Is China Hoarding 30,000 Tons of Gold? Dominic Frisby on the Secret Bull Market https://www.financialsense.com/podcast/21380/china-hoarding-30000-tons-gold-dominic-frisby-secret-bull-market August 22, 2025 – What if China has already secretly surpassed the US as the world's largest holder of gold? I...

dualstow wrote: ↑Mon Sep 01, 2025 2:20 pm Looks like Fred On Everything is coming to a close.
Used to be cited on this forum 10 years ago.
https://fredoneverything.org/

Actually, while the Farewell article is from 2025, the comments below it are from 2024 which is confusing.

For what reasons was he cited?

I don’t see a question here. I’ll ask one: those Now and Then columns at the top— do they represent what % each asset is of the total? VTSAX was 13% of the total but it now makes up 21% of it, right? You have made the correct assumption. No question but an invitation to comment. The Plan has change...

dualstow wrote: ↑Fri Aug 29, 2025 6:22 am The permanent portfolio:
It’s for short-term money

That would be an example of an oxymoron in the dictionary?

Mathjak makes a valid point. It's all a balancing act. They say you can never change anyone else, you can only change yourself. So in that context, if your own comfort level stands in conflict with the returns you need for the retirement goals you have, it may not be a bad idea to look internally a...

boglerdude wrote: ↑Wed Aug 27, 2025 10:50 pm https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A091RC1Q027SBEA

Completely scary.

Is this like Rome where Nero fiddled? Our politicians have been doing the same for decades on end?

I asked Perplexity Pro for an answer regarding this! What I got was an answer with this forum being the sole reference! "The failed Cracker Barrel logo was called "woke" mainly because it replaced the old logo featuring a traditional image of an old man in a rocking chair with a new d...

In January 2003 I made my allocations and investments. Since then all new investments have gone strictly into cash. No money has been added or taken away from those January 2003 investments (other than reinvesting all dividends). Here is how those January 2003 investments have performed since then: ...

The IAUM spread is .03% and its expense ratio is .09%. GLD's spread is .01% and its expense ratio is .40%. Let's say you own it for a year. With IAUM you've saved 31 basis points in expense ratio. You'd have had to trade in and out 15 times in order to lose that much on the spread. If you're really...

mathjak107 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 26, 2025 8:02 am well the spread never becomes meaningless because of rebalancing

Had also stated this: "Don't anticipate rebalancing. Just buying and holding."

i find with the larger positions i trade gld actually ends up cheaper because the spreads are smaller than the ones that appear to have lower expenses. it isn’t about just expenses . you need to look at the spreads too when buying or selling For frequent trading, definitely true. However Vinny says...

dualstow wrote: ↑Tue Aug 26, 2025 7:50 am Do you own any presently?

No. All I own is about $18,000 of coins purchased in 1995.

https://www.morningstar.com/funds/digging-gold-with-etfs Digging for Gold With ETFs A framework for choosing the right gold ETF for you. I am going to be a long, long, long-term Gold ETF holder. Don't anticipate rebalancing. Just buying and holding. Would you agree that two top choices therefore wou...

For those of you who own Gold in ETF form ... which of the following is your preferred tax location and why?

1) Taxable

2) Traditional IRA

3) Roth IRA

dualstow wrote: ↑Mon Aug 25, 2025 8:48 am How about an anonymous note with cut & pasted letters like kidnappers used to use.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dualstow wrote: ↑Sun Aug 24, 2025 7:33 pm Write it on your check in the Memo section

We get along quite well and he goes above and beyond. So I have to be careful how I introduce the concept to him.

Speaking of finance, I bumped into Ochotona while researching debit cards online ... Debit cards? I have one. But I have never made a debit card transaction in my life and I will probably die that way. Yes, debit cards. You’re like most reasonable people. I only used debit cards until I graduated t...

Per ChatGPT (in honor of Vinny): “Romans used urine as a cleaning agent. Public urinals collected urine in big jars, and fullers (the people who washed clothes) used it to clean and whiten togas. The ammonia in urine made it surprisingly effective at removing grease and stains. In fact, Emperor Ves...

dualstow wrote: ↑Sun Aug 24, 2025 6:31 pmIMG_1955.jpeg

The dog way!

Speaking of finance, I bumped into Ochotona while researching debit cards online. Well, I encountered his posts from 3 years ago. Same cat in the profile pic as here at gyro. Edit: oh, and here’s one from last year https://community.clark.com/t/credit-card-swipe-fees-coming-why-clark-is-prepared-to...

dualstow wrote: ↑Sat Aug 23, 2025 2:16 pm tsk tsk tsk. People have no discipline.

Just take a look at your average American and that should be no surprise.

dualstow wrote: ↑Fri Aug 22, 2025 8:13 am

A beloved cat!!!

dualstow wrote: ↑Thu Aug 21, 2025 9:21 am I’d forgotten all about your jars!
Should I rename the thread to Jars & Bars?

Those jars are STILL going strong. Don't like when I'm not home and it gets wasted. Used their product extensively in the vegetable garden this year.

People at my office are going to the restroom talking on their cell phones. The splish-splash of the urinals... the flushing sounds... <snip> More than 15 years ago, I heard an actress (comedian?) complaining about this. Actually, she was just trying to go to the bathroom and the woman in the stall...

It's good to see that some of the forum members are still alive. It had been 6 days of darkness. How about the rest of you? Are you still on the bright side of the grass? ;) 6 days in what ways? Dual posted on the 18th. Previous post was by me on the 12th. If my math skills are working that’s 6 day...