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by AgAuMoney
Sun Oct 04, 2015 5:56 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: The Reason to Quit PP
Replies: 262
Views: 86487

Re: The Reason to Quit PP

MachineGhost wrote: Also, the Champagne of toilet paper:

http://www.amazon.com/Charmin-Sensitive ... 00DOSAMVW/

Yes, I'm on a roll lately.
ICWYDT...
by AgAuMoney
Thu Sep 12, 2013 9:45 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: I've been predicting this was a possibility for years now
Replies: 25
Views: 13711

Re: I've been predicting this was a possibility for years now

By the way, the money of mainland China is the Renminbi (RMB).  Yuan is a sub-unit.  Think of it as Dollars and Cents.

You'll learn a lot more about RMB and China's central bank if you google the proper name.
by AgAuMoney
Thu Sep 12, 2013 9:35 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Earthing : Perhaps one of the greatest discoveries, ever
Replies: 72
Views: 27407

Re: Earthing : Perhaps one of the greatest discoveries, ever

Nope. Grounding devices and anti-static devices are not the same thing... The difference between grounding and static discharge is that grounding instantly equalizes your body at Earth’s potential. Static discharge, generally called a soft ground or a dissipative ground, has an inline 1 meg ohm res...
by AgAuMoney
Sat Sep 07, 2013 6:13 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Earthing : Perhaps one of the greatest discoveries, ever
Replies: 72
Views: 27407

Re: Earthing : Perhaps one of the greatest discoveries, ever

MediumTex wrote: So I just received my earthing mat.
What size did you get?

Did you buy the one from the "Earthing" site discussed earlier?
by AgAuMoney
Sat Sep 07, 2013 6:03 pm
Forum: Cash
Topic: PP newbie question regarding cash
Replies: 23
Views: 12982

Re: PP newbie question regarding cash

Ad Orientem wrote: A crisis that would shut down banks is unlikely to occur so suddenly that you would have no warning.
Probably so.  But would you really recognize the warning?  People tend not to...
by AgAuMoney
Sat Sep 07, 2013 5:59 pm
Forum: Bonds
Topic: STRIPS Question
Replies: 1
Views: 2645

Re: STRIPS Question

STRIPS or ZEROS aka STRIPPED or ZERO COUPON bonds tend to be more volatile since they do not pay interest.  They have different tax ramifications and a somewhat different risk profile. The question of their suitability has been discussed many times. I have not seen a good discussion as to whether or...
by AgAuMoney
Sat Sep 07, 2013 5:53 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Market Manipulation
Replies: 13
Views: 9309

Re: Market Manipulation

Ever read the federal reserve act? "moderate" is an adjective just like "full" and "stable." Except I think it's being used as a verb here. No, it is not. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee shall ... so as to promote effectively the goals of m...
by AgAuMoney
Sat Sep 07, 2013 12:59 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Will the U.S. government ever have difficulty servicing its own debt?
Replies: 75
Views: 18530

Re: Will the U.S. government ever have difficulty servicing its own debt?

Will it have difficulty getting buyers for bonds? Will it have to print massive amounts of money and cause a lot of inflation? Will higher interest rates make further borrowing more difficult? I believe those questions fairly accurately define the box in which the U.S. gov't is contained.  The size...
by AgAuMoney
Sat Sep 07, 2013 12:23 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Market Manipulation
Replies: 13
Views: 9309

Re: Market Manipulation

Ever read the federal reserve act?

"moderate" is an adjective just like "full" and "stable."
by AgAuMoney
Thu Sep 05, 2013 11:23 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: Details of selling sealed gold bars
Replies: 5
Views: 3771

Re: Details of selling sealed gold bars

Dealers get pretty good at recognizing good stuff especially in small, familiar packages.  You handle 1oz coins or bars in familiar packages and something bogus stands out.  Sure, I can imagine a pretty good fake.  But fakes are easier the larger the piece.  A fake 1oz coin or bar?  Tough to make it...
by AgAuMoney
Thu Sep 05, 2013 11:13 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Market Manipulation
Replies: 13
Views: 9309

Re: Market Manipulation

So, how do we explain a 10-year yield at 3%? Isn't it in the Fed's best interest to keep rates low during a time of economic recovery? Not the Fed's interest.  Gov'ts or possibly my grandchildren's, but not the Fed's. And yes, low rates can be construed as part of the mandate of the Fed.  One part....
by AgAuMoney
Thu Sep 05, 2013 11:03 pm
Forum: Bonds
Topic: TLT looking really bad right now
Replies: 250
Views: 50904

Re: TLT looking really bad right now

Oh, good gravy. All our money (except coins) comes from debt — not taxes. In our monetary system, you can't pay taxes without debt/credit-based money existing in the first place. Period. That's nonsense.  Repeating it does not make it any more real. The gov't is not required to go into debt.  That'...
by AgAuMoney
Mon Sep 02, 2013 3:58 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: New book from Bill Bernstein - Deep Risk
Replies: 32
Views: 12862

Re: New book from Bill Bernstein - Deep Risk

Do you consider 2008 to have been a disaster? 2008 would be no more than an inconvenience.  It was very widespread, but its impact was minimal.  Yes, some people had it pretty rough but I don't think "personal disaster" is particularly meaningful. Compare 2008 to Sandy hitting NYC.  And Sandy was o...
by AgAuMoney
Sat Aug 31, 2013 11:18 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Anyone put their emergency fund in the PP?
Replies: 3
Views: 3313

Re: Anyone put their emergency fund in the PP?

