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by rocketdog
Mon Jun 10, 2013 3:18 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Former "Plunge Protection Team" Member on Gold, Wealth Confiscation, Gov debt
Replies: 86
Views: 32447

Re: Former "Plunge Protection Team" Member on Gold, Wealth Confiscation, Gov debt

moda0306 wrote: Meanwhile, we have no examples of an Austrian model that works in the modern world. 
Does Estonia qualify?

http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-art ... ic-miracle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f9SZiZ-azU
by rocketdog
Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:04 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Update: "A Quantitative Approach to Tactical Asset Allocation"
Replies: 15
Views: 7377

Update: "A Quantitative Approach to Tactical Asset Allocation"

Mebane Faber has updated his 2006 paper to include market data through 2012.  I haven't read it yet, but the previous version was an interesting read:

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm? ... _id=962461
by rocketdog
Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:02 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Foods to Avoid
Replies: 238
Views: 73126

Re: Foods to Avoid

- Grains are full of phytates, lectins and toxins and fiber that tends to be harsh on the gut. - Phytates and anti-nutrients in mineral-rich grains and brown rice appear to rob the body of minerals — causing diseases related to nutrient deficiencies. I'll let Professor Joanne Slavin, Ph.D., R.D. in...
by rocketdog
Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:39 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Foods to Avoid
Replies: 238
Views: 73126

Re: Foods to Avoid

- Phytates and anti-nutrients in mineral-rich grains and brown rice appear to rob the body of minerals — causing diseases related to nutrient deficiencies. And yet somehow once humanity mastered the agriculture of grains we not only did not succumb to disease and nutritional deficiencies, but inste...
by rocketdog
Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:19 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Foods to Avoid
Replies: 238
Views: 73126

Re: Foods to Avoid

- Grains are full of phytates, lectins and toxins and fiber that tends to be harsh on the gut. Rather than throw a dry medical study link at you, this site does a really nice job of summing up in layman's terms how grains are being bashed by their critics who are sadly misinformed (and in some case...
by rocketdog
Thu Jun 06, 2013 4:12 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Foods to Avoid
Replies: 238
Views: 73126

Re: Foods to Avoid

Picking up where I last left off... - Most grains, seeds and nuts are a high source of inflammatory Omega-6. Also containing Omega-6: chicken, eggs, fish, and beef . In any event, Omega-6 is an essential fatty acid, so we need it in our diet... assuming we keep it reasonable and in balance with Omeg...
by rocketdog
Thu Jun 06, 2013 3:42 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Foods to Avoid
Replies: 238
Views: 73126

Re: Foods to Avoid

Alright then...  Let's summarize my points so far... - Industrial seed oils (i.e. vegetable oils) are rancid and contribute to oxidation in the body and blood. Not true.  If vegetable oils are stored properly, they do not turn rancid.  Animal fats turn rancid too... if they're not stored properly. ...
by rocketdog
Thu Jun 06, 2013 3:08 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Foods to Avoid
Replies: 238
Views: 73126

Re: Foods to Avoid

Thank you Mr. Mathematics. Glad to be of service!  I didn't get 740 on my math SAT for nothing.  ;) The MK-4 version is the super expensive one — and it has much better research backing its benefits — is usually dosed at 450mcg up to 15mg per day. Is that the RDA?  Are there studies indicating the ...
by rocketdog
Thu Jun 06, 2013 1:20 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Oh how it hurts to see no gains
Replies: 412
Views: 158642

Re: Oh how it hurts to see no gains

TennPaGa wrote:If hyper-inflation is coming, where are the signs?  Why is inflation ~ 1.5-2%?  If anything, we are in a period of DEflation.
Who says inflation is only 1.5%-2%?  Based on my buying habits, it's at least twice that. 
by rocketdog
Fri May 31, 2013 10:01 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Oh how it hurts to see no gains
Replies: 412
Views: 158642

Re: Oh how it hurts to see no gains

Nobody likes to see their portfolio drop in value.  Before I ever heard of the PP, I used to face the same crisis whenever my retirement accounts dropped in value.  But I always made myself take a very detached, clinical perspective, which usually led to a buying spree to snap up the bargains.  It g...
by rocketdog
Fri May 31, 2013 9:56 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: California Debates How to Blow Tax Windfall
Replies: 35
Views: 12484

Re: California Debates How to Blow Tax Windfall

Ad Orientem wrote:The Republican Party in California is an endangered species.
Not so fast: that's what everybody said about the Whigs and Tories.  Oh, wait...
by rocketdog
Fri May 31, 2013 9:22 am
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Tesla Motors
Replies: 135
Views: 94497

Re: Tesla Motors

Today's "Investor Update" e-mail from AAII had a lengthy comment on Tesla Motors.  I thought it might be of interest to some of you so I'm reprinting it here in its entirety, with credit to the author, Charles Rotblut, CFA, AAII Journal Editor: Every so often a stock with a good story catches the ey...
by rocketdog
Thu May 30, 2013 1:23 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: California Debates How to Blow Tax Windfall
Replies: 35
Views: 12484

