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by eufo
Thu Dec 08, 2016 9:00 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: New to Permanent Portfolio
Replies: 45
Views: 30955

Re: New to Permanent Portfolio

Wow! Thanks everyone for the responses! I especially enjoyed the link to PortfolioCharts.com. The Golden Butterfly allocation is VERY alluring. I may slowly morph into that, though the timing seems awful to buy more equities... VERY slowly morph into that. I'm really glad I stumbled onto this site!
by eufo
Wed Dec 07, 2016 9:08 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: New to Permanent Portfolio
Replies: 45
Views: 30955

Re: New to Permanent Portfolio

Thank you for the response and the welcome, drumminj. I definitely haven't given up yet. If not this, I'd likely be into some sort of allocation like 33% VTI, 33% TLT, 33% SHY. It's gold that's my main worry, though I'm not sure I can come up with a logical reason why. It's received a lot of hate la...
by eufo
Mon Dec 05, 2016 7:50 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: New to Permanent Portfolio
Replies: 45
Views: 30955

New to Permanent Portfolio

Ok, so I've been investing for quite awhile. In June... I had 25% TLT, 25% VTI, 25% VNQ and 25% Cash (literally, not even T-bills) I felt like the Cash was being wasted (gaining like a micro fraction of a percentage point every year) and the VNQ was just too correlated with VTI for my liking. I sold...