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- Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:04 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: New Here - What are folks investing in
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8828
Re: New Here - What are folks investing in
It's possible...but in any case, it gives me some international exposure and with a state pension on the back end, I can push to be closer to 50% stocks. And the reality is that my intl portion is half MCW and half SCV because of my 401k offerings.
- Thu Sep 26, 2024 2:40 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: New Here - What are folks investing in
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8828
Re: New Here - What are folks investing in
I'm currently 16% each of US Large Cap Growth, US Small Cap Value, Intl Small Cap Value, Cash, Long Term Treasuries and Gold with 4% in Managed Futures.
I plan on slowly transitioning to equal weights of all seven asset classes (noted above).
I plan on slowly transitioning to equal weights of all seven asset classes (noted above).
- Thu Sep 26, 2024 2:35 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Ouch...rough day for Mr. Adams
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3325
Ouch...rough day for Mr. Adams
I know it's just the prosecutor's side of the story, but not a good look.
I like turkish food as much as the next guy...and business class too (or at least I think I would)....but damn....
I like turkish food as much as the next guy...and business class too (or at least I think I would)....but damn....
- Wed Sep 11, 2024 2:26 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Misc. U.S. Elections
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7008
Re: Misc. U.S. Elections
Well Harris is way more prepared and just…coherent, than I expected. Trump had been wiping the floor with Biden, but now he’s talking about the eating of cats and dogs? He’s not doing well tonight. Whether or not you believe in her sincerity, Harris has actively tried to get out of the lefty echo c...
- Mon Sep 09, 2024 10:53 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
- Replies: 2669
- Views: 1659042
Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
What I'm hoping is that they update the iPhone SE. If they do, I'll jump on that to replace my aging iPhone XS Max. Same here. I have an iphone 6s that is still chugging along (one battery change) but I will swap out as soon as the new SE comes out. At my previous job I had an iphone 12 which was u...
- Thu Sep 05, 2024 4:19 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
- Replies: 2669
- Views: 1659042
Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Meanwhile in Joypogs back yard...... Hahaha maybe one day! Though I don't think we'll find trees like that in Las Vegas! Nice. Though I’m not good at calligraphy, I love fountain pens. Makes my handwriting more legible. I have one self-inking brush pen. Yes! I have a Pentel brush pen...actually 4 n...
- Tue Sep 03, 2024 11:05 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
- Replies: 2669
- Views: 1659042
Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Thought I'd just share what I've been up to lately...changed gigs a few months ago which will ultimately be a time savings but a new job always come with a high mental overhead to start. Now that my portfolio is set (though I'm eyeing adding Managed Futures as one of my 1/n assets), I don't spend mu...
- Tue Sep 03, 2024 10:55 pm
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: Good Small Cap Value Funds in 2024
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6845
Re: Good Small Cap Value Funds in 2024
I spread it out between VIOV,AVUV, and DFSV. Our investments are spread across multiple brokerages so why not dip in a bit of each.
- Tue Sep 03, 2024 10:54 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: YouTube Junkie
- Replies: 1290
- Views: 759523
- Sun Sep 01, 2024 7:08 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: YouTube Junkie
- Replies: 1290
- Views: 759523
Re: YouTube Junkie
Here is an amazing video of NileRed making a purple gold ring. Gotta say my stomach hurt when started working on the fresh gold bar to start the process...
- Thu May 16, 2024 4:59 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Global Withdrawal Rates on Portfolio Charts (epic!)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6773
Global Withdrawal Rates on Portfolio Charts (epic!)
Tyler has done it again with an amazing new chart surveying multiple countries and seven asset types. https://portfoliocharts.com/charts/global-withdrawal-rates/#chart You can also hear him discuss it on the Many Happy Returns podcast https://many-happy-returns.captivate.fm/episode/building-a-bullet...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:30 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Occupied Land acknowledgements
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8810
Occupied Land acknowledgements
When did acknowledging that your institution is on “Located on Occupied and Unceeded XYZ Ancestral Homelands” become a thing?
Is it anything other than empty virtue signaling?
Is it anything other than empty virtue signaling?
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 11:03 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now.
- Replies: 62
- Views: 376129
Re: The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now.