I no longer have my emergency fund as part of my PP. Why:  My PP is entirely within a tax-deferred IRA so there is no good way to get that cash should it be needed. If not for that, I would count my cash (everything but the checking account) as part of my PP. Before I rolled my 401(k) into that IRA,...
by AgAuMoney
Sat Aug 31, 2013 11:05 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: Should I be freaking out?
Replies: 28
Views: 18226

Re: Should I be freaking out?

Right now delays are typically production related - mints are turning big bars into the smaller products as fast as they can get the big bars and run them thru the mill. I prefer drop ship (where producer ships directly to me instead of to retailer who then ships to me) arranged via a broker, e.g. C...
by AgAuMoney
Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:57 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: Rick Ferri Dissing HBPP
Replies: 25
Views: 14752

Re: Rick Ferri Dissing HBPP

Larshus, I do not know what you mean by "misnomer." I did not name anything incorrectly. Did I say energy costs did not matter?  Of course not, because they do matter.  However gold production costs have been increasing longer than energy costs. Did I say population caused increased gold prices?  Of...
by AgAuMoney
Sun Aug 25, 2013 9:26 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Regarding perfect freedom
Replies: 33
Views: 11754

Re: Regarding perfect freedom

After I buy the car, though, I do not have similar options when it comes time to register my vehicle and obtain a license to operate my new vehicle.  When it comes to these services, I do not have any choice; I must deal with the entity that has a monopoly on the provision of these services in my m...
by AgAuMoney
Sat Aug 24, 2013 5:01 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Doodle: "once you start to see reality, you cease to exist"
Replies: 25
Views: 10749

Re: Doodle: "once you start to see reality, you cease to exist"

Benko wrote:It is very difficult to talk about any of this stuff both because it CANNOT be understood intellectually, and because much of it is inherently paradoxical
Then is it real?  Or is it simply fantasy of imagination, or worse the delusions of a fractured mind?
by AgAuMoney
Sat Aug 24, 2013 4:59 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Doodle: "once you start to see reality, you cease to exist"
Replies: 25
Views: 10749

Re: Doodle: "once you start to see reality, you cease to exist"

I think enlightened people transcend those issues that concern you. The concept of "aloneness" just wouldnt exist for them. Then again, many semi enlightened beings Jesus, Buddha, seemed to have a great deal of connection with other people. But they were spiritual leaders. And you'll notice neither...
by AgAuMoney
Sat Aug 24, 2013 4:51 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Regarding perfect freedom
Replies: 33
Views: 11754

Re: Regarding perfect freedom

In our recent debates on libertarianism, there seems to be this real hangup about how private property restricts the freedom of everyone else. Whenever we talk about property, we get a lot of responses like, "well, your right to fence off an arbitrary patch of ground restricts my ability to travel ...
by AgAuMoney
Sat Aug 24, 2013 4:41 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Error : 100% in one BROKER
Replies: 28
Views: 13755

Re: Error : 100% in one BROKER

I have the same issues as the OP. Brokers in Europe are insured up to 100k eur. If you have 1 million to invest it is a real headache, it would be prudent to have as many as 5 brokers from an insured standpoint but terrible from a login/allocation/management point of view. I'd definitely be concern...
by AgAuMoney
Sat Aug 24, 2013 8:57 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: Rick Ferri Dissing HBPP
Replies: 25
Views: 14752

Re: Rick Ferri Dissing HBPP

I'm still not personally sure why we should expect a positive real return on gold unless its becoming more scarce. Gold is definitely becoming more scarce.  Each oz costs more to mine (ore grades are typically much worse than 50 years ago) and more people in the world wanting gold. Silver has an ev...
by AgAuMoney
Sun Aug 18, 2013 1:03 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: PP compared to 8 other asset allocation strategies by Mebane Faber
Replies: 31
Views: 18139

Re: PP compared to 8 other asset allocation strategies by Mebane Faber

MediumTex wrote: It would be nice if you could just wait for one of those huge drawdowns and buy some of those portfolios then.
Yeah, maybe just keep 25% in cash so you are ready to pounce on the deal when they occur!

Oh, wait...
by AgAuMoney
Sun Aug 18, 2013 1:01 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Error : 100% in one BROKER
Replies: 28
Views: 13755

Re: Error : 100% in one BROKER

The problem with leverage is you do NOT want to be levered when another event like Black Monday 1987 comes around. Since you are talking about multiple days, you should also consider the big drops the market has experienced over a week or longer. But since you are talking about leverage, if you are ...
by AgAuMoney
Sun Aug 18, 2013 12:51 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: I am out!
Replies: 36
Views: 16029

Re: I am out!

On a side note, if I were a trader or market timer, I'd be a tad nervous about stocks right now. The time to buy was late 08 and early 09 when everyone hated them. What I'm seeing on Wall Street these days is a classic case of dumb money chasing hot money. We have had near five years of stunning ga...