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- Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:38 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: What Happened to PP in 2013?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13204
Re: What Happened to PP in 2013?
- Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:37 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: What Happened to PP in 2013?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13204
Re: What Happened to PP in 2013?
Which ETFs do you use for your PPs? Traditional PP returned like -2.5%. Did you rebalance at some point, or we're you a little bit stock heavy? Correction: I just went on Schwab.com to see how they calculated our 2013 returns for our Roth IRAs. According to Schwab my Roth was up 3.82% on the year,...
- Thu Jan 09, 2014 11:59 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: What Happened to PP in 2013?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13204
Re: What Happened to PP in 2013?
Hey PPers! Long time no post! The last few months have been crazy for me (boss left and still hasn't been replaced, dog had ACL surgery, then I got summoned for grand jury duty, then major projects have me swamped at work). So I haven't even had time to lurk, but thought I'd post my 2013 portfoli...
- Fri Aug 09, 2013 3:29 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Update on me
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3140
Update on me
I'm still alive, just totally slammed at work and at home. Was out of town for a vacation, then a wedding, then a funeral, then a string of 7 different house guest visits (sometimes as many as 5 people staying at once), then my back-up person at work went out on a leave of absence, then my boss qui...
- Sat Jul 13, 2013 9:20 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Foods to Avoid
- Replies: 238
- Views: 73172
Re: Foods to Avoid
Moderation in all things is the key. Because too much Omega-3 can create its own set of health problems . Correct. Remember, fish oil is a polyunsaturated oil (PUFA). And PUFAs are highly unstable (as I have been arguing). Therefore, I agree that is better to lower Omega-6 than to raise one's Omeg...
- Mon Jul 08, 2013 4:09 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: HB PP wins in a portfolio shootout on Seeking Alpha
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2507
HB PP wins in a portfolio shootout on Seeking Alpha
I've been too busy to participate on the forums lately, but I came across this article and wanted to share:
3 Portfolios Inspired By Graham, Swensen, Browne: A Risk Vs. Return Analysis
3 Portfolios Inspired By Graham, Swensen, Browne: A Risk Vs. Return Analysis
- Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:14 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Seeking advice: Do I have the wrong approach in my attempt at the PP in my 401k?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10264
Re: Seeking advice: Do I have the wrong approach in my attempt at the PP in my 401k?
OK, dumb question: how did you determine that GTU is available at a 6% discount?TennPaGa wrote: GTU instead of SGOL (GTU is currently available at a 6% discount)
- Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:08 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: PP investors--stay the course
- Replies: 282
- Views: 124102
Re: PP investors--stay the course
Miners. They go broke all the time. Very volatile industry--which is why I play the sector and not individual companies. Although, look at the largest miner in the world--Barrick. 5x earnings? Absurd. As a sector, the miners are nearing single digit PEs--levels we've only seen in the midst of...
- Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:05 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: 2 months old PP, down -3%.
- Replies: 87
- Views: 42935
Re: 2 months old PP, down -3%.
I don't know about anyone else, but when I made my initial PP buy-in I told myself that no matter when I took the plunge at least one of the assets I bought was going to start losing money almost immediately. But I was wrong... because two of the assets started losing money almost immediately! :o ...
- Thu Jun 27, 2013 1:59 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Finance and Investing Books
- Replies: 38
- Views: 17882
Re: Finance and Investing Books
I just read an interesting book called "How To Retire Early and Live Well With Less Than A Million Dollars." It was interesting because it was published in 2000, so the author was unaware of what would be happening in the markets. Allegedly the author retired in 1981 at age 29 with a portfolio wor...
- Thu Jun 27, 2013 9:32 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: PP investors--stay the course
- Replies: 282
- Views: 124102
Re: PP investors--stay the course
All I can say is, "Thank goodness for my VP!" :o Amen, brother! My VP is saving my bacon right now, +40% ytd. Makes me a little sick to think that I sold some VP and moved it into PP earlier this year, but whatever... :'( please do tell about your VP What do you want to know? My VP is equity-hea...
- Thu Jun 27, 2013 9:01 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: 2 months old PP, down -3%.
- Replies: 87
- Views: 42935
Re: 2 months old PP, down -3%.
What do you mean? If you buy a 5-year bond for $1,000 and hold it to maturity, you get your entire $1,000 back. I think what he's getting to is that if there's, say, 10% inflation during every one of those years, that $1,000 you get back will only have the purchasing power of $590. 10% inflation f...
- Thu Jun 27, 2013 8:59 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: 2 months old PP, down -3%.
- Replies: 87
- Views: 42935
Re: 2 months old PP, down -3%.
This may not be the best spot for this after what Catacomb posted, but how is everyone tracking their rebalancing bands? Do you all just use a spreadsheet, and manually update the data based on the current day's prices? I've downloaded some of the spreadsheets on the forum previously, but I'm wonde...
