What maturity should we be buying to replace SHY portion of PP?

I'm one of those older guys (63).  In March I went into pp full in when my 401 eliminated the stable value fund that i was almost fully invested in.  It was safe but only averaged 3.5% over the last 3 years or so.  I couldn't be happier with my pp and am glad I just went full in instead of trying to...

OK, I guess I should have done a little homework regarding mutual funds not holding gold itself.  I just want to add that I started my pp about 6 wks ago and hold IAU for my gold portion. Is it beneficial to spread the gold holding between a couple of the etfs or is just one sufficient?

Does anyone hold any of the gold portion of their pp in mutual funds as opposed to etfs?

My 401k funds are finally rolled over into IRA and I'm ready to set up a pp but with this mess in Japan should i hold off and see how this all shakes out or go all in now?

I am currently all in with a stable value fund in my 401k, however, they are discontinuing that as an option.  I know pp is more volatile and carries more risk, but that being said, I'm looking for a relatively stable fund with a chance for some growth. I'm retired and don't regularly use this money...

Would it be best to dollar cost avg. into these funds or just do it all at once?

What are the best funds to use for a newbie to start a 4 X 25 pp?

I realize prpfx carries more risk than a stable value fund-that being said I no longer have access to a stable value fund and I am looking for a hands off investment that is relatively safe and a potential for some growth.  I'm retired and don't access this money on a regular basis for living expens...

I'm new to this forum.  My existing 401k has a stable value fund in which the bulk of my money is in.  This fund is being withdrawn as an option and was looking at prpfx as an alternative to the stable value fund.  I'm considering going all in with this fund.  I'm looking for preservation and some g...