i don't see anything here that sounds encouraging to me from their web site.. We believe in transparency, so here are a few things you should know before you start investing. U-Haul Investors Club is not for short-term investors U-Haul Investors Club members cannot easily sell or trade their U-Notes...

i am in the middle of  a re-balance/move further into the pp, i hope it holds till i get it done....

First thing I would say is I like to split each account into its own portfolio.   This is because if you put 100% of a Roth in Gold,  or I use GLD.  And GLD has a bad year like down 50%.  The portfolio might return 5% but you are going to kill one of your best assets.  The Roth.  So diversity among...

i had the same reaction - funny and interesting
i don't have the expertise to comment on its bias or the truthfulness of all the details but i enjoyed it..

a cartoon about money http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv2oCXbW4r0

i doubt i will become a professional predictor, ;D  i would either feel like a fraud or a crook or add so many exceptions and qualifications to make the prediction useless,  other than maybe the occasional OOA prediction here for fun i wont be predicting... i did fall bassackward into a good predict...

i doubt it hits $550 unless it hits it for a short period of time in an over correction after a bubble bursts,  and even then i wouldn't try to predict it happening and i don't have any strong convictions or certainty about it....

if you are holding the 25% TSM index or s+p 500 and especially if you the have a small part of that 25% in total international index, your pp should have as much diversification into peking as you need

Steve (or anyone else with experience) what would you say the best free virus software is? i am about to switch over from a payed virus protection when the trial period runs out.

i was laughing like a nut the first time i saw that video....

the Ben Bernank does have a nice beard...

thanks for all of this great information,

i am not seriously considering it (my situation cant take this kind of risk even with a VP) but someone offered the investment to me and i am curious to learn about some of the ins and outs of this kind of investing, i wont be to surprised to find few here have experience with it because of the risk...

i know somebody looking to get a second mortgage on a apartment complex for 30 + thousand at 8%, i haven't seriously considered it yet or done any real research, does anybody here have experience with holding second mortgages and have some incite into the ins and outs of this kind of investment? 

any way to get the thread and archive it here for reference and preservation?

bogleheads forum for me as well... i had ended up with a boglehead style total stock market + total bond + cash + gold portfolio and the most of the + gold posters were pp enthusiasts Is that still your preferred portfolio allocation? I'd like to ask a follow-up question to everyone - how long ago ...

bogleheads forum for me as well... i had ended up with a boglehead style total stock market + total bond + cash + gold portfolio and the most of the + gold posters were pp enthusiasts

a depressing simulation of how well you will do
http://www.cockeyed.com/citizen/poker/l ... tor100.php

i think (and i am not sure of this) that there are laws preventing confiscation of collectibles, i don't think that's any real guarantee though.. 

i enjoy owning them just fine, but do feel a little burned by the dealer, i cant complain to much though, because buying gold led me to study investing, which led me to bogleheads, which led me to the pp, so in the long run i guess they have already payed off.

thanks that's good to know.
unfortunately i started buying gold long before i had heard of the pp so i have a few graded coins that i am waiting for a opportunity to sell,
live and learn

how do you feel about the Canadian leaf? and does having graded coins protect against confiscation and is that something worth worrying about?

sounds like a great time, i am envious

you could try poker, with skill and luck you can have some fun, learn something, and possibly make a small profit, i spent a bit of time playing online no hold-em and i think i learned a lot about how to think about risk, the psychology of gambling and most importantly bankroll management,  keeping ...

i just ordered a copy, and i am looking forward to reading it, i expect it will be as good or better than "fail safe investing"

same here,