i am curious how wind and solar are going to do all the heavy lifting that the economy moves on, or if that is even accounted for in the above graphs? just about every piece of big equipment from semi trucks, trains, planes, ships and the construction machinery that builds infrastructure are all di...

How much of a 25% allocation to gold do people find reasonable to put into senior and junior gold miners for a bit of juice? I'm thinking 1% Don't think adding 1% will make any kind of difference whatsoever. I can't figure out whether miners are a good idea, or just an emotional trap where value go...

The way I look at it, what's important isn't whether gold works in inflation/deflation/etc., but whether we have n assets that are relatively uncorrelated. So long as gold doesn't move in tandem with the other two (stocks and bonds), it's a winner to reduce volatility. What's been scary recently is ...

I found that covered calls on ETFs don't yield a whole lot. I invest in individual stocks for writing the calls.

Tax implications don't worry me - I'd rather make some money, even if it's taxed, than nothing at all.

Who says you should limit your stocks to the USA market?

Go international, or pick a specific country or region with favourable demographics. My PP stocks are VT, an internationally diverse ETF.

- Pete