- Forum: Cash
- Topic: iBonds / TreasuryDirect
- Replies: 42
- Views: 61206
Re: iBonds / TreasuryDirect
And the final 1 May 2024 tally: * 1.3% Fixed rate * 4.28% composite rate So, it worked out to buy in April I'll likely sell more of my 0% fixed rate I-Bond (2.98%) and put into T-Bills / Treasury Money Market for now (~5.3%) Then put back into I-Bonds a bit later -- some likely around November / som...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:34 pm
- Forum: Cash
- Topic: iBonds / TreasuryDirect
- Replies: 42
- Views: 61206
Re: iBonds / TreasuryDirect
I just sold some 0% fixed rate I-Bonds and bought new ones at 1.3% (Fixed rate at 1.3% through the end of April) Per one YouTube video I say, the fixed rate likely to be slightly lower May 1 And, figued 1.3% is better than my 0%, even with the 3 month interest penalty for selling before 5 years are up
- Thu Nov 23, 2023 10:52 pm
- Forum: Cash
- Topic: I-Bond fixed rate rises to 1.3%, highest in more than 16 years
- Replies: 24
- Views: 59624
Re: I-Bond fixed rate rises to 1.3%, highest in more than 16 years
I did sell some 0% / low fixed rate I-Bonds and bought some new with the funds
Highest fixed rate since I've been paying attention to I-Bonds
Highest fixed rate since I've been paying attention to I-Bonds