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by dualstow
Tue Oct 21, 2025 11:54 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Quiet board - time to buy?
Replies: 114
Views: 66143

Re: Quiet board - time to buy?

😂 I’ve never heard BND referred to as playing with fire before 😂
by dualstow
Tue Oct 21, 2025 11:50 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 4046
Views: 2906185

Re: The GOLD scream room

Good timing indeed. Well done, guys.
It’s also higher than I ever dreamed or expected, even after this 5-6% hit.

Behold, some miners that I was required to buy for Dad per his newsletter. (They’re all still up overall, though).
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by dualstow
Tue Oct 21, 2025 6:14 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 4046
Views: 2906185

Re: The GOLD scream room

Previously many saw bitcoin as a alternative to gold, sold gold to buy bitcoin, nowadays that seems to be reversing. Of course the intangibility is generally seen as a plus. Divisible: isn’t it the ultimate divisible instrument? There are +ve and -ve sides. Tangible in-hand assets have distinct adv...
by dualstow
Mon Oct 20, 2025 2:49 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 3147
Views: 2590606

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

and now it’s every website, thanks to the Amazon Web Services glitch.
by dualstow
Mon Oct 20, 2025 7:09 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Permanent Portfolio at Record Levels — Correction Ahead? ⚠️
Replies: 3
Views: 253

Re: Permanent Portfolio at Record Levels — Correction Ahead? ⚠️

frugal wrote: Sun Oct 19, 2025 3:27 pm Over the last months, we’ve seen a steady appreciation across its core components.

Current global monetary policy remains uncertain, which could impact bonds and gold simultaneously.

Lots of things could impact bonds, but have they rallied recently along with the other assets?
by dualstow
Sat Oct 18, 2025 8:39 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 4046
Views: 2906185

Re: The GOLD scream room

seajay wrote: Sat Oct 18, 2025 10:42 am Previously many saw bitcoin as a alternative to gold, sold gold to buy bitcoin, nowadays that seems to be reversing.
Of course the intangibility is generally seen as a plus.
Divisible: isn’t it the ultimate divisible instrument?
by dualstow
Fri Oct 17, 2025 2:04 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 4046
Views: 2906185

Re: The GOLD scream room

Interesting that as some investors panic, gold is going up while bitcoin is going down. That doesn’t mean bitcoin won’t “win” eventually of course, but you can see that people still trust gold. I hate when people call Bitcoin "digital gold". … Current situation shows it is not. Yep, it’s ...
by dualstow
Fri Oct 17, 2025 9:24 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 4046
Views: 2906185

Re: The GOLD scream room

Interesting that as some investors panic, gold is going up while bitcoin is going down. That doesn’t mean bitcoin won’t “win” eventually of course, but you can see that people still trust gold. I guess bogleheads doesn’t mind links to zerohedge because leaving the links is easier than allowing discu...
by dualstow
Thu Oct 16, 2025 4:54 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 4046
Views: 2906185

Re: The GOLD scream room

I have no predictions but I remember that soon after I joined here, craigr posted that he had rebalanced out of gold more than once. Three times, I think. In a relatively short span of time.
by dualstow
Wed Oct 15, 2025 1:51 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: Those of you who track silver
Replies: 41
Views: 152371

Re: Those of you who track silver

ochotona wrote: Wed Oct 15, 2025 1:45 pm My Mom had a bi-metallic position

So did mine, but she assures me it was just a phase she went through in college.

On a serious note: living to 96 and counting: priceless.
by dualstow
Wed Oct 15, 2025 11:37 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 4046
Views: 2906185

Re: The GOLD scream room

I only know XAU
by dualstow
Wed Oct 15, 2025 6:49 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 4046
Views: 2906185

Re: The GOLD scream room

About $4200, wow
by dualstow
Tue Oct 14, 2025 2:47 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 3147
Views: 2590606

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Smith1776 wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 1:08 pm Was the forum inaccessible for a while for anyone else?
viewtopic.php?p=259155#p259155 O0
by dualstow
Tue Oct 14, 2025 10:57 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: Assorted Gold-related News
Replies: 36
Views: 46433

Re: Assorted Gold-related News

Yay, the forum is accessible again.

Egyptian officials reveal sad end in case of 3,000-year-old golden pharaoh's bracelet stolen from museum

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/egypt-3000 ... m-arrests/
by dualstow
Mon Oct 13, 2025 7:13 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Left wing economics
Replies: 20
Views: 4838

Re: Left wing economics

I Shrugged wrote: Mon Oct 13, 2025 6:10 pm I would add Atlas Shrugged. Not exactly a quick read though.
I loved ‘Anthem’ as a kid. (And apparently so did Neil Peart).
That was a short read.
by dualstow
Mon Oct 13, 2025 5:56 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Left wing economics
Replies: 20
Views: 4838

Re: Left wing economics

😬
by dualstow
Mon Oct 13, 2025 7:39 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 3147
Views: 2590606

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Hooray for peace in the middle east
by dualstow
Sun Oct 12, 2025 5:45 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Left wing economics
Replies: 20
Views: 4838

Re: Left wing economics

I recently engaged with a lefty ex-co-worker I'm friends with on a similar topic. I don't think they are interested in prosperity, only in equality. They would rather live in a shithole where everyone is poor than tolerate the billionaires who create the stuff they use on a daily basis. I’m finally...
by dualstow
Sun Oct 12, 2025 3:35 pm
Forum: Bonds
Topic: A new ETF for 30 year bonds
Replies: 5
Views: 631

Re: A new ETF for 30 year bonds

Average duration is 14 years. Darn. I was thinking about buying some VGLT as a bit of market timing before the next big stock crash (which I always get wrong). Average “effective maturity” is 22 years, but the duration is no good. (EDV’s is 24 years). I will look no further. https://investor.vangua...
by dualstow
Sun Oct 12, 2025 1:36 pm
Forum: Bonds
Topic: A new ETF for 30 year bonds
Replies: 5
Views: 631

Re: A new ETF for 30 year bonds

How about VGLT?
by dualstow
Sun Oct 12, 2025 1:32 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Long-Term Bond Selection for an International Permanent Portfolio (EU Investor)
Replies: 7
Views: 598

Re: Long-Term Bond Selection for an International Permanent Portfolio (EU Investor)

Bump. I know I should bump it on a weekday, but…Bump.

You’ve probably already seen Grinch’s thread.
viewtopic.php?t=12867&hilit=Grinch
by dualstow
Sun Oct 12, 2025 8:26 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Linux, continued
Replies: 71
Views: 32319

Re: Linux, continued

I just leave my phone in a drawer at home so I don’t worry too much about that.
But I guess it occasionlly tracks me going to the library and the beer store when I take it along.
by dualstow
Sat Oct 11, 2025 6:50 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Linux, continued
Replies: 71
Views: 32319

Re: Linux, continued

Brax phones look pretty cool.
I haven’t done a very good job of degoogling, since I own a Pixel. It just works.
by dualstow
Sat Oct 11, 2025 11:26 am
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: BTC in the PP
Replies: 477
Views: 669068

Re: BTC in the PP

Bread has moved to Coinbase, and Coinbase is now Base.
I can still get in with my 12 magic words, thank zod (Marc’s gift is worth $9,999 this weekend)
but I no longer see a way to log out. O0 This app makes me nervous.