MG, I haven't a clue about what this means. How does this bash with Wellesley make up of 35% Large Value stocks and 65% Investment grade bonds? It means if you invest $25000 of your PP into Wellesley, then $22047.50 of it will be allocated to Prosperity, $2730 allocated to Treasuries and the remain...

I'm no savant but I think, along with gold, this issue is the fractional reserve system of lending and the hegemony of the dollar. This greedy system helps gives ballast to the religious and economic underpinnings of the jihad anger. The west can reform our current system to be less greedy, more jus...

Yikes! The next cued video: https://youtu.be/GRdQJ6jEXSk Islamic Gold Dinar will End Evil Paper Empire US NATO & Slavery of Mankind, gives a better explanation for their current rage: it's an economic war.

The very first versions of the calculators had Wellington and Wellesley as options, but I removed them to focus squarely on asset allocation where the holdings are more transparent.  I've considered adding some special calculators for certain well-established funds like that.  In any case, here's V...

MachineGhost wrote: Anyone that wants to integrate Wellesley (VWINX) into their PP, it is 88.19% Equity, 10.92% T-Bonds, .89% T-Bills.

MG, I haven't a clue about what this means. How does this bash with Wellesley make up of 35% Large Value stocks and 65% Investment grade bonds?

Thanks, Tyler. Is there a way to show VWINX: Vanguard Wellesley Income? It has done very well as conservative portfolio over its lifetime since 1970. I remember a post by Medium Tex a few years back about its stability and comparing it favorably as an option for those uncomfortable with the PP. I se...

The Challenge of Lone Wolf Terrorism:  http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-challenge-of-lone-wolf-terrorism/ -- Philip Jenkins in The American Conservative "If the biggest threat is leaderless resistance, it seems unlikely that military escalation in another part of the world wo...

http://news.yahoo.com/video/rand-paul-r ... 07057.html

Rand Paul reacts to President Obama's speech. He makes a lot of sense without being hyperbolic; a very nuanced and thoughtful response IMHO.

I bought Vanguard Health Care because profits seem baked in longterm by the business/government/medical system. And the products and services are considered essential by most people. Personally, I'd prefer and vote for, a different system. But since its rigged this way I'll try to profit from it cog...

Granted that the high cost of drugs and other medical costs in the US, are for all the above reasons: Big Pharma, lobbies, Medicare laws under Bush 2, insurance companies, lack of a single payer system that most or all of the developed world has, etc, etc. ...Getting back to the original post- does ...

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-u-pays-more-other-031400462.html Norway and other state-run health systems drive hard bargains, and are willing to say no to costly therapy. Good article. The way the US health care system is designed prices are kept high. This system is likely to stay in place for ...

I agree with Reub on this and I would hope that Mj reconsiders maybe addressing and clarifying some of the issues raised by posts on other sites. I've gotten value from his posts. The attacks on Mj may seem to be justified to some but can also seem nasty and narrow minded from my perspective. Going ...

Kasich seems to be the least attacking, bombastic or defensive and has rational/sensible policy related things to say. Unfortunately, for these same reasons, he's doesn't seem likely to get nominated.   Struggling Sonetist 116: "Let me not in the marriage of glass, water and air   Admit sedimen...

Thanks, Mj, good information on strategies. I also found this bogleheads discussion link about spia and balancing a portfolio: https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=99684 It seems what strategy you take depends on the consideration of what risk level you are willing to have to meet your g...

Thanks Mj. Very good information on spia options and also answered my question about about investment balance.

These two approaches seem like the difference between the sympathetic vs. parasympathetic nervous system. The former is active and the latter is calming.

"as far as annuty's i think immediate annuity's may be playing a part in many of our retirements going forward . if not so much for us but if we have a spouse ,especially a wife who is not in to investing  pensionizing a piece of your non discretionary spending in to a check n the mail box can ...

Thanks for a great share. We decided to contribute and get the CDs to try on our kitties.

Concerning the uncertainty of gold- this is an interesting analysis: http://www.etf.com/sections/index-investor-corner/swedroe-debunking-gold-mythology?nopaging=1 I don't always tend to agree with or fully trust Larry Swedroe, btw, and I currently hold about 20% in gold. That said, this article brin...

Just listened to this talk on arguments and truth by one of my favorite lecturers Ajahn Brahm from the Buddhist Society of Western Australia. He is refreshingly entertaining and insightful on this topic which could benefit many of us on this forum (like myself especially) who get caught up in being...

MediumTex wrote: Harry Browne referred to happiness as "a mental state of well-being."

I always loved that description.  It's so compact, and yet so nuanced.

Harry was a wise man.

One of a series of short reflective and inspirational videos from the site On Being. the following is 6:19: http://www.onbeing.org/blog/harmony-in-ordinary-life-with-the-dalai-lama-and-dinah-washington-video/5196 Also recommend: http://www.onbeing.org/blog/an-empathy-video-that-asks-you-to-stand-in-...

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=MrqqD_Tsy4Q

"Our Story in Two Minutes"

Relax and be compassionate

Many thanks melveyr,
This is a graceful, direct, simple and elucidating presentation and relaxing to my brain to see the permanent portfolio presented in this way.

http://youtu.be/5sZ-xlEu9Dc

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