Thanks!

I still lurk regularly. Just don't have much to add, so not a big poster these days.

What's the startup?

Wow! A post from Craig. This is better than the time Satoshi Nakamoto emailed me!

I am a big fan of EE bonds for the reasons you mention.

Just remember that you can only buy $10K a year.

Also a good idea to have some T-bills prior to using EE bonds so that you can rebalance or use for emergencies.

Adam

buddtholomew wrote:

Hey AdamA, what are you learning from your results?
Sorry, haven't kept up with this thread for a while.

That the assets are volatile.

Here are the 2016 results: 12/30/15 TLT 7 Jan 2018 Calls $5544 SPY 3 Jan 2018 Calls $5251 GLD 5 Jan 2018 Calls $5488 1/3/2016 TLT $3616 -35% SPY $7135 +36% GLD $6347 +16% Start Finish $16,283 $17,098 Total $815 (gross 5%) *.15% (capital gains) = $693 (net 4.3%) At one point this year the portfolio w...

Has anyone watched this series? 12 part documentary by Oliver Stone. I am in the middle of it and curious to hear opinions.

http://instantwatcher.com/title/80127995

I am perfectly happy with the PP's performance.

I'm just curious as to what people think is motivating the trends in the various asset classes post election.

All of those drops boil down to a 2-3% drop for the portfolio. Are you really that stressed?

I just think it's odd that the two "flight to safety" assets are taking losses instead of the stock market, given the uncertainty.

It is interesting to me that gold and treasury bonds have responded the most dramatically to the election results.

Any thoughts?

MediumTex wrote:No, it is not time to cash out.

If you must do something, rebalance.

Or maybe go for a jog, play a round of gold, or start smoking crack or something.