Thanks for your post AdamA I am planning on doing monthly updates.... This is one of the few things I probably won't get sloppy about ;-) For me this is more a proof of concept, so there's not a ton of money in this. No need to make relatively expensive mistakes. Quick question though. I was going t...

I have read Wonk's thread and all contributions by the community, with much interest. It looks like the very early signs point in the direction of profitability for now. I too will try this method for my VP. The only catch is that I live in Europe. So here's my shot at building a decent 3x33% 2XPP V...

I read some concerning news today that might postpone the creation of my PP. Almost certainly the stock part of it. You can read the article here. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/scary-1929-market-chart-gains-traction-2014-02-11 Some quotes about the date of all the happening. If this correlation c...

Hmn... I was planning on using ETFs for all the parts of the PP. It might be wise however to hold the bonds & cash parts directly. I'd rather not keep it on the bank as I just want to form the habit and feel for doing it. As this is money I can miss for a couple of years I had hoped I could emul...

@ Thomas Hoog, dualstow, KevinW Thanks for reminding me to be adapt as best as possible and save up enough money to start & grow the portfolio. (And yes, those were the prices for the ZGLD fund.) @ Harry.Browne Thanks for both suggestions, I didn't find much information - like fund performance a...

What you see below are all the quotes from the ETFs I choose for the PP. As you can see the price for 1 share of gold is 5 times as much as the highest price of the other 3 remaining assets. If gold gains more then 10% this year (in capital gains) how can I rebalance  this portfolio? Stocks - Price ...

Ah! Fantastic! Your replies got my mind clear. I must have forgotten the benefit of holding, short term bonds directly. I promise I won't forget again because, boy oh boy, the promise of that kind of security makes my heart feel tender.  ;) I have only been working for 2.5 years now and wanted to de...

Before I got into my actual question I'd like to say, I feel blessed to have found this wonderful community. It's not everyday of the week you stumble upon sensible investing advice  ;) Ok, here goes my question. If your bank gives you 2% interest per year, why should I buy short term bonds in an ET...