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by PP67
Tue Jan 10, 2017 12:58 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: Gold Coin Counterfeiting today
Replies: 39
Views: 24360

Re: Gold Coin Counterfeiting today

dualstow, can you print the WSJ article to a pdf file and then post the pdf here?
by PP67
Fri Dec 16, 2016 9:14 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Apple Sucks, Doesn't it?
Replies: 73
Views: 36637

Re: Apple Sucks, Doesn't it?

It is so ironic that since Apple's 1984 Super Bowl ad introducing the Macintosh as the liberator from Big Brother, Apple has morphed into the an Orwellian Nanny control freak that keeps you tethered to the Apple Mothership... That's why I call them Crapple...
by PP67
Thu Aug 11, 2016 5:49 pm
Forum: Stocks
Topic: I think I'll rebalance today
Replies: 35
Views: 28261

Re: I think I'll rebalance today

I am sitting on about 35% cash right now but it is very tough to jump back in and rebalance with everything so "high"...
by PP67
Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:10 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Hoarding Cash
Replies: 28
Views: 14347

Re: Hoarding Cash

This may have been discussed elsewhere but it appears there is not only the a risk in keeping 25% of your assets in dollar-dominated currency or equivalent but now that "currency" is being increasingly pushed to 100% digital.  Bad for the bad guys but also bad for those who may not want to...
by PP67
Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:39 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Retirement
Replies: 19
Views: 7865

Re: Retirement

At age 64 and having just survived a 20% layoff in my company (an oil & gas firm), I have been more or less forced to consider my vocational mortality far more than I would care to... One of the biggest obstacles is that I don't know how well I could handle the prospect of the loss of a steady i...
by PP67
Wed Jan 27, 2016 12:51 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Portfolio Charts
Replies: 120
Views: 43495

Re: Portfolio Charts

Tyler, I was wondering if you had given any more thought to a suggestion I made a while back (below)? One suggestion: Would it be difficult to post the last year few years of performance on the funnel chart (ie last 12 months under Year Invested 1, last 24 months under Year Invested 2 and so on sort...
by PP67
Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:45 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Iran Detains 10 US Sailors And Seizes Our Boats
Replies: 13
Views: 5708

Re: Iran Detains 10 US Sailors And Seizes Our Boats

PS, I just created a new post on this subject before I read this...

Interested to know your thoughts...
by PP67
Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:41 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: BP for VP?
Replies: 9
Views: 4485

BP for VP?

As a petroleum engineer nearing retirement (maybe sooner than I would chose), I have been taking more than a passing interest in the falling oil prices of late.  It strikes me that unlike say gold, oil is currently a necessary global consumable commodity which cannot be replaced at near the current ...
by PP67
Thu Jan 07, 2016 12:53 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Merry Christmas!
Replies: 2
Views: 2421

Re: Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!...  Beautiful pic!
by PP67
Wed Jan 06, 2016 1:24 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Personal MBA (Josh Kaufman) & Permanent Portfolio Investing Strategy
Replies: 18
Views: 11366

Re: Personal MBA (Josh Kaufman) & Permanent Portfolio Investing Strategy

Just curious for an update on people's experience with FolioInvesting...

Thanks!
by PP67
Tue Dec 15, 2015 1:00 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: ...you know it's bad when...
Replies: 2
Views: 2628

...you know it's bad when...

...people are giving gold away... ANAHEIM – Santa tossed a present into a Salvation Army red kettle over the weekend. A Canadian gold coin valued at about $1,200. “It popped out,” said Salvation Army spokesman Kevin White. “I’ve seen silver dollars, old coins, collectables, but not something like th...
by PP67
Wed Dec 09, 2015 1:33 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Religion Of Peace Visits California
Replies: 120
Views: 30342

Re: Religion Of Peace Visits California

I was struck with the new SUV that the pair were gunned down in...  I initially wondered how they could afford such a car but came to understand later that it was a rental... As far as funding internal terrorism: Per Rueters: Online lender Prosper recently made a $28,500 loan to Syed Rizwan Farook w...
by PP67
Mon Dec 07, 2015 5:37 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Portfolio Charts
Replies: 120
Views: 43495

Re: Portfolio Charts

Tyler, awesome charts!...  There isn't a day that goes by where I am not glancing at a printout of one of your funnel charts!...  I find the funnel chart very soothing when the wheels seem to be flying off the wagon... One suggestions: Would it be difficult to post the last year few years of perform...
by PP67
Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:49 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 3693
Views: 1783778

