Just a random observation...

Ben Graham - Default Portfolio 50/50 Shares/Cash or Bonds
Rickards - Gold is a form of currency (cash)
BelangP - Optimal Gold/Shares ratio 35/65

On combining criteria into a simple portfolio, it looks quite promising

Documentary on Melbourne - Just released
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzfJGC1_yPo

PS: Watched whole documentary, it is totally accurate

Thanks for the link Boglerdude!

Got a good laugh watching the lady in the background
https://www.reddit.com/r/ChurchOfCOVID/ ... o_destroy/

Looks like we have some extra bond options in Australia! Any suggestions, comments? Nothing seems outstanding though..... Currently hold the Float Adjusted ETF which is roughly 21% US Treasuries Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate Bond Index (AUD Hedged) https://www.blackrock.com/au/individual/prod...

Mark Leavy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:58 pm

I Shrugged wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:55 pm I’d like to see the unvaccinated peasants storm the castle somewhere. And not the selfie taking kind of January 6 in Washington. The kind with pitchforks.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0iAcQVIokg

Sheesh.... Did they make the announcement with a translator so non-Quebecans could understand, as per our "Great Leaders" example. ;D https://www.rebelnews.com/wa_premier_deploys_indigenous_aide_to_translate_english_into_english?utm_campaign=ay_wapremier_011222&utm_medium=email&utm...

FWIW: If investing as a resident of a country with a very small economy (eg NZ, Australia, Fiji) I think it would be easiest and most efficient to just set up a 3x33% portfolio consisting of International Bonds, International Shares and Gold. Why not 25% of your local currency? Well, if the Fiji dol...

Long Term one probably will do well if they just pick a solid portfolio (maybe even the Pinwheel FWIW) that they have faith in and stick with it like an English Bulldog. Emotional discipline being the key element in investing??? ^ Quote of the year ;) ^ I suspect people lose more trying to beat the...

Thanks for explaining your rationale Mathjak.

For the folk who don't like reading, here's the article summary in one image

It is to heavy in long term bonds for my taste and I want more diversification on the gold side now with other inflation hedges…i would limit long term bonds to 5% ….. Mathjak, seeing you are a little bond adverse, I thought you might find this series of articles interesting. Enjoy! https://www.idi...

Nice summary :o https://caldronpool.com/we-must-never-forget-victorias-two-months-of-brutal-medical-tyranny/ Ecclesiastes 1:9 New International Version 9 What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. https://www.solzhenitsyncenter.org/live-no...

Meanwhile, down under....

Just another point to add :) On listening to HB's radio show yesterday, he advised that he wanted the most volatile assets in the four asset classes. So..... 1/ Did SCV ETF's exist back in 2004? 2/ Substituting SCV for the TSM provides a return improvement and 3/ 40% SCV in the Golden Butterfly actu...

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 07, 2022 2:36 pm

dualstow wrote: ↑Fri Jan 07, 2022 2:24 pm

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 07, 2022 2:21 pm I got the advisor’s position at the bank! They literally offered me the job the same day!! Woohoo!!!

Great news, Smithers!
Now, can I get a loan?

Prime plus 90% for you!

Congratulations Smithy,
Calabrian Bank I see...

Maybe it's just nerves that will settle. I'll give it some time and see how I feel. Has anyone else had a similar experience where the amount of money being managed changed your proclivity towards a particular strategy? Well, Smithy. For my brother (about to retire) and myself (retired), we both qu...

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 04, 2022 7:41 pm https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ

That takes me back Smithy
Another one from the same era
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfR9iY5y94s

I've just struggled holding long bonds in the past even though I understand the PP theory. It's a behavioral issue. Just thinking that a fund that is less volatile might be easier for me to hold without checking on the 30-year yield three times per day. If you are after something less volatile, a 2...

I suspect an Actuary has way too much free time
https://igotstandardsbro.com

I have had nothing but issues with customer service as well as their ridiculous policies as well as their self serving bull shit they pull Hi Mathjak et al, Would you be able to expand on the issues you've experienced. Just have their ETF's, so what joys will await me if I have to deal with them di...

Well this link arrived in my inbox.

Never heard of this person before, and not even sure what an Arch-Bishop does, but it makes for an interesting read.
https://www.thelibertybeacon.com/archbi ... an-people/

This may be of interest.
https://www.canadiancovidcarealliance.o ... an-good-2/

Although I think HB's allocation is being confused with Marc Fabers.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo4PzxgXDqo PS: More Australian foolishness. Farmers cannot deliver wheat to Silos unless vaccinated :o Guess its preferable to go hungry.... https://www.farmingahead.com.au/farm-office/news/14227...

Mountaineer wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 3:06 pm [align=] ok[/align]

vnatale wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 2:34 pm My town a few weeks ago rejected re-instituting a mask mandate. But then decide to re-institute it from December 22, 2021 to March 1, 2022.

Kemosabe,
Given your comments in another thread, shall we start referring to you as The Lone Ranger?

…Tonto

Heh,

People in this Country are going to wake up in a nation that they don't even recognize if we can't get this under control here pretty soon. It was not cool, or fun to live in a 'utopia' like the German Democratic Republic. Watch the movie, "The Lives of Others" if you want to get a taste ...

Just to echo what I believe Mathkak said, I moved to a PP in order to protect the wealth already created as I hopefully glide towards retirement. I would probably not choose this earlier in life. In fact I’m trying to decide the investing strategy for my kids. Is it better to limit losses with a go...