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- Tue Aug 10, 2021 8:04 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Solution: How to contribute online to a Fidelity solo 401k
- Replies: 1
- Views: 679
Solution: How to contribute online to a Fidelity solo 401k
I recall (but can't find it) there being some discussion here, many moons ago, about all the jumping through hoops needed to contribute online to a Fidelity solo 401k. In the past I have mailed a check, deposited a check at a Fidelity branch, or ACH'd money to a Fidelity checking account then called...
- Wed May 12, 2021 3:43 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Thoughts please: cancel culture and my book club
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4227
Re: Thoughts please: cancel culture and my book club
I suggest you two should be like William Thackeray and Makepeace.
- Mon Feb 01, 2021 3:36 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Another solid January
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13611
Re: Another solid January
Below, the numbers are adjusted closes for December 31 and January 29 (from Yahoo), then the percentage change. VTI 194.64 193.99 -0.33% TLT 157.73 152.00 -3.63% GLD 178.36 172.61 -3.22% SHY 86.38 86.40 +0.02% PP January 2021: [(-0.33) + (-3.63) + (-3.22) + (+0.02)]/4 = -1.79% A negative January -- ...
- Tue Mar 24, 2020 3:50 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Gold / Stock / Bonds at highs or near highs?
- Replies: 95
- Views: 64827
Re: Gold / Stock / Bonds at highs or near highs?
Sure, I think we're due for some dramatic market turbulence in the next couple of years, but there seems to be so much doom and gloom in the personal finance world these days that perhaps it's already factored in (i.e., if everyone thinks we're going to crash it's unlikely to happen). If I were to ...
- Tue Mar 24, 2020 3:42 pm
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: DIY individual stock fund
- Replies: 49
- Views: 48976
- Tue Mar 24, 2020 3:40 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Spikes in Premium on PHYS
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10607
Re: Spikes in Premium on PHYS
Along with yesterday's big decrease in the price of gold, PHYS traded most of the day with a big discount. I added to my holdings (from IAU) when the discount was 2.38%. I'll be looking to exit next week if the discount shrinks or evaporates. According to the chart at the bottom of this page , the ...
- Fri Mar 20, 2020 12:42 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Tax Day Pushed to June 15
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2065
- Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:39 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Synthesis of hydroxychloroquine
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1856
Re: Synthesis of hydroxychloroquine
I have read that there is a shortage of this compound that should be remedied by mid-April. If it is important to have this compound for the coronavirus outbreak, that's way too late. We can't wait for an FDA-approved laboratory to fix this shortage or a lot of people are going to die. Any organic ...
- Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:25 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: PP vs. real gold bugs
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9094
Re: PP vs. real gold bugs
The young Tyson's impeccable blend of defensive bobbing and weaving and insane punching power was very PP-like. ;D Hmm, it never occurred to me earlier, but perhaps Mike was talking about the PP? "My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable." "How dare they challenge me with the...
- Sat Mar 07, 2020 8:02 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Wise move to sell LTTs and buy new 30-years?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4237
Re: Wise move to sell LTTs and buy new 30-years?
Just thinking out loud. Writing this stuff down to see if I can convince myself that there is any potential advantage. Perhaps I should consider of a more extreme example. There is a 21-year treasury (maturing 5/15/2041) with a 4.375% coupon, currently valued at $159.63. As a PP investor, I would ho...
- Sat Mar 07, 2020 6:36 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Wise move to sell LTTs and buy new 30-years?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4237
Re: Wise move to sell LTTs and buy new 30-years?
Are these held taxable or tax deferred? If taxable there is benefit to selling and realizing the gain as a long term cap gain and trading down to the lower yield (you may even be able to harvest some stock losses right now to help pay the tax bill). Now, you do alter your average maturity when you ...
- Sat Mar 07, 2020 6:11 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Negative interest rates
- Replies: 57
- Views: 24908
Re: Negative interest rates
If that's the case do you believe this theory is correct? Hal, that's a beautiful and informative chart. Yes, I would have to say I do believe in the theory, whatever it might be! (I suspect it says that as money pours into an economy it goes to higher levels of the double-pyramid -- with riskier a...
- Sat Mar 07, 2020 5:19 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Wise move to sell LTTs and buy new 30-years?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4237
Wise move to sell LTTs and buy new 30-years?
I have a question that you all might have some idea about. I own two lots of LTTs, with 27 and 28 years left to maturity. I bought them with yields of about 3%. Each price today is over $140. Both gained around 7% on Friday. Crazy! Let's say I bought $10,000 of bonds. Now they're worth $14,000. If I...
