Part of my family fled Latvia during the 2nd Soviet invasion in 1945.  The family farm (with some family members who chose to remain behind) was eventually soviet-ized, so obviously I'd cast a vote against farmland, as far as avoiding confiscation. One investment that isn't easily confiscated, is e...

I've been a Vanguard client for about 15 years now. I've never had a salesman call me once. One time I called about a minor inconvenience, and the nice gentleman on the phone with me just mentioned that I qualified to have my own money manager if I wanted. I politely declined and that was the end of...

When did you know you were "all in"? And what have been your challenges along the way? I knew as soon as I started.  I had made enough bad investing decisions to see the wisdom behind the PP, so I think sticking to it has been easier for me than a lot of others. I can echo AdamA's sentime...

annieB and Aught_1 ...Will you be confortable adding more fresh money to your PP to offset the lost ? I was wondering how to use my saved money to invest in myself but I don't know how :( ....... I absolutely will be adding more money to the PP.  Actually, I've been adding more all year, despite th...

Year todate I have the PP down 6%. SHY flat,TLT down 11%,and gold(IAU) down 27%. Neat how it all works together. Who knows when this bleeding stops. I started my PP in January and I knew the risk of buying into an extended rally. Only regret is not finding the concept years ago. It seems there are ...

...The problem with global bonds is that there are no acceptable index funds. That leaves you with having to create your own bond portfolio or using an actively managed fund with all of the drawbacks that come with those approaches. Some pretty big news on this front.  Vanguard has just started up ...

Hi Perm Port Fan, I don't know if you have a specific dealer that you use and/or like, but ColoradoGold.com seems to pay more than most when selling to them if you also bought from them.  As of today (6/20), they will sell 1 oz. American Eagles for $1,417.76 (if buying less than $25k) and will buy t...

... The barbell also allows you to profit from unexpected inversions in the yield curve. The difference is quite small though. This is a good point.  Typically, interest rates will be rising during prosperity.  When deflation is anticipated in the bond market, however, the price will go up on longe...