So starting from today no more Russian gas for Poland and Bulgaria. Yesterday evening Gazprom decided they really do not like us. I am out of BG for several weeks now, but preparing for a dark, cold days following my return...

Yes, they were discussing this since some time, but already Medvedev (I think) threatened that if it happens, Baltics will become gunpowder cellar with more than enough loaded nuclear bunkers ready to target the new regions. Though its questionable whether there aren't such bunkers existing already

dualstow wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:52 am except that if it’s free (included) in the UK pogram but not the US program, it doesn’t seem fair.

That's the case, see on below:

Well, in the video shared kindly by Hal some of the rationale behind is explained, Paul gets 6 USD from every sold copy regardless the form, and in the case of physical media most of the amount goes for the color printing (and in the hardcover case - for the glossy paper). But its strange also that ...

Aha, I like him too. Weird enough its part of the Kindle Unlimited, so I downloaded it already, waiting for the nights to be read ... By weird I mean that its hardcover cost ~57 USD, paperback 30 USD, but its still a part of the unlimited program (which you can normally get for much less..). Do not ...

You either get taken out by comparing it to what's hot and feeling you've missed out, or you get spooked by holding something that scares you. I see other possibility too (assuming nested egg cannot still cover early retirement) - if one see PP as substitute of earning money from other sources. Per...

dualstow wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 7:08 am US$1996oz

Indeed your signature may come true. But I thought you are already in the category Leo refers ...

Yes, of course they do, however only 2 types - common circulation coins and commemorative coins. They do not mint any sort of coins that can be used for precious metal investing. Commemorative are definitely not in that class - as they are normally minted in quite limited series and its very hard to...

Stocks are down. Hooray for gold? Always hooray for gold. The major retail seller of gold coins in BG had deliveries of approximately 1-5 weeks (i.e. not in stock). Haven't seen that since 12 years, just in the recent days they got enough in stock. By the way, an interesting fact (and another hoora...

Just read "The psychology of money" by Morgan Housel for second time. One can get fooled by the fact its short and quite easy-going read, though I cannot stop recommending it due to being kind of generous in investing wisdom. " There are few financial variables more correlated to perf...

Just bought some today, to cover the losses from YTD when I rebalanced by contributing new/fresh money. If they fall more (as it seems) - will buy again .. And will tell the kids they need to spend less on Chinese toys, as LTTs are falling (thanks for the argument )

My English students in Moscow were heavily into Sepultura. I had never heard of them until they mentioned the band. This was 1994. Of course. Unfortunately, I was not able to attend any Sepultura concert as their original lineup (with Cavalera brothers) broke at some point late 90s. Though have bee...

Joe Rogan weighs in on Will Smith battery https://twitter.com/sullydish/status/1508940702423597059 Like Josh Barnett's T-Shirt, for a while thought its a metal band I have never heard about (and that can hardly happen O0 ). Moreover, just checked his list of "10 albums that changed my life&quo...

over the past 18 months the PP has lost quite a bit of purchasing power in inflation-adjusted returns You mean Rowland & Lawson are promising things they cannot deliver ;D Joke aside, does 60/40 deliver any better (haven't even checked to be honest) ? 18 month period - isn't it too short for wh...

The surest way to benefit from the roaring inflation, mediocre results of the stocks and abysmal drowning of the bonds is to start a platform for anything that promise >4-5% real. I think very soon even promising to just beat the inflation might be very well accepted by the audience. In any case - p...

I wanted to write this post for a long time. Hats off, foglifter for the effort sharing your story. I am really not in position to comment too much on this war, as more I think, more confused I personally get. PS. Yes, they still produce Слънчев Бряг, but I do not think its the same quality it used...

The latest (=yesterday) ICBM launch was broadcasted by KCTV in a new music video format. Watch here

Speechless. I really fear Western civilization do not completely understand the mentality of those people.

I cannot imagine using Kaspersky, Well for me this has been the case since years, as I needed (and still need) protection of decent quality for my work environments too. Even though what I am doing is being insured, I would not bet my farm on this insurance covering what possibly my clients can dec...

Roskomnadzor Yup, there is something similar in between German and Russian languages in the way they have words that are aggregation of other words.. not really like the standard abbreviating, but more like a shortened aggregation ;D When it comes to 'nadzor' (control&monitoring) I have issues ...

Art via masterworks 6% Sounds like a snake oil business, but I guess you have done your due diligence.. I am afraid of investing in such a fancy things, tried some P2P lending platforms (Mintos, Peerberry, Iuvo and Klearlending to be precise) for a while and then exited. Not that I am able to accur...

and certainly both leaders (Putin and Zelenskyy) are telling lies of (sometimes) outrageous magnitude Vil, do you have an example or two of a whopper by Zelenskyy? Well for example.. two things that do not make quite a good impression - the number of casualties reported - they always differ from wh...

Forgive me if you’re tired of being asked such an obvious question, but from your vantage point is there anything about the Ukraine situation that you think the rest of the world is not paying enough attention to? Well, I have shared some of my thoughts in the 'Putin Invades Ukraine' thread, but de...

What are recent items of discussion/dispute here? Recently, I think its the dispute whether the rising rates are the ultimate PP kryptonite.. or it can still survive in that new 'context' .. Was a final determination made at some point about whether Donald Trump is an idiot or a savant? Not sure ab...

For the European PP using SXR7 and SXRJ for the stock piece . Piece of DBXG and (mostly) DBZB for the bonds. There are evidences that global bonds (as DBZB) may benefit EU investor for various reasons. See for example nice article from Vanguard.

How would it be performing right now? Would you be rebalancing from gold into stocks and bonds? With Russian stocks, bonds and RUB together, the only thing to keep you afloat is the gold, but given the long term estimations for the Russian economics you need to have nerves of highest grade steel to...