- Thu Jun 27, 2013 8:51 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: 2 months old PP, down -3%.
- Replies: 87
- Views: 42935
Re: 2 months old PP, down -3%.
90% bonds? Unless they're all ultra short-term, you'll get crushed when interest rates normalize, which they will. If you're smarter and faster than all the professional bond traders, financial "insiders," FED, ECB, etc, then.... You can avoid catastrophe with bonds by purchasing high-quality bond...
- Wed Jun 26, 2013 1:49 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: PP is WAY DOWN...:(
- Replies: 30
- Views: 18832
Re: PP is WAY DOWN...:(
Honestly, the time spent fretting over your investments is a tremendous waste of energy. If you index, pay low expense, and have wide diversification, that is 99% of the game. If you have a wife/husband, take them out to dinner or go for walk. If you like whiskey, enjoy a (small) glass. Drink some ...
- Wed Jun 26, 2013 1:34 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: 2 months old PP, down -3%.
- Replies: 87
- Views: 42935
Re: 2 months old PP, down -3%.
Currently I'm considering some more solid investments like 10% stocks / 90% AAA bonds local mutual funds. 90% bonds? Unless they're all ultra short-term, you'll get crushed when interest rates normalize, which they will. If you're smarter and faster than all the professional bond traders, financia...
- Wed Jun 26, 2013 1:24 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: PP investors--stay the course
- Replies: 282
- Views: 124102
Re: PP investors--stay the course
I think the thing that's been most disturbing over the past 6 months is watching bonds and gold behaving almost in lock-step. Gold is down 25%-30% for the year (depending on which fund you track) and bonds are down about 11% YTD. Stocks are up around 12%, which is enough to offset the loss in bond...
- Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:55 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: CA Passes Bill Requiring Permit to Buy Ammo
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1513
CA Passes Bill Requiring Permit to Buy Ammo
Just got back from a 10-day vacation last night (with no Internet access the whole time, hence my MIA status on the forums). I'm swamped trying to catch up at work, but this story caught my eye so I thought I'd log in quick and share: http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2013/06/17/california-senate-passes-bi...
- Wed Jun 12, 2013 3:28 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Former "Plunge Protection Team" Member on Gold, Wealth Confiscation, Gov debt
- Replies: 86
- Views: 32501
Re: Former "Plunge Protection Team" Member on Gold, Wealth Confiscation, Gov debt
Now that I think of it, where does the constitution that we have to stay on a gold based currency? It simply states the government has the right to "coin money," does it not? No State shall ... make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts ... (Excerpted from Article 1, Sect...
- Wed Jun 12, 2013 3:21 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Recipes--A Permanent Cuisine
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6425
Re: Recipes--A Permanent Cuisine
Good luck smurff! Let us know how they turned out. And don't be discouraged if they fall below your expectations -- they can be tricky to get just right, but when you do they're pretty awesome I must say. ;D I made the Portobello for Tuesday dinner. It was great! I did not realize that Portobe...
- Tue Jun 11, 2013 10:36 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Update: "A Quantitative Approach to Tactical Asset Allocation"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7382
Re: Update: "A Quantitative Approach to Tactical Asset Allocation"
Nothing like a wife to trouble the mind and drive you to an internet forum.MediumTex wrote: Nothing like a girlfriend to ease the mind and pull you away from an internet forum.
(I'm joking -- my wife's totally cool with my internet usage )
- Mon Jun 10, 2013 4:03 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: All the Infrastructure a Tyrant Would Need, Courtesy of Bush and Obama
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6031
Re: All the Infrastructure a Tyrant Would Need, Courtesy of Bush and Obama
We were warned: “Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.”? -James Madison Federalist No. 10 - Federalist Papers (1787-1788) "In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution." -Thomas Jefferson Unfortun...
- Mon Jun 10, 2013 3:26 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: All the Infrastructure a Tyrant Would Need, Courtesy of Bush and Obama
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6031
Re: All the Infrastructure a Tyrant Would Need, Courtesy of Bush and Obama
To an increasing degree, we're counting on having angels in office and making ourselves vulnerable to devils. Bush and Obama have built infrastructure any devil would lust after. We were warned: “Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.”? -James Madison Federalist No. 10 - Federalist P...
- Mon Jun 10, 2013 3:22 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: All the Infrastructure a Tyrant Would Need, Courtesy of Bush and Obama
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6031
Re: All the Infrastructure a Tyrant Would Need, Courtesy of Bush and Obama
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."Benko wrote: The tradeoff of privacy vs security is not an easy one, but given what is going on now, I'll take privacy at the expense of the alternative.
- Benjamin Franklin (credited)
- 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: 32501
Re: Former "Plunge Protection Team" Member on Gold, Wealth Confiscation, Gov debt
Does Estonia qualify?moda0306 wrote: Meanwhile, we have no examples of an Austrian model that works in the modern world.
http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-art ... ic-miracle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f9SZiZ-azU