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by escafandro
Thu Aug 26, 2021 6:18 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: I think it’s time to move into crypto
Replies: 160
Views: 77470

Re: I think it’s time to move into crypto

Kriegsspiel wrote:
Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:41 am
Opinions on the best company to use to get into buy-and-hold bitcoin?
Why not hold in a wallet?
by escafandro
Sat Aug 07, 2021 3:52 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Jakob Fugger Portfolio
Replies: 6
Views: 2781

Re: Jakob Fugger Portfolio

Nice!!
by escafandro
Fri Nov 01, 2019 8:57 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: What is your current portfolio?
Replies: 35
Views: 27381

Re: What is your current portfolio?

40 Stocks 40 Long Bond 20 Gold May I ask what drew you to that portfolio? It’s a very good mix historically. Yes, that is the main reason. As a foreigner from a peripheral country I cannot put together a local PP and I don't like the idea of ​​being overexposed to the dollar either. Notice that I a...
by escafandro
Thu Oct 31, 2019 7:52 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Books?
Replies: 133
Views: 51256

Re: Books?

The Daily Stoic
Mind of an Outlaw
by escafandro
Thu Oct 31, 2019 7:43 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: What is your current portfolio?
Replies: 35
Views: 27381

Re: What is your current portfolio?

40 Stocks
40 Long Bond
20 Gold
by escafandro
Thu Oct 31, 2019 7:41 pm
Forum: Bonds
Topic: WSJ import into Google sheets stopped working
Replies: 16
Views: 17845

Re: WSJ import into Google sheets stopped working

Hi, any news with this issue?
by escafandro
Mon Jun 19, 2017 6:51 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Spreadsheets to Track PP
Replies: 49
Views: 142584

Re: Spreadsheets to Track PP

Hi, anyone have a link to track the gold spot price?
Because my link to apmex is broken.
by escafandro
Sun May 07, 2017 8:40 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 3689
Views: 1659315

Re: The GOLD scream room

you really have to think about why we can talk about our sexual dysfunction in forums but discussing your money in appropriate places is hush . No one is going to track you down to kidnap or defraud you because you have sexual dysfunction. Yes of course, safety is the main reason. I work in the art...
by escafandro
Sat May 06, 2017 6:35 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 3689
Views: 1659315

Re: The GOLD scream room

MJ, sorry for getting in, and maybe it's my south american paranoia talking, but why the hell do you post your winnings with real numbers in a public forum?
What do you need to prove to whom?
Just be a little less cocky in your comments and nobody is going to feel motivated to expose you.
by escafandro
Thu May 04, 2017 2:20 am
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Better Portfolio than Permanent Portfolio is ###### *******
Replies: 26
Views: 20601

Re: Better Portfolio than Permanent Portfolio is ###### *******

I do not know if it's better, but at least it's better for me. Steal the percentages of MachineGhost who in turn steals the idea of Clive as he says. https://www.gyroscopicinvesting.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7920&hilit=clive+40+32+17+11+clive&start=12#p135697 30% Global Stocks 10% Global REIT 3...
by escafandro
Mon May 01, 2017 6:42 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Better Portfolio than Permanent Portfolio is ###### *******
Replies: 26
Views: 20601

Re: Better Portfolio than Permanent Portfolio is ###### *******

I do not know if it's better, but at least it's better for me. Steal the percentages of MachineGhost who in turn steals the idea of Clive as he says. https://www.gyroscopicinvesting.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7920&hilit=clive+40+32+17+11+clive&start=12#p135697 30% Global Stocks 10% Global REIT 32...
by escafandro
Mon Aug 15, 2016 4:27 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Feedback on a EU/US/SWE PP mix
Replies: 6
Views: 7869

Re: Feedback on a EU/US/SWE PP mix

I tend to agree with this post. http://www.gyroscopicinvesting.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2313&p=30825&hilit=dollar#p30825 So as a foreigner I prefer to have a PP in dollars, because usually when my currency appreciates relative to the dollar the PP is rising, and when the PP is declining the dol...
by escafandro
Sun Jan 31, 2016 11:21 pm
Forum: Bonds
Topic: Are free trades for treasuries really free? Except for TD Ameritrade?
Replies: 9
Views: 7267

Re: Are free trades for treasuries really free? Except for TD Ameritrade?

So if I understand well what the person at Bogleheads forum did was move his account from Schwab to Vanguard and there he can sell their treasury bonds at no cost?
by escafandro
Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:23 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: Commission Free Gold ETFs and CEF
Replies: 12
Views: 12187

Re: Commission Free Gold ETFs and CEF

What is lower at Schwab, free trade SGOL (high expense ratio) or low expense ratio IAU but commission trade?
by escafandro
Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:38 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: Converting to Physical
Replies: 12
Views: 8656

Re: Converting to Physical

I did some purchases with APMEX, international shipping, no problem.
by escafandro
Mon Aug 17, 2015 12:12 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Which country has the best historical permanent performance portfolio?
Replies: 7
Views: 5257

Re: Which country has the best historical permanent performance portfolio?

helpme wrote:I wonder if it would be a good idea to have a globalized cash, bonds and stocks component. Not sure if this idea can be executed in practice.
http://gyroscopicinvesting.com/forum/pe ... /#msg59944
by escafandro
Mon Jul 13, 2015 6:15 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Why do you use the PP?
Replies: 177
Views: 72301

Re: Why do you use the PP?

wealth preservation, inverse dollar correlation
by escafandro
Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:21 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: E-Cigs
Replies: 20
Views: 11448

Re: E-Cigs

I tried them a couple of years ago. They shot my anxiety so let them. Probably because I did not was right with the dose of nicotine. Now I'm thinking retake them.
by escafandro
Sun Jun 22, 2014 7:56 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Good Movie Recommendations
Replies: 15
Views: 5759

Re: Good Movie Recommendations

Random:  Dogville - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - The Return (Die Rückkehr) - Hidden (Caché) - CloseUp (Nema-ye Nazdik) - Requiem for a Dream - Persona - The Grandmaster - Solyaris - City of God (Cidade de Deus) - A Christmas Tale - The Lovers on the Bridge - The Great Beauty
by escafandro
Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:47 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: FREE ETF's : Low cost US-PP
Replies: 23
Views: 12502

Re: FREE ETF's : Low cost US-PP

frugal wrote: But they told me that it works in EUROPE without any fees :)
Can you put a link to this information?
by escafandro
Sat May 18, 2013 11:39 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Oh how it hurts to see no gains
Replies: 412
Views: 158746

Re: Oh how it hurts to see no gains

Down 20K or up 10K is not rounding error. Thats not hilarious to me.
This is your lost since you started with the PP or is it a drop of the last months?
by escafandro
Sun May 12, 2013 7:09 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Argentina’s Deadbeat Special: Buy a 4% Bond or Go to Jail
Replies: 7
Views: 3828

Re: Argentina’s Deadbeat Special: Buy a 4% Bond or Go to Jail

In the early 20th century Argentina was one of the wealthiest countries in the world. What a disaster. Who knows what will happen when payments for unfunded liabilities and out-of-control spending hikes come due in the U.S. and other major economies. Argentina, here we come? Man, you're going to ne...
by escafandro
Sat May 11, 2013 8:34 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Weakening dollar is hurting my PP - How should I hedge against it?
Replies: 7
Views: 5479

Re: Weakening dollar is hurting my PP - How should I hedge against it?

Some emerging market currencies I suspect. Which ones? I live in South America, don't know other places. https://www.google.com/finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=1&chvs=Linear&chdeh=0&chfdeh=0&chdet=1368322399127&chddm=2169551&cmpto=CURRENCY:USDPEN;CURRENCY:USDBOB;CURRENCY:USDCLP;CURRENCY:USDPYG;C...
by escafandro
Fri May 10, 2013 9:39 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Weakening dollar is hurting my PP - How should I hedge against it?
Replies: 7
Views: 5479

Re: Weakening dollar is hurting my PP - How should I hedge against it?

MediumTex wrote:
catacomb wrote: As we all know the USD is weakening globally...
Compared to what?
Some emerging market currencies I suspect.
by escafandro
Fri May 10, 2013 9:35 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: What's your favorite VP Fund?
Replies: 17
Views: 9379

Re: What's your favorite VP Fund?

Considering the idea of complementing the PP, and if the PP theoretically suffer more with an escalation of the interest rate, I would use a fund, if there is one, composed of short-term bonds (interest rate risk) and REITs (PP diversifier).