Sorry, yeah it's blowing away S&P YTD by a long shot.  I was looking at my chart since inception and that is now beating S&P by a slight margin

PP is now beating S&P YTD.  S&P has lost almost 11% just in the month of January.  The PP is starting to show how in more volatile environments it does in fact work as expected and provide protection.  TLT is up to 127.10, about $10 from where it had previously settled and my gold ETF (PHYS)...

So far my pick, which was against my gut, of bonds as the best performing asset is a pretty good one.  They're picking up a lot of slack.  I'm feeling pretty good about the PP right about now, with the S&P down around 7.71% so far this year and the PP slightly up! It seems that it gains slow and...

My gut says gold, which is precisely whey I'm going to not say gold and go with bonds.  Bonds is what I'm most terrified about tanking - and is therefore most likely to do well.  Things tend to never turn out in the way that would make sense.

Fed released decision to raise rates .25.  Stocks, bonds and gold are all up.  We'll see what pans out longer term.  So far, seems the market already built in the loses prior to the decision.

Isn't that the premise of the PP? Yes.  If you're having a rough time with this year's performance, just keep in mind that every prior down year has been followed by a double-digit (positive) year. I second this.  It seems to me that next year could be a volatile one - and that could be good for th...

I'm down 1.13% still    I was going to ask how that's possible, but I added a substantial amount on 1/12 when TLT was up to $131 from $125.92 at the start of the year.  I'm guessing that's what did it.

I'm all set up with my debit and credit card and have all my bills switched over to this account now.  Only thing I'm waiting on is my wife's credit card and our checks.  But so far so good - has really simplified things already and I haven't noticed a difference from using a regular bank.

We're not really going to all of this trouble for a 1-2% gain, are we? You could make a prediction, use a different strategy or say nothing you know.  It's not that much trouble and the market hasn't been great as a whole this year, not just the PP and it's one freaking year.  This thread isn't mea...

We have two and a half months left to the year.  Any predictions on where the PP will stand come end of year?

I'm going to stick my neck out and optimistically gamble that after a lackluster and then somewhat bumpy year it will still end up slightly positive in the 1-2% range.

I Shrugged wrote: Does every thread have to devolve into the same debate by the same people?

Apparently.

I think everyone on here is pretty much in agreement that we are in a low-return environment and may be so for at least another several years going forward. Bonds and stocks could both move up from these levels but it's harder for them to make a major move, one that would push them up to 35% of a p...

anyone want to make a friendly bet that it is once again equity's that leads the charge out of this funk ? [/quote] Long term I think you're probably right.  But I think there's also a decent chance you'll see a gigantic drop in equities first.  If you held stocks through 2008 saying they'd recover ...

TLT is also up a nice bit today.  Mathjak is right - it doesn't mean this isn't a blip that will reverse in a few days.  But I stick to my original theory - what we're seeing is the market having no clue which direction it's going in.  It will eventually pick and the asset that will do well will shi...

not all of us are willing to bet so heavy that the sky is falling . I'm assuming this statement is intended to imply that owning gold is a bet on the sky falling.  Why do you think all the central banks of the world still have so much gold? central banks hold lots of various things and change from ...

mathjak107 wrote:
not all of us are willing to bet so heavy that the sky is falling .

I'm assuming this statement is intended to imply that owning gold is a bet on the sky falling.  Why do you think all the central banks of the world still have so much gold?

well note the title on the thread . tom asked me to post the portfolio i use and the changes as i make them . it wasn't about anything else . Yep, that's the game.  Whatever you're using, funds or not.  Will be interesting to see.  The key is to properly track when and how much you by and sell in a...

Let's do an experiment.  Since Mathjak seems to know the appropriate mix of assets to hold at all times and the correct times to get in and out of them, let's track it!  Mathjak, please post your current allocation pick and let us know when it changes.  We'll track it against the PP.  Only what's sa...

in the short term golds reaction to our moderate inflation is anyone guess , could be up could be down . but the long term numbers over 40 years say that trying to protect against 40 years of inflation could have been better in any other asset . so as john templeton stated so well , the most expens...

personally i can't see betting my money on a plan that never changes with the times and the bigger picture and has demonstrated that long term there is no value in holding the remote flier longer then you have to . but it is your money , your choices  to do as you see fit . That's because you clear...

Stocks down 6.37% YTD today, PP down 3.36% with treasuries rallying.  I would guess there's a good chance that by end of year stocks and the PP will be within striking distance of each other in either direction, but the PP never saw a 10% correction where you had to wonder where the bottom would be...

You know what perversely gives me the most pleasure?  Days like today, with gold and TLT up, and stocks down.  So when I hear the Wall Street numbers on the radio or TV, I feel like I am in a secret club that isn't affected by downturns in stocks since that is nearly 100% of the focus of the media....

Stocks down 6.37% YTD today, PP down 3.36% with treasuries rallying.  I would guess there's a good chance that by end of year stocks and the PP will be within striking distance of each other in either direction, but the PP never saw a 10% correction where you had to wonder where the bottom would be....

So you're going to use Fidelity's cash management account?  I'm curious to see how you like it.  I've been using an online bank for convenience and the relatively high interest rate on savings.  And to avoid fees - I got thoroughly fed up with Chase on that score. Keeping an account at a brick and ...

- If your cash isn't safe at Fidelity, it's not safe anywhere, so nothing wrong there. - I have looked into the Vanguard debit card, but even bogleheads aren't that excited about it. They don't like the way the statements look. Of course, the money is managed fine. - I use a Fidelity American Expre...