If you hold EE bonds for 20 years they are guaranteed to double.
So they have a guaranteed rate of 3.5% (if held that long).
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- Wed Apr 08, 2020 11:28 am
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: EE Bonds = 3.5% 20-Year Treasury
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5627
- Tue Mar 31, 2020 9:18 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Perth Mint Online Depository Program
- Replies: 33
- Views: 22842
Re: Perth Mint Online Depository Program
I think it's all still accessible, but I did get this confusing email from the Perth Mint a few days ago. There’s no doubt COVID-19 is having a huge impact on us all. At The Perth Mint, our focus is on the health and wellbeing of our staff as well as the continued service to our customers throughout...
- Sat Mar 28, 2020 6:30 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: YouTube: Harry Browne's The Money Show
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6659
Re: YouTube: Harry Browne's The Money Show
I sent a message to Harry Browne's wife and she gave me permission to upload his money show to YouTube. I followed the infamous Boglehead thread, the second part and then found myself here at this forum. His radio show was linked several times in the thread but was always a dead link, I was able to...
- Sat Mar 28, 2020 4:01 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Trying to make sense of PRPFX performance
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4884
Re: Trying to make sense of PRPFX performance
That seems pretty awful, so did the dividends really account for a 10% gain over that timeframe? Or do you think I may have made a mistake somewhere in tracking my account balances? It paid out pretty steep dividends in 2013 - 2015, so it's probably close to accurate. It's hard to track PRPFX. I'd ...
- Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:17 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: My first bear market and I'm sleeping tight
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3524
Re: My first bear market and I'm sleeping tight
Now to be clear, I am definitely worried about whether my current client will retain my services. It's a heads-or-tails situation whether they will. But in the meantime, due to the huge cash portion in the PP and the relatively limited losses, I slept like a baby . The cash position in the PP is ge...
- Fri Mar 20, 2020 7:13 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: PP vs. real gold bugs
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9086
Re: PP vs. real gold bugs
I read about 3 posts and thanked God I found Craig's podcast 10 years ago.dualstow wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 6:52 pmGreat thread.Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 6:19 pm https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewto ... 2#p5113582
- Mon Mar 09, 2020 11:19 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Stay cool...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 19593
Re: Stay cool...
Thanks for the timely and thoughtful post Craig! It's also an opportune moment to thank you for introducing me to the Permanent Portfolio and Harry Browne many years ago on that epic thread over on the Bogleheads forum. Your writing has been a remains a light in the darkness and has saved me from m...
- Wed Nov 06, 2019 10:10 am
- Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: MCD
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10924
Re: MCD
Steve Easterbrook’s out. He was a wonderful CEO. His relationship with an employee was consensual, but it violated company policy, so he’s fired. Now I have to “fire” McDonald’s from my portfolio. Too bad, it was among my favorite stocks. 'Buy into a business that's doing so well an idiot could run...
- Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:03 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: What is your current portfolio?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 27939
Re: What is your current portfolio?
Regular PP for 9 peaceful years.
- Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:01 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Books?
- Replies: 133
- Views: 51880
Re: Books?
Cherry Nico Walker
Above the Line Urban Meyer
Catch and Kill Ronan Farrow
Above the Line Urban Meyer
Catch and Kill Ronan Farrow
- Mon Sep 30, 2019 8:32 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Gold / Stock / Bonds at highs or near highs?
- Replies: 95
- Views: 64758
Re: Gold / Stock / Bonds at highs or near highs?
I am looking at where each of the three investments currently are and it seems that two - stock and bonds - are at the all time highs while gold is near an all-time high. This certainly goes counter to buy high / sell low. If you search the term "all time high" on this forum, you'll get 1...
- Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:36 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: What have we learned over last 10 years?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 36249
Re: What have we learned over last 10 years?
Thanks!
I still lurk regularly. Just don't have much to add, so not a big poster these days.
I still lurk regularly. Just don't have much to add, so not a big poster these days.
- Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:26 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: What have we learned over last 10 years?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 36249
Re: What have we learned over last 10 years?
What's the startup?
- Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:20 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: What have we learned over last 10 years?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 36249
Re: What have we learned over last 10 years?
Wow! A post from Craig. This is better than the time Satoshi Nakamoto emailed me!
Re: ee bonds
I am a big fan of EE bonds for the reasons you mention.
Just remember that you can only buy $10K a year.
Also a good idea to have some T-bills prior to using EE bonds so that you can rebalance or use for emergencies.
Adam
Just remember that you can only buy $10K a year.
Also a good idea to have some T-bills prior to using EE bonds so that you can rebalance or use for emergencies.
Adam
- Tue Jan 10, 2017 12:10 pm
- Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: LEAPS PP
- Replies: 160
- Views: 74435
Re: LEAPS PP
That the assets are volatile.buddtholomew wrote:
Hey AdamA, what are you learning from your results?
Sorry, haven't kept up with this thread for a while.
- Tue Jan 03, 2017 10:08 pm
- Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: LEAPS PP
- Replies: 160
- Views: 74435
Re: LEAPS PP
Here are the 2016 results: 12/30/15 TLT 7 Jan 2018 Calls $5544 SPY 3 Jan 2018 Calls $5251 GLD 5 Jan 2018 Calls $5488 1/3/2016 TLT $3616 -35% SPY $7135 +36% GLD $6347 +16% Start Finish $16,283 $17,098 Total $815 (gross 5%) *.15% (capital gains) = $693 (net 4.3%) At one point this year the portfolio w...
- Thu Dec 15, 2016 10:15 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Untold History of the United States
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4408
Untold History of the United States
Has anyone watched this series? 12 part documentary by Oliver Stone. I am in the middle of it and curious to hear opinions.
http://instantwatcher.com/title/80127995
http://instantwatcher.com/title/80127995
- Fri Nov 11, 2016 2:20 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: PP and the Election
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10925
Re: PP and the Election
I am perfectly happy with the PP's performance.
I'm just curious as to what people think is motivating the trends in the various asset classes post election.
I'm just curious as to what people think is motivating the trends in the various asset classes post election.
- Fri Nov 11, 2016 1:27 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: PP and the Election
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10925
Re: PP and the Election
All of those drops boil down to a 2-3% drop for the portfolio. Are you really that stressed?
- Fri Nov 11, 2016 12:58 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: PP and the Election
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10925
Re: PP and the Election
I just think it's odd that the two "flight to safety" assets are taking losses instead of the stock market, given the uncertainty.
- Fri Nov 11, 2016 12:38 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: PP and the Election
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10925
PP and the Election
It is interesting to me that gold and treasury bonds have responded the most dramatically to the election results.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
- Sat Aug 27, 2016 11:48 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: 13% time to cash out?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11557
Re: 13% time to cash out?
Or maybe go for a jog, play a round of gold, or start smoking crack or something.MediumTex wrote:No, it is not time to cash out.
If you must do something, rebalance.
- Tue May 31, 2016 8:18 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Funds
- Topic: PRPFX -6.58% YTD, 4x4 +6.69% YTD
- Replies: 4
- Views: 19685
Re: PRPFX -6.58% YTD, 4x4 +6.69% YTD
The thing is a lot of the financial sites like googlefinance.com don't take into account the end of year distribution. So what happens is shareholders get a payout, and then the price of the fund drops. If you re-invest the payout, you'll own more shares of PRPFX, but at a lower price. If you look a...
- Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:39 am
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Perth Mint Online Depository Program
- Replies: 33
- Views: 22842
Re: Perth Mint Online Depository Program
Yeah, but no one with a brain would use unallocated storage except as a temporary parking place. I'm not sure I agree. I think either you trust the mint or you don't. If they're not honest enough to honor the unallocated storage, then why would anyone expect them to honor the allocated storage?