"*!#% the libtards, y'all thought we were soft, [redacted]!" I don't know of a single person who voted for President Trump in 2020 who feels this way. And I aside from that dude in Iowa, I've heard no white evangelical leader bemoan the god awful option of Trump. But anecdata will only go...
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 10:04 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now.
- Replies: 62
- Views: 376129
Re: The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now.
The text of St. Matthew runs as follows: Thanks! Always good to reread the Beatitudes! I suspect a non-zero portion of the political evangelicals would take umbrage at the Beatitudes, but not having gone to church in 20 years, that might be my left leaning stereotypes coming through. Way too many e...
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 9:11 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now.
- Replies: 62
- Views: 376129
Re: The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now.
but without the softening balm of Jesus talk. The words of Jesus are in red in my New King James bible, and he never talked about abortion! He he did hang out with prostitutes, whom He forgave. Russel Moore talks about pastors getting complaints about spouting socialist propaganda after quoting tho...
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 8:32 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now.
- Replies: 62
- Views: 376129
Re: The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now.
Any other Texans want to confirm? Whats the motivation behind the pro-life folks. Are they really church goers? As a libertarian I dont get it but I want to at least empathize/understand I lived in Houston for 9 years, but left in 2013 only to move closer to family. As a big metro, Houston leaned b...
- Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:52 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Alright who’s hitting rebalancing bands?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21952
Re: Alright who’s hitting rebalancing bands?
Like Smith 1776 I just bought a house so my "rebalancing" came in the form of lighting a ton of money on fire.
More seriously, I'm still accumulating so I don't wait for cash to hit a rebalancing band. I just make purchases every month.
More seriously, I'm still accumulating so I don't wait for cash to hit a rebalancing band. I just make purchases every month.
- Wed Aug 09, 2023 4:50 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: TIPS Ladder vs. PP/GB in retirement
- Replies: 45
- Views: 45820
Re: TIPS Ladder vs. PP/GB in retirement
If you have a lot of cash, TIPS makes sense. If you want any sort of long return, the protection comes at a high cost. I'm pretty conservative (ha, we're all here right?!) and I quickly gave up on TIPS after an intial study of the product. That said I do have some money in TIPS to help lock in money...
- Mon Jul 03, 2023 12:20 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Gold ETF Placement
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7040
Re: Gold ETF Placement
My lazy solution follows Smith1776 to have a bit in each and call it good. The most recent episode of Risk Parity Radio delves into the question a little. It's the last question on the episode before he goes into the weekly market update. His answer is gold can basically go anywhere. https://www.ris...
- Mon Jul 03, 2023 12:05 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1199
- Views: 1203132
- Wed Jun 28, 2023 3:17 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1199
- Views: 1203132
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
That was one wild weekend.
- Fri Jun 09, 2023 10:42 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Your favorite charity?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 19733
Re: Your favorite charity?
First one I let roam around the house until I discovered that it loved to chew on all the wires on the floors in my living room! Yeah...they are fun to have around the house but destructive little beasts! I used to volunteer at their OG shelter in Richmond California when I lived in the Bay Area. F...
- Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:42 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Your favorite charity?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 19733
Re: Your favorite charity?
My usual donations are to a local news website (Nevada Independent), the Internet Archive, and the House Rabbit Society.
- Thu Jun 01, 2023 10:09 am
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Long Treasuries Top Bond Market Returns This Year
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12736
Re: Long Treasuries Top Bond Market Returns This Year
Half the market thinks LTT's are overpriced and the other half thinks they are underpriced. So the question is it time for a rebalance (percentage bands, calendar, or whatever else you use as a trigger)? If so, then buy. If not, then wait for the predetermined trigger in your personal investment pol...
- Thu Jun 01, 2023 10:05 am
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: Small Cap Value vs US Total Stock Market
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14047
Re: Small Cap Value vs US Total Stock Market
The tracking error of SCV is a behavioral risk, even if it's better long term. Cause everybody else is going hot when the Dow or SP500 is going gangbusters. I'd recommend a simple 50/50 split of SP500 and SCV. Perfectly mediocre and you're never missing out It does quite nicely on Paul Merriman's qu...