That’s a great deal 4.7 percent. I am now paying around 7.

Assembly language brings back bad memories!

Been watching nomad capitalist as well. Seems like Georgia is a hidden gem. I also talked to someone who had visited Georgia. They said it was amazing.

I think some of the people buying these watches are buying them to store in a safe place and seldom worn. Old ones cost more than new ones. But if you are not an expert or have money to burn, it’s probably better to avoid it.

Also just like you said - being able to physically access your gold when needed is definitely the best option (without the risk that I perceive if possible).

Don’t take this like I am in a battle with you because I would actually prefer to store at home if I did not have this big concern. But all it takes is for one person to other than yourself to have an idea that you may have gold stored in your house and you have lost control of that information. The...

Another alternative investment asset to consider is a high end mechanical watch. It takes some education but many of the standards hold their value some far exceed their initial price. A good example is a Rolex green Submariner.

I read Dent’s “Sale Of A Lifetime”. The book was entertaining but he lost me when he correlated market events with sunspots.

I heard of a case where some people broke into house tortured the husband and wife to have them open the safe they had hidden, then killed them both. Storing a potentially large amount of easily liquified untraceable wealth in your own home is very dangerous in my opinion.

One thing about withdrawing using the Cares act. I believe you do have to pay income tax on the distribution, just no penalty. Also my view on holding gold at home is that it’s storing a lot of potential energy at home. It could blow at any moment when the average American can’t take a $500 dollar e...

This video contains the Eagle, Buffalo, and Maple Leaf
The only thing to note is that SWP probably has a global perspective vs. what is best for US residents.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1xEx0yoDlWk

I had it on my list to watch that video. Thanks for posting! I may probably take action based on this.

One perspective on the interest rate for long term bonds is that they compete with other asset classes. LTT prices are high when there is no good alternative in the market. If stocks, gold, or cash become better places to park / invest money LTT's will become cheaper. Incidentally, I heard that the ...

One way I look at cash in the PP is an anchor to reality. If everything gets expensive, it forces you to sell high and store the proceeds in cash. If any one of the other three assets get cheap, the rules say you should use the cash to buy the cheap assets.

Just a quick observation and slight annoyance. I notice that the Apmex spot price always about consistently about 10 to 15