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Re: FDIC risk
They have a similar thing to the FDIC in Australia, but there's a catch. The Deposit Guarantee is activated when a bank fails "but" if the newly legislated "bail in" is activated and the bank is saved, then since the bank has not failed, the deposit guarantee is not activated. Ne...
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 4:20 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Looks like HB was correct about offshore assets
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2927
Looks like HB was correct about offshore assets
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/arms ... er-system/
Anything like this happening elsewhere to track your assets ?
Can see people will start microwaving their money
Anything like this happening elsewhere to track your assets ?
Can see people will start microwaving their money
- Sun Dec 16, 2018 10:13 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: PP Europe (Germany)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13400
Re: PP Europe (Germany)
You may find these papers on currency hedging useful if purchasing foreign shares/bonds
https://personal.vanguard.com/pdf/ISGCMC.pdf
https://institutional.vanguard.com/iam/ ... omain=true
Regards,
Hal
https://personal.vanguard.com/pdf/ISGCMC.pdf
https://institutional.vanguard.com/iam/ ... omain=true
Regards,
Hal
- Mon Dec 10, 2018 3:04 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Funny car advertisement
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1214
Funny car advertisement
Stumbled upon this old ad from 20 years ago.
Actually had one of these - lasted about 750,000 Kms before someone ran a stop sign and wrecked it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbBx4Ql6Umo
Actually had one of these - lasted about 750,000 Kms before someone ran a stop sign and wrecked it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbBx4Ql6Umo
- Mon Dec 10, 2018 7:11 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: How does the PP respond to a devaluing currency
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3871
How does the PP respond to a devaluing currency
First off, thanks to LazyInvestor for his earlier posts on Non-US PP's. I had to re-evaluate some preconceptions! Now after listening to all of HB's radio shows I understand that: 1, In severe, say > 5 to 10% inflation, in a US PP, funds flow from the USD into the next most popular form of money whi...
- Thu Nov 15, 2018 5:48 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Old HB radio show about Gold
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7960
Re: Old HB radio show about Gold
This is a critical point. That's why in a number of my previous posts I encouraged non-US investors to stick with a Bogleheads portfolio if they are not willing to run US PP. In recent times, USD was strengthening and gold was not of much help for anyone from Venezuela to Canada. Most of non-US inv...
- Thu Nov 15, 2018 2:51 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Fear is the mind-killer
- Replies: 108
- Views: 49840
Re: Fear is the mind-killer
Hi Pointedstick, Good to hear you got your perspective sorted out. You may like to read the Marcus Aurelius's book "Meditations". https://medium.com/personal-growth/marcus-aurelius-how-to-live-without-fear-40f7a16b6515 http://files.libertyfund.org/files/2133/Aurelius_1464_LFeBk.pdf But on ...
- Wed Nov 14, 2018 6:47 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: The GOLD scream room
- Replies: 3693
- Views: 1785109
Re: The GOLD scream room
Budd,
Before you stress out too much on Gold, have a listen to Harry.
http://web.archive.org/web/201604021622 ... wne/radio/
Gold talk is dated Sept 19, 2004
Hope you can have a good nights sleep afterwards,
Hal
Before you stress out too much on Gold, have a listen to Harry.
http://web.archive.org/web/201604021622 ... wne/radio/
Gold talk is dated Sept 19, 2004
Hope you can have a good nights sleep afterwards,
Hal
- Wed Nov 14, 2018 10:48 am
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Old HB radio show about Gold
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7960
Re: Old HB radio show about Gold
I don't know about that. Gold did its job very well in Iceland in 2008. If gold's purpose in the portfolio is to be a default alternative reserve currency, then I suppose you might consider holding a mixture of gold and whatever the #1 reserve currency is. Right now that's the US dollar. But, I per...
- Tue Nov 13, 2018 11:12 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Old HB radio show about Gold
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7960
Re: Old HB radio show about Gold
I've got an EU/Global PP, and indeed I feel that gold in the EU PP will behave differently. It's not clear what the alternatives would be, though. At a guess, it would be some hard asset in your particular "economic zone". Perhaps European Farmland ? https://www.agriinvestor.com/tiaa-rais...
- Mon Nov 12, 2018 8:05 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Old HB radio show about Gold
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7960
Old HB radio show about Gold
Found a way to kill some time while waiting in traffic... On listening to some of the old HB radio shows, Harry made an interesting comment regarding Gold. He stated that the USD was the worlds "favourite currency" and Gold was the 2nd favourite. When confidence was less in the USD, money ...
- Tue Oct 30, 2018 4:58 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Had to post this Australian property article
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2016
- Thu Oct 25, 2018 8:45 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Anyone using Hard Assets Alliance?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4943
Re: Anyone using Hard Assets Alliance?
Perth mint. Government backed. Be aware of this though... In this respect Australia has a relatively higher risk because Australian law already has a mechanism in place to require delivery of gold to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) - Part IV of the Banking Act 1959. There is no need for the Gov...
- Mon Oct 15, 2018 4:16 am
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Overseas Vault Recommendations
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6209
Re: Overseas Vault Recommendations
You could try this company.
http://www.guardianvaults.com.au
Have used them and it's like out of a James Bond movie going in there.
Absolutely no complaints and always found the service very good
http://www.guardianvaults.com.au
Have used them and it's like out of a James Bond movie going in there.
Absolutely no complaints and always found the service very good
- Sat Oct 13, 2018 5:00 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Australia Gov't Bond Clause
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4612
Re: Australia Gov't Bond Clause
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Definitely concerning. Any ideas as to when the Government might be likely to exercise this option? Is there any precedent? My first thought is "why would the Government care what price it is trading at on the secondary market?" Just spitballing, ...
- Mon Aug 27, 2018 1:44 pm
- Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Australian Finance Scenarios
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5190
Australian Finance Scenarios
For those of you with an exposure to Australia, I highly recommend this analyst.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCgRcMG_RHk
Summary: Australians overleveraged - something is going to break
Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCgRcMG_RHk
Summary: Australians overleveraged - something is going to break
Enjoy!
- Fri Jul 13, 2018 3:53 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: 1950's Supermans Financial Advice
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2919
1950's Supermans Financial Advice
How the world has changed.... Remember watching these episodes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA1SPhGhvHU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA1SPhGhvHU
- Mon Jul 09, 2018 6:29 am
- Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Interesting talk on capital preservation
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14120
- Wed Jun 06, 2018 6:19 am
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Australia Gov't Bond Clause
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4612
Australia Gov't Bond Clause
Thought any Australians should be aware of this: The Australian Government may at any time, subject to a minimum period of three months’ notice, convert holdings of eTBs to the underlying Treasury Bonds directly registered in the Commonwealth Stock Registry. If this occurred you would continue to re...
- Sat Jun 02, 2018 5:18 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: 600 Members Coming Up
- Replies: 63
- Views: 35741
Re: 600 Members Coming Up
So now we have 698 members, would anyone mind sharing how they first found out about the Permanent Portfolio? Particularly interested with the newest members as the PP is rarely, if ever, mentioned elsewhere these days. Nothing like the 2008 timeframe.
- Sat Jun 02, 2018 4:48 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: My Permanent Portfolio Variant
- Replies: 25
- Views: 18527
Re: My Permanent Portfolio Variant
https://johnhcochrane.blogspot.com/2018/03/debt-oped.html From the comments: "Yes, we can easily default on our obligations like we did in 1932 and 1973, And we can do it smoothly as you suggest, with opportunistic and deliberate default via the Fed. Possibly keep inflation under 5% for a ten ...
- Thu May 31, 2018 1:24 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: My Permanent Portfolio Variant
- Replies: 25
- Views: 18527
Re: My Permanent Portfolio Variant
As a follow up to some of our previous discussion on international diversification, a memory of Long-Term Capital Management and the Russian debt crisis of 1998 popped into my mind. Is it possible that our faith in the notion that treasury securities are free of default risk is misplaced? I think i...
- Mon May 28, 2018 1:59 am
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Pension Fund Gold Allocation
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2570
Pension Fund Gold Allocation
Stating what Harry Browne knew back in the 1980's
Interesting how close their recommended gold allocations are to HB's 25%
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... RVuefjc9pk
Interesting how close their recommended gold allocations are to HB's 25%
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... RVuefjc9pk
- Thu May 24, 2018 12:52 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Risk Parity and the Permanent Portfolio
- Replies: 20
- Views: 14650
Re: Risk Parity and the Permanent Portfolio
Thanks for your comments Pugchief and Tyler, I must admit it's undefined as to where an Economic Risk Parity model stops and a Volatility Risk Parity Model starts. This table from Stable Investing is informative. Ryan had stated Although the dollar weightings might appear to offer different exposure...
- Thu May 24, 2018 6:27 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Risk Parity and the Permanent Portfolio
- Replies: 20
- Views: 14650
Re: Risk Parity and the Permanent Portfolio
1) Volatility Risk Parity: Mathematically balancing the effects of different assets in a portfolio by scaling each asset according to their volatility. A good example would be the All Seasons portfolio, Larry portfolio, and (even if he might not describe it the same way) Desert portfolio. Look at t...