good luck.

i am curious how well it will do since its a leveraged ETF.

hi guys,

is it okay to count the cash portion as part of 6 month emergency fund?

thanks

sure they do.


http://www.apmex.com/Product/19041/1_gr ... Assay.aspx

Hi metta, you could space out your DCA more..  i do mine every 3 months, that way i don't have to stress about what to buy to often. Stop watching the pundits on cnbc helps alot too! Since i started using PP, i have a more detached attitude towards the markets, i see these pull backs as an opportuni...

i personally like the pamp suise bars. They look pretty nice.

http://www.providentmetals.com/pamp-1-o ... -card.html

hoost,

i am not implying this is the start of a bull market.  Just pondering a plan for the next bull market.

i was trying to understand all the risk involved in a 2x fund.

they seem to be decay and tracking error.

Seems to me individual stocks can be more risky then some 2x funds.

guys, just look at the 3 yr performance of the SSO, seems like something i might want to add in my VP. seems like if you bought these at the near the start at the bull market and held you would have done pretty well? i dont see any evidence of any decay, seems to track 2x spy pretty well? do you guy...

hi guys, so i made my first purchase.  Obviously i would like to play with my first coin a little.  Coin collecting suppose to be fun :) Whats the right way to touch the gold?  do i need to use cotton gloves as the dealer suggested (where do i get cotton gloves anyways) or can i use latex gloves? th...

i placed my first order on apmex!  I was pretty happy with the process, they were very patient and helpful on the phone. Will see how long it takes. The only thing else i am concerned with is storage.  For now i don't see my self holding too much physical, i would have to worry about insurance, wher...

hoost, Just to challenge your thought process a little more, and hopefully enlighten me as well, why do short term bonds do well in rising inflation?  If this is true, would it be better to go with the shortest duration T-Bill? yes i after checking it out more 2-3 yr treasury seemed to do well.  Th...

When its time to sell what  how much less than spot should i look for 3-5%? have you guys sold back to these online gold shops?  how was the  experience? Buying seems straight forward, but selling makes me uneasy.  sending a box of gold coins worth alot of money back to the online shop. what recours...

hi guys,

does anyone use :

http://www.blanchardonline.com

to buy gold coins?

i was looking for a reputable one stop shop to buy and sell my gold coins.  Currently i just use ETF.

anyone have any advice on this.

thanks

hoost,

i am doing a custom blend in VP, which i wanted to include corp bonds, and other leveraged etf, etc.

I was playing with the boogleheads back-testing excel file, it seems to show the short term bonds do well in rising inflation.

thanks for the insight guys.  i guess its hard for me stop looking at homes as an investment.




i always have friends and co-workers come up too me ever so often.. saying things:

now is the time to buy a home.

interest rates will start to rise lock in a home now.

buy a home for a tax shelter.

hi guys, i am young and saving to buy a home. i had hypothetical question: assuming you had  a place to live and didn't have to pay rent. if you had a chance to invest in PP for 10-15 years vs buying a home, what would u do? which would be a better investment? i think HB thought homes were a consump...

this was more for my bond allocation in my VP.

for example in 1970, wouldn't i rather hold a bond index with shorter duration than TLT.

guys,


long bonds rates have been dropping for 20+ years... what happens if long bond rates start creeping up for 20+ years after the fed stops holding them down artificially?


would it better to hold AGG rather then TLT in that case?  whats your thoughts on this.

thanks

hi guys,

do you guys have any spreadsheets that would help me track my yearly gain with PP?

i typically make contributions monthly,  so i just need something to track my gains YTD?

* nevermind i found hoost google spreadsheet in prior post, this should do the trick.

thanks hoost!

hi guys,

i am new to PP.  i usually buy bonds funds like TLT vs buying bonds directly.

I use fidelity.

is it better to buy T bonds directly? how complicated is this.?  is there a minimum investment?



thanks

the screen shot really helps shoestring!

i assuming you happy with the gains so far with your PP using this method.

just to make it clear in my mind guys. say i was a light on gold and stocks...  but i could only add to one at  this time do to lack of funds. gold was pullink back to 200ma.. while stocks were breaking new highs... i would add to gold? is this correct? seems like with PP you always want to add when...

Is there much difference investing quarterly vs. Monthly?

hi guys, new to HBPP. i have a few newbie questions. i plan to deposit monthly to my HBPP portfolio.  whats the best way to do this? should i just split my deposit and buy equal portions of each sector? or should i save up and do it every quarterly? should i be buying on dips? does it matter? i need...