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by goodasgold
Sun Sep 23, 2018 3:50 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: Gold to bounce soon?
Replies: 50
Views: 33241

Re: Gold to bounce soon?

Glorious relic
Naysayers again endure
Those printingpress blues

P.S. Hello all: Couldn't pass up this chance to express poetic license. My first post in 2 years, as I have been traveling this marvelous continent in an RV. I write to you from lovely Ketchum, Idaho. - Goodasgold
by goodasgold
Mon Oct 17, 2016 4:57 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: What is this guy's name on the PP listserv?
Replies: 0
Views: 2734

What is this guy's name on the PP listserv?

So what is this guy's name on the PP listserv?:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/american-wi ... n-bolivia/
by goodasgold
Sun Oct 02, 2016 10:11 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: NY City Meet-up?
Replies: 24
Views: 14451

Re: NY City Meet-up?

I cannot wait to hear more details of this adventure. I'm back in the US middle of next week (mid-October) - what would you say to a meetup before you take off? Hi Sophie: I would be pleased to have another meet-up if I am still in town. My schedule is open, as I need some electrical work done on m...
by goodasgold
Sat Oct 01, 2016 1:54 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: I'm free
Replies: 69
Views: 31539

Re: I'm free

I know the sudden loss of a job is a shock, PS. (Ask me how I know!) But it is fantastic that you have achieved FI, especially at a young age. A lot of people in a less favorable financial position are in serious trouble after a sudden job loss. But having achieved the goal of financial security, yo...
by goodasgold
Wed Sep 07, 2016 2:18 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: A day to celebrate
Replies: 7
Views: 4758

Re: A day to celebrate

You started in 2013? Really? For some reason I thought you'd been in the PP longer than that. This is a great message for the PP newbies out there... I am amazed you got through that first year in one piece... Care to post on your experiences and thoughts during that year? Hi Sophie: I became inter...
by goodasgold
Tue Sep 06, 2016 1:08 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: A day to celebrate
Replies: 7
Views: 4758

A day to celebrate

The PP is on a (positive) tear today. :) Let's enjoy it while it lasts because, as we all know, tomorrow we could be singing the blues. :'( I began the PP in January 2013, which was a hell of a year due to the stomach-churning collapse of gold and the drop in LTTs. After 3.5 years in the PP, I am qu...
by goodasgold
Sun Sep 04, 2016 8:12 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: NY City Meet-up?
Replies: 24
Views: 14451

Re: NY City Meet-up?

GAG, Are you OK with Uptown?... I can meet you this week. Goodasgold may like to convene a second time. A Monday meet may be during the storm. Any location is fine with me. And a second meeting next week at Grand Central is fine with me, too. It would be great to meet Barrett again, as well as othe...
by goodasgold
Sat Sep 03, 2016 8:57 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: NY City Meet-up?
Replies: 24
Views: 14451

Re: NY City Meet-up?

Has it been finalized where and when we will meet this Monday for the meet-up? Please give details, and I will be there.

Hopefully the worst of the storm will have departed NYC at that time.
by goodasgold
Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:24 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Where should I open new Roth IRA accounts
Replies: 35
Views: 15710

Re: Where should I open new Roth IRA accounts

IRAs can be a bit messy because, as in my case, they are divided between a number of traditional IRAs and Roth accounts, in addition to taxable holdings. This often occurs due to limited selections in the plans offered by employers. But multiple accounts aren't a serious deterrent to those of us who...
by goodasgold
Wed Aug 31, 2016 6:15 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: NY City Meet-up?
Replies: 24
Views: 14451

Re: NY City Meet-up?

So it looks like Monday is good for all. Just give the time and place to meet, and I will be there. ^-^
by goodasgold
Wed Aug 31, 2016 12:10 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: NY City Meet-up?
Replies: 24
Views: 14451

Re: NY City Meet-up?

Like John Steinbeck in Travels with Charley? I hope you get that RV and post regular updates! Only, if I were retired like you I'd have gotten out of here before the summer. It's been nonstop oven/steam bath for two months now. Well, very similar to John Steinbeck. I intend to head out West first, ...
by goodasgold
Wed Aug 31, 2016 7:54 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: NY City Meet-up?
Replies: 24
Views: 14451

Re: NY City Meet-up?

I'm going to be overseas for over a month, so it's either this weekend (not Saturday) or late October. Who else besides bedraggled is forsaking the Big Apple?? Just about any time, weekend or week day, is a good meeting time for me. As to forsaking the Big Apple, I am thinking of buying a small RV ...
by goodasgold
Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:35 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: NY City Meet-up?
Replies: 24
Views: 14451

NY City Meet-up?