- Sat Mar 07, 2020 4:23 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Negative interest rates
- Replies: 57
- Views: 24908
Re: Negative interest rates
From a quick google search I found that, according to this chart , there are $1.46 trillion US dollars in circulation (paper money, greenbacks). According to this PBS article , the population of the US is 331 million. That means each person could hold, on average, about $4400 in cash. What that tell...
- Sat Feb 29, 2020 2:53 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Spikes in Premium on PHYS
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10607
Re: Spikes in Premium on PHYS
Along with yesterday's big decrease in the price of gold, PHYS traded most of the day with a big discount. I added to my holdings (from IAU) when the discount was 2.38%. I'll be looking to exit next week if the discount shrinks or evaporates. According to the chart at the bottom of this page , the d...
- Sun Feb 02, 2020 1:00 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Another solid January
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13611
Re: Another solid January
If you see my initial post in this thread, stocks have not been consistently good in January in recent years. Whereas, gold has been outstanding.
- Sat Feb 01, 2020 3:07 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Another solid January
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13611
Re: Another solid January
January did it again.
Numbers below are Jan 31 closing price, Dec 31 adjusted closing price, and %change.
VTI 163.52 163.62 -0.06
TLT 145.90 135.48 +7.69
IAU 15.17 14.50 +4.62
SHY 85.12 84.63 +0.58
PP January 2020: (-0.06 + 7.69 + 4.62 + 0.58)/4 = +3.16%
Numbers below are Jan 31 closing price, Dec 31 adjusted closing price, and %change.
VTI 163.52 163.62 -0.06
TLT 145.90 135.48 +7.69
IAU 15.17 14.50 +4.62
SHY 85.12 84.63 +0.58
PP January 2020: (-0.06 + 7.69 + 4.62 + 0.58)/4 = +3.16%
- Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:10 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Spikes in Premium on PHYS
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10607
- Tue Jan 14, 2020 5:45 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Spikes in Premium on PHYS
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10607
Re: Spikes in Premium on PHYS
Well spotted! With no obvious end-of-day spike relative to other gold ETFs, perhaps we are finally truly getting into premium territory. I'll probably sell if the premium gets above 1%, but will keep an eye on the price and not rush it. It's not been above 1% since November 2016. Thanks for the head...
- Fri Jan 10, 2020 5:01 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Forum / Team?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7786
Re: Forum / Team?
I imagine Pointedstick saying this line in this style.Pointedstick wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2020 9:28 am You must harden your heart and crush them remorselessly if you want to preserve your society.
- Fri Jan 10, 2020 4:40 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: New all-time high
- Replies: 30
- Views: 18188
Re: New all-time high
Sure, Vinny -- it does seem like a good time for an update. I'm at an all-time high again. It looked like the PP had peaked in early September 2019, but it ended the year with a surge during the the last few trading days. My PP gained a nominal 16.7% in 2019 (about 14.3% real -- I'll know more accur...
- Sat Dec 28, 2019 3:24 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Golden Butterfly
- Replies: 28
- Views: 10525
Re: Golden Butterfly
I believe WiseOne means "40% bands" for the PP as 0.25 ± 40% (or 0.25 ± 0.10, from 0.35 to 0.15). And "30% bands" for the GB as 0.20 ± 30% (or 0.20 ± 0.06, from 0.26 to 0.14).
- Thu Dec 26, 2019 2:24 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Asset locations
- Replies: 46
- Views: 15122
Re: Asset locations
Somehow the section from the book on Tax Deferred Accounts that I put here did not show up? "Tax-Deferred Accounts (Speaking of gold, bullion is taxed as a “collectible” at a special high 28% capital gains rate, so there is an advantage to holding it inside an IRA.) I believe this line from th...
- Sun Dec 15, 2019 11:55 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Buying and maintaining the LT bonds part of the PP
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8886
Re: Buying and maintaining the LT bonds part of the PP
The logic here is flawed about if rates go up ...selling a bond that lost value because rates went up and losing money is no different then selling a losing stock and buying something you think is better .... a loss is a loss and it does not come back ...you just. Hope what you buy next be it anoth...
- Sun Dec 15, 2019 11:44 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Help me get over my fear of LTTs
- Replies: 24
- Views: 12723
Re: Help me get over my fear of LTTs
I agree with mathjak that it's the same. TLT holds 38 different bonds in a ladder. See the Portfolio/Holdings section here . Buying that ETF is akin to you holding the same ladder. It shouldn't make a difference if you rebalance your PP by buying treasuries directly or buying them through TLT. Ther...