Re: California Debates How to Blow Tax Windfall

This is California. It's a one party state (always a bad thing) I lived in CA for 13 years, and everybody always thinks it's a heavily blue state, yet here is the pattern of governors over the past 70 years: Democrat 2011- Republican 2003-2011 Democrat 1999-2003 Republican 1991-1999 Republican 1983...
by rocketdog
Wed May 29, 2013 6:26 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Foods to Avoid
Replies: 238
Views: 73126

Re: Foods to Avoid

Adequate levels of fat soluble vitamins A, D, and K2 reduces the amount of calcium an adult needs to maintain bone health. Which are all included in fortified milk , so your point is...? Uh, no Rocketdog. You're wrong. Vitamin K2 is not added to milk. It's too expensive. Vitamin K2 costs $1.5 milli...
by rocketdog
Wed May 29, 2013 5:58 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Obama Is The President That Nixon Wanted To Be
Replies: 41
Views: 13644

Re: Obama Is The President That Nixon Wanted To Be

I will take bland dolts like Clinton, W. Bush and Obama any day over people like Fidel Castro or Idi Amin. Believe it or not, we could do a lot worse than elect idiots to be our leaders. Reminds me of this quote: "It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. ...
by rocketdog
Wed May 29, 2013 4:04 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Foods to Avoid
Replies: 238
Views: 73126

Re: Foods to Avoid

I've mostly heard of people being extremely pleasantly surprised by their experience with a chiropractor. I have none. Same. My mother threw her back out when I was a child and I believe her experience with chiropractics was positive. Does that mean the chiropractor healed her?  Maybe so, maybe not...
by rocketdog
Wed May 29, 2013 3:59 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Foods to Avoid
Replies: 238
Views: 73126

Re: Foods to Avoid

In other words, the problem with the acupuncture vs. "sham acupuncture" trials is that even the sham acupuncture treatments are causing a beneficial outcome — apparently due to the beneficial hormones and compounds that the brain and tissues release when you randomly stick a needle into the skin. Y...
by rocketdog
Wed May 29, 2013 3:40 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Foods to Avoid
Replies: 238
Views: 73126

Re: Foods to Avoid

Wait, now chiropractors are quacks too? With the exception of very specific types of back or neck pain relief, I'm afraid so.  Be sure to read the History of Chiropractic so you understand its dubious origins: History of Chiropractic Chiropractic's Dirty Secret: Neck Manipulation and Strokes Underc...
by rocketdog
Wed May 29, 2013 3:24 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Foods to Avoid
Replies: 238
Views: 73126

Re: Foods to Avoid

I recently experienced the power of acupuncture, first hand, and I can assure you that it is not a placebo effect. I walked in with very little expectations (I thought it would just be relaxing and stress-reducing) and I walked out completely amazed and feeling better than I've ever felt. Very, ver...
by rocketdog
Wed May 29, 2013 3:20 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Foods to Avoid
Replies: 238
Views: 73126

Re: Foods to Avoid

I have to say, Rocketdog, I'm really shocked that you think acupuncture is "quackery" — despite the fact that states, such as California, New Mexico and Florida, allow acupuncturists to be Primary Care Physicians . I mean, just listen to yourself. Your comments sound incredibly narrow-minded. So wh...
by rocketdog
Wed May 29, 2013 2:53 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Foods to Avoid
Replies: 238
Views: 73126

Re: Foods to Avoid

Chris Kresser is an acupuncturist (read: quack).  He holds no license to practice medicine.  We can safely ignore anything he has to say about nutrition. You think acupuncturists are "quacks"? You've just dismissed a few millennia of highly advanced Chinese Medicine and you have no idea what you ar...
by rocketdog
Wed May 29, 2013 2:07 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Foods to Avoid
Replies: 238
Views: 73126

Re: Foods to Avoid

Rocketdog, I guess you must take pride in being ignorant. Acupuncturists in California are far, far more qualified than most doctors to give nutritional advice. Most medical doctors only take an afternoon lecture in nutrition — and that's it. No other training in nutrition. Getting nutritional advi...
by rocketdog
Tue May 28, 2013 4:04 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: What's your favorite VP Fund?
Replies: 17
Views: 9375

Re: What's your favorite VP Fund?

I'm a lifetime member of AAII, but I have not tried implementing their Shadow Stock Portfolio.  I don't believe their returns factor in taxes or transaction costs.  Over the past 10 years the Shadow Stock Portfolio has ranged between 10-48 transactions per year, with an average of about 22 transacti...
by rocketdog
Tue May 28, 2013 3:28 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Polan on Paleo
Replies: 132
Views: 28894

Re: Polan on Paleo

smurff wrote: No bubble burst here.  Don't forget, I'm the one who confessed (on another section of this forum) to watching "Amish Mafia" on Discovery Channel, and I'm eagerly awaiting its next season. :D
Jeez... I didn't even know there was such a show (our house is a cable-free zone).