Thanks, I'll keep looking for something better.

Thoughts or experiences would be appreciated.

<http://www.merkgold.com/overview.html?g ... 7AodOVEA1g>

I see that there is a new 13-day cash management bill that has been announced as coming up for auction by the treasury. How do I purchase one? Thanks in advance

Friends,

I like Israel Bonds, because the yield is just slightly higher than the Fed. Assuming that I don't need the funds for the duration of the bonds, are Israel Bonds an acceptable place to store PP cash? Thanks,

I'm trying to understand overall trends. When stocks go up, does gold go down, and vice versa? Data would be appreciated. Thanks,

This is a good thing to think about, Adam, thanks!

I thought about storing it all with them in another country (Melbourne, Australia and Zurich, Switzerland) are both appealing to me. Thoughts? It seems to me like keeping it nearby would be more harm than good.

Thanks again,

Friends, After much consideration, I'm just about ready to deploy the PP. Here's what I'm thinking about doing, comments are welcome: 25% T-Bills (Cash) 25% VFIAX (Stocks) 25% 30Y Bonds (held in separate brokerage account (probably Fidelity?)) (Long Bonds) 25% Hard Assets Alliance (Gold) Thanks in a...

Friends,

I'm considering the following Vanguard portfolio (equal weight):

VTI
VGLT
VGSH
IAU

How would the above compare to a standard PP:

VTI
BIL
TLT
IAU

Thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

Good morning,

I have a question about redeeming EE & I Savings Bonds prior to maturity. What are the tax consequences of doing this? I understand that I will lose some interest (three months), what are the pros and cons of redeeming them?

Agreed, my searching reveals three places thus far:

APMEX, Montana Rarities & Gainesville Coins.

Friends,

I'm looking for good online retailers that allow single coin purchases of the Helvetia Swiss 20 Franc and have the coin in stock.

So far, I've found APMEX and Montana Rarities. Are there others currently stocking the coin as well?

Thanks in advance

Just started my PP and wanted to say thanks to everyone here for their help, I appreciate hearing many individuals' stories, and hearing  lots of answers to all my questions. It is much appreciated.

Thanks everyone, here's a followup: are the versions available for purchase on the US Mint website considered PP eligible gold? I know that they are "collector" versions, (does this distinction matter, from a gold perspective?) what I guess I am unclear about is how the versions available ...

Friends,

I just noticed the First Spouse Uncirculated Coins and I wanted to ask if these are considered PP eligible gold. I wasn't familiar with these before just now, and wanted to know more about how the series might fit into a PP.

Try http://www.goldcoinbalance.com/

hope this helps!

Hi everyone,

Does anyone have firsthand experience buying online from the Pobjoy Mint? <http://www.mintsoftheworld.com/pobjoymint.html>. I'd welcome hearing your stories. Thanks in advance!

Melvey, I think with UUP my main curiosity was to get currency exposure because I feel like the currency market is underexamined. I'd be happy(ier) to buy swiss francs (FXF), but now that they are pegged to the euro, I believe the us dollar is probably the most reliable currency. The VP is still in ...

thanks everyone

Fascinating, PointedStick, thanks for this. I appreciate it.

Thanks for writing. In a VP, I guess I'm looking for more security than the PP offers, though I hadn't formulated it in that way. The volatility seems a bit lower, though that of course also decreases the returns as well. And I don't currently have ETFs, so I thought it might make sense to venture i...

Friends,

I'm considering a diversified VP, one which gives equal weighting to the following six ETFs:

UUP (US Dollar)
SGOL (Gold)
VTI (Stocks)
TLT (Long Bonds)
SCHH (Real Estate
BIL (Cash)

This seems a reasonably good way to access six sectors in a convenient fashion.  I welcome any thoughts.

Citadel is new, and I would avoid it for this reason alone. I've never used it, though, so perhaps some users can share first hand experiences

Never having done any of the things I am about to suggest, here are some (free) suggestions. I also wanted to mention Valcambi combibars, just as one option to help you get your feet wet in physical gold ownership. <https://www.valcambigold.com/>. You might also look into New Zealand Mint <www.nzmin...

If you're set on paper gold, why not IAU?