I know some people prefer VT (Vanguard total world) for stocks in their pp. I have some international indies in my vp, but no plans to change. Whenever someone is reacting to politics or world events, or even the interest rate, I feel rather reactionary. I feel like that cartoon production boss who ...

Jack Jones wrote: ↑Sun Apr 27, 2025 4:22 pm There's a Harry Browne inside joke in the first couple minutes. Needless to say, I subscribed. Thanks.

Treasurys aren’t as risky as being in the mafia.

ochotona wrote: ↑Sun Apr 27, 2025 4:23 pm

dualstow wrote: ↑Sun Apr 27, 2025 3:33 pm Wasn’t the shooter Luigi?

I was thinking more of this Luigi. I spent some years in Providence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Manocchio

I have a relative who spent time in prison with someone connected to Whitey Bulger. It’s so weird. My family is so straight laced.

Wasn’t the shooter Luigi?

Sophie, you’re looking into indie stocks? (on b’heads)
I did not see that coming.

ochotona wrote: ↑Thu Apr 24, 2025 9:54 am BTW, I sold my IEMG and bought EMXC. It's doing fine.

Can I ask how much time per day you actively trade? I’m sure it’s a labor of love, and since you just hit a new high overall, it’s obviously working. I’m merely curious.
I spend a lot of time looking, but not trading.

I got rid of Chinese stocks some years ago.
I wish the government would do something about Temu.
My wife orders her from Shein, though, and I wouldn’t dare try to stop her.

I hate looking at TLT in my Roth IRA, but I don’t mind looking at my LTT’s that I hold directly.

It’s funny that a thread that’s supposed to be about people not coming to the forum, ostensibly because there aren’t enough conversations about the pp itself, has become a thread about the pp itself.

A friend sent me this. I'm more of a reader than a youtube watcher, but Judy Shelton is mentioned and she comes up here. Maybe someone's interested. Mentions temporarily trading gold eagles for silver ones. https://youtu.be/2cLVarniGyc?feature=shared youtube's title and description GLD & SLV Are...

I asked chatgpt how long it has taken to triple. “He” says 9 years 4 months. (Dec 2025) Is that right?

If so, that’s a 12+% CAGR. Not too shabby.

ochotona wrote: ↑Mon Apr 21, 2025 8:02 am Incredible above $3400

I have to think in 1/4 ounces now, it’s gotten so high.
Not that I’ll ever sell.

Was searching for something and landed in the Coronavirus General Discussion thread.
What a trip.

ochotona wrote: ↑Sun Apr 20, 2025 9:27 am Daily check in... portfolio hit all-time-high on Friday, due to gold, miners, and exUS stocks. Retirement is on-target for December.

Well done! I am down a lot from the peak.

A good Good Friday to you, M

Case of? I don’t understand your question, Vin. Then you must be too young to get the reference to .... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_Gun_%E2%80%93_Will_Travel Ah. I’ve actually heard a few episodes of ‘Have Gun Will Travel’ on a cassette of old radio shows (already old shows when I was a kid)...

What about T.P.?

You mean, you guys don’t?

Above Vinny’s post should be glennds’s post. This is Glenn’s full post. I went to quote it and it got zapped. Don't have an answer. Maybe find a friend or a friend of a friend in the UK you could ask? Then again, if erosion of civil liberties is of interest, you can find plenty of it right here at h...

glennds wrote: (link)
Then again, if erosion of civil liberties is of interest, you can find plenty of it right here at home (U.S. that is).

Tsk tsk, sounds like whataboutism.

Don't have an answer. Maybe find a friend or a friend of a friend in the UK you could ask?

Then again, if erosion of civil liberties is of interest, you can find plenty of it right here at home (U.S. that is). Erosion of rule of law is hot this season too.

Hence memes like this. And I’m not a big fan of memes, but this one gets right to the point.

It doesn’t get any shorter than cash. Short-term bonds can be 3 months, for example. They can go down in value. A money market fund tries to keep Net Asset Value (NAV) at $1. And, except in extreme cases (google “breaking the buck”), that’s where it stays. I think. If I got that wrong, please chime ...