Several of us are making plans to leave town, perhaps permanently. Before we begin our journeys, now may be a good time to meet in NY City. I am open as to a date, time and place.
by goodasgold
Tue Aug 23, 2016 11:19 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Problem with Peaktotrough
Replies: 4
Views: 4120

Re: Problem with Peaktotrough

Thank you, Peak2Trough! You perform an invaluable public service.
by goodasgold
Tue Aug 23, 2016 10:07 am
Forum: Bonds
Topic: Storm Clouds Ahead: Wise Words from Jim Grant
Replies: 6
Views: 4928

Re: Storm Clouds Ahead: Wise Words from Jim Grant

Hi, GAG. US Treasury debt, intermediate and log-term, still has a bit to go before zero and negative interest rate territory. Does this suggest our debt market is better and, also, better for US debt investors? Thanks. As always, the future is uncertain, but I would feel concerned about owning Euro...
by goodasgold
Mon Aug 22, 2016 10:45 am
Forum: Bonds
Topic: Storm Clouds Ahead: Wise Words from Jim Grant
Replies: 6
Views: 4928

Storm Clouds Ahead: Wise Words from Jim Grant

I think Jim Grant is one of the smartest guys around. Here is what he has to say in an interview regarding the folly of negative interest rates and the perils of owning sovereign debt: "Where do you see the biggest risks? Sovereign debt is my nomination for the number one overvalued market around th...
by goodasgold
Mon Aug 01, 2016 9:02 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Fudged Numbers Support Claims of Gender Gap in Salaries
Replies: 39
Views: 17612

Re: Fudged Numbers Support Claims of Gender Gap in Salaries

I'm sure my labor is worth more than that, but there's only so much that people are willing to pay for a cucumber. No problem. When the government imposes price controls, it can charge any price it wants for the privilege of buying a cucumber. Just look at the price of sugar! As another example, I ...
by goodasgold
Wed Jul 27, 2016 3:46 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: IRA vs. Taxable for each PP asset class
Replies: 16
Views: 8720

Re: IRA vs. Taxable for each PP asset class

Excellent and concise explanation of I-Bonds and TIPS, MG. IIRC, the various Boglehead books go into more detail.

How do you feel about owning TIPS bonds outright vs. a TIPS fund? I try to benefit from both worlds by owning some TIPS funds in a Roth IRA.
by goodasgold
Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:15 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: IRA vs. Taxable for each PP asset class
Replies: 16
Views: 8720

Re: IRA vs. Taxable for each PP asset class

Hello FF

For your cash component, please don't overlook I-Bonds. When inflation comes back in the future, as it inevitably will, a lot of folks will regret not loading up on I-Bonds during the low-inflation years. O0
by goodasgold
Tue Jul 19, 2016 11:25 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Problem with Peaktotrough
Replies: 4
Views: 4120

Problem with Peaktotrough

Peaktotrough is a quite valuable website, used by many folks here.

But the prices for gold and the S&P have not been updated for eight days, leading to errors in computing the ytd PP.

Just venting. A minor matter, but annoying.
by goodasgold
Tue Jul 19, 2016 11:14 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Things about the PP that do not make sense to me
Replies: 36
Views: 19669

Re: Things about the PP that do not make sense to me

Point being, I do not believe in keeping more than $15-20K in cash, ever, for emergency fund purposes given my specific situation...., but I want... to ask the peanut gallery whether this fact should in any way influence the cash holdings %. I know the party line is 25/25/25/25, but I am looking fo...
by goodasgold
Fri Jul 08, 2016 12:10 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: *** NYC PP Meetups - @ ? ***
Replies: 57
Views: 26562

Re: *** NYC PP Meetups - @ ? ***

bedraggled wrote:Hey, Folks,

Anyone wish to meet this weekend? That includes tonight, Friday, Saturday, after 2PM, and Sunday @ 1PM.
Anytime Friday or Sunday is good for me. Saturday afternoon and evening are also fine, but not before 4:00 P.M.

So long,

Goodasgold
by goodasgold
Thu Jul 07, 2016 7:00 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: *** NYC PP Meetups - @ ? ***
Replies: 57
Views: 26562

Re: *** NYC PP Meetups - @ ? ***

I prefer to meet in the pleasant ambiance of a restaurant for our NYC PP meetup, provided they allow us lots of time to sit around solving the world's financial problems after we eat. So my vote would go to one of the restaurants in northern Manhattan where we have met previously. But today I also c...
by goodasgold
Thu Jul 07, 2016 8:20 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Oh Come On
Replies: 109
Views: 43626

Re: Oh Come On

I would hate to have to rebalance out of I-bonds before fully retiring, because of the tax hit. That's the only problem with the inflation proofing plan. Are you still accumulating? No, I took early retirement in 2012. But like some folks who have focused on savings for decades, I have a hard time ...
by goodasgold
Wed Jul 06, 2016 6:33 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: *** NYC PP Meetups - @ ? ***
Replies: 57
Views: 26562

Re: *** NYC PP Meetups - @ ? ***

Literally a stone's throw from Grand Central (on Park Ave., I believe) is one of those indoor "public meeting places" peculiar to NY City. I know it has that essential prerequisite for us old-timers, a restroom. Tomorrow I will go there to verify availability, hours of operation, etc. It might be a ...