I read an article at the link below about long-term capital gain of 0% taxation for earners in the 10% or 15% tax bracket. We can incorporate this into the Permanent Portfolio to increase our returns. No capital gains due for some investors By Kay Bell • Bankrate.com Read more: http://www.bankrate.c...

I am almost a Millennial Generation. Do you think we can still get Social Security when we turn 75 or 80? Is Social Security an entitlement?

Entitlement in America is much more dangerous than terrorism, communism, etc. It will destroy the United States.
We need to provide plenty of opportunities for people to educate themselves, work, and improve their families and communities.

Do  you agree with that statement?

"Let every man divide his money into three parts, and invest a third in land, a third in business, and a third let him keep in reserve." - Talmud Thanks, Mountaineer, Foglifter. Regarding the Talmud quote above, there is a 4th intangible investment is we divide money into four parts and w...

Big reversal in the last three days and back in profit. I'm not surprised - the markets are smarter than the politicians. As of today Crimea has rejoined Russia after 60 years and this resolves at least some of the uncertainty of the last few weeks. I won't go deeper here for the sake of staying on...

Hi PPers, One member asks me regarding my signature below, I have been thinking really hard about what matters to me in life and I come up with the values below. In the middle is the word "Commitment" which requires us the finish what we start and persevere until we succeed and don't give ...

Thanks for your suggestion Odysseusa. It won't work for me though. I wouldn't be able to sleep at night knowing I could be in the hook for a nice portion of dough. Second, reason, which is irrelevant really as I don't want any debt or chance at debt in the first place, this is a gamble with a small...

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Two Special Generations: The Millennials and the Boomers

ILM, Why don't you open a Portfolio Margin account at Interactive Brokers and with $110,000 you can borrow several hundred thousands dollars. You can make it simple and put $100,000 each in SHY, TLT, GLD, VTI for a total of $400,000. I prefer this method of using Portfolio Margin instead of using 2X...

Speaking of inheritance, which generation below wants inheritance the most? Baby boomer Generation x Millennial gen Not sure what you are getting at (actually I don't have a clue). I would think that all generations would like to have an inheritance. Knowing my own parents financial situation I hav...

We can thank Russia and President Putin for almost 6 percent gain (just kidding).

My parents were in nothing but cash ($300k) during a period of retirement lasting 35 years (Dad died last year, mom still alive). I certainly don't think it was the wisest way to handle their money (especially since I'm getting zero inheritance) but given their experience the idea of keeping 25% in...

Why do we need to include cash as the 4th component in the Permanent Portfolio?

Can we just use bond, gold, and stock only?

Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio

http://www.myplaniq.com/LTISystem/jsp/p ... n?ID=17551

Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio Without Cash

http://www.myplaniq.com/LTISystem/jsp/p ... n?ID=38351

In addition to RSXJ with P/E at 5, IDXJ (Indonesia Small Cap) also have similar P/E.

We can use the link below to screen the ETFs.

http://finance.yahoo.com/etf/lists/?mod ... =50&page=6

I am sorry for not being clear enough.

Currently we have checks and balances of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial branch. Can we create the fourth branch to increase the effectiveness of checks and balances? If yes, what is the fourth branch?

If the Permanent Portfolio existed during the American Revolution, the writers of the United States Constitution would need to include the fourth branch of government which required the people of the United States to participate by voting and monitoring the politics and special interests. How about ...

Here are prices of SHY, TLT, GLD, VTI as of, including dividends and splits if applicable. 

12/31/2012 to 12/31/2013.

SHY: 84.20 - 84.38
TLT: 117.60 - 101.86
GLD: 162.02 - 116.12
VTI: 71.88 - 95.92

Does anyone know how to calculate the return for 2013 manually?

In addition to the permanent portfolio, I would like to add some of my own.

The easiest way to make money is to save money.
The easiest way to make money is to give and we will get back 10 times as much.

My reasoning for stock is that once you have found a good business with a wide moat, it is hard not to pick it up to make it part of your life. I'm not sure I understand what this means. Here is the definition of wide moat. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/wide-economic-moat.asp Dictionary Says ...

Sequoia Fund (SEQUX) holds over 15% in cash/bond. I would like to hold 15% in cash, 15% bond, 15% in gold/silver, and about 50% to 60% in stock to see how it goes. My reasoning for stock is that once you have found a good business with a wide moat, it is hard not to pick it up to make it part of you...

dualstow wrote: MO (and PM) has been one of my favorite holdings throughout the years, but I don't think I'd want tobacco to be my only consumer goods stock. If it were, I'd choose PM over MO.

I wonder that when marijuana is made legal in the United States that MO/PM will enter this type of business?

With only 7 stocks, and >5% chunks of your portfolio held in individual stocks, this looks pretty risky to me.  Are you planning to increase the number of stocks held? I believe Harry Browne suggested holding at least 20 stocks for a reasonably safe level of diversity, but you can't beat owning the...

I am mainly a stock person but I also want to listen to Harry Browne and try to keep stocks to around 50% and the rest to cash/bond/gold.

Hi PPers, Please provide some feedback regarding the portfolio below. Thank you. $100K Portfolio Stock Basic Materials 100 shares of PSX at $65 = $6,500 Consumer Goods 200 shares of MO at $37 = $7,400 Healthcare 200 shares of ABBV at $45 = $9,000 Services 100 shares of NSC at $77 = $7,000 Industrial...