I’m visiting Bogleheads more often as this site has devolved into a political forum. That’s all there ever is to read about around here. I HATE politics so maybe I’m biased. I’m grateful this site started around the time I began investing in the PP else I never would have ascribed to the philosophy ...

Bought some IAU at 17.04 today to restore AA.

I’m out of TLT entirely at 160.xx
Personally feel as if I am sitting on a 3 legged stool although 1 of the legs is as thick as an OX (cash)

40/15/45 - Stocks/Bonds/Cash

Tyler wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 18, 2020 10:24 am

Well done, Budd. You should be very proud.

Solid portfolio, BTW. It's nice to see young investors appreciate the value of commodities.

This is awesome, thanks Tyler.

He wanted it all in Tesla yesterday and with today’s gain I’m having to explain the benefits of diversification and patience...

Krieg, 1K may not be enough for this kid/man.
He’s also into beef jerky and pistachios (shelled).

Kids...

I don’t disagree but certain areas of the market are either still -ve YTD or only slightly positive <+5%.
REITs fall into the first camp and SCV in the latter.

I’ve lightened up on SPY and kept investing in SC, SCV and REITs.

Thank you

Had to share with the only group that might consider this a milestone for father and son. The boy started working at Walgreens and has been averaging 20-25 hrs/wk for the last few months. Friday I transferred his funds to a custodian account at eTrade and bought VTI/IAU 80/20. He’ll be adding ~1K/mo...

The question for me was how far yields would climb before they fell, not if they would fall.

Here come LTT’s like a galloping herd of horses...

No problem at all.
Take care and good luck.

Seems as though a few networks are calling the Presidency for JB this morning. I personally despise government politics and, following retirement, can look back on my career and state with certainty I hated office politics as well. Too many get wrapped up in this idiocy and with a split presidency a...