For what it's worth, this below is my iteration of choice: Index  Cash Bonds  Gold  Shares  CAGR 122145 33 0   33     34 9.0078 7.8794 22.89 0.4189 122146 33 0   34     33 9.0133 7.9359 22.69 0.4166 :) 50% allocation of 'fiat' or 'fiat' derivatives was far too high for my liking. And locking myself ...

If any pillar of the portfolio falls to $0, then the entire portfolio falls to $0 with it. Ie: hyperinflation, artificially created gold etc. You would be selling your good assets to buy these as they lost value each and every day until you had nothing left. That is when I would be out, but only the...

First Post :) I can't help but feel that the whole idea behind the Permanent Portfolio (and gyroscopic investing in general) would suggest that one should do exactly the opposite of what has best performed over the past 40 years. IE: If the best allocation was 10, 10, 40, 40 then one for the next 40...