Re: The GOLD scream room

According to Kitco, the price of gold thus far today is +$20.10 due to drop in dollar but -$14.80 due to selling for a net +$5.30/oz...

http://www.kitco.com/kitco-gold-index.h ... mpaign=KGX
by PP67
Tue Oct 27, 2015 5:41 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: SOS: America's flagship is in danger
Replies: 8
Views: 3820

Re: SOS: America's flagship is in danger

Tow it to Greece!...  It would make a great immigration facilitation vessel...
by PP67
Sun Oct 04, 2015 8:26 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Quicken & Mint Killer
Replies: 63
Views: 19595

Re: Quicken & Mint Killer

I looked at PC pretty hard a while back but just couldn't get past giving out my user name and passwords to all my financial accounts...

How did you come to peace with the security exposures?
by PP67
Mon Sep 21, 2015 5:57 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: PP, Retirement, and Safe Withdrawal Rates
Replies: 115
Views: 52433

Re: PP, Retirement, and Safe Withdrawal Rates

Tyler, can you add your "Tyler 5x20 PP" to the selections of portfolios in your great website?

Thanks!

PS: Are we supposed to be able to click on Calculator and get anything to happen?  Nothing happens when I do...

Thanks for your great charts and work!
by PP67
Fri Sep 18, 2015 5:12 pm
Forum: Cash
Topic: Brokerage Firm as Your Bank
Replies: 19
Views: 14834

Re: Brokerage Firm as Your Bank

dual, I couldn't get you link to work but if you google "Fidelity virtual safe deposit box", the Barron's link shows up and you can read the article...  At least I did a minute ago...
by PP67
Fri Sep 18, 2015 1:31 pm
Forum: Cash
Topic: Brokerage Firm as Your Bank
Replies: 19
Views: 14834

Re: Brokerage Firm as Your Bank

Just wish Fidelity would start handling physical safe deposit boxes as well as virtual ones! It would be great to have a "private" safe deposit box service that is not controlled by the banking sector but that is also insured and reputable... http://www.barrons.com/articles/fidelity-tests-...
by PP67
Thu Sep 03, 2015 5:34 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: PSA: I now have a 3-year period with no gains
Replies: 275
Views: 107148

Re: PSA: I now have a 3-year period with no gains

It's been tough even for the biggest and brightest... http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-09-03/bridgewaters-all-weather-fund-goes-negative-2015-after-risk-paritys-worst-quarter-le Bridgewater's 'All-Weather' Fund Goes Negative For 2015 After Risk-Parity's Worst Quarter Since Lehman The $80 billion B...
by PP67
Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:48 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: No where to hide
Replies: 804
Views: 304000

Re: No where to hide

I may be a little too simple-minded on this but if I post the Peak-to-Trough results of a HBPP allocation for the time I've been using it and post the resulting CAGR on Tyler's terrific PP real returns over time plot and it is within the bands shown for that time period, I conclude that there is not...
by PP67
Mon Aug 24, 2015 1:08 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Black Monday
Replies: 79
Views: 28051

Re: Black Monday

I saw this this morning and couldn't stop laughing...

Hope you get a chuckle out of an otherwise dismal morning...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqF83-FmVpM
by PP67
Thu Aug 13, 2015 1:18 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: No gains to be had
Replies: 36
Views: 18171

Re: No gains to be had

Tyler, I enjoyed your "Risk in the Real World" article but had a question....  It looks like you were comparing the risk of outcomes by either investing $2,000/mo in stocks and hoping you still had the average return in 20 yrs when you wanted it for college costs (but might have quite a bi...
by PP67
Mon Aug 10, 2015 8:47 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Housing bubble
Replies: 16
Views: 5421

Re: Housing bubble

The suburbs in Far North Dallas (Richardson, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen) are truly insane!...  My son and his bride put in 3 different bids (all over asking price) in just this past week and lost all three!... There is a large influx of major corporation relocations primarily from Calif (State F...
by PP67
Fri Aug 07, 2015 12:53 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: GOP Candidate
Replies: 7
Views: 3154

Re: GOP Candidate

I added Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, None of The Above and It doesn't matter to the poll so people could vote for who they would like to see as president, if any... (not who they think will win)...  There are no doubt other Republicans, Democrats and Independents that could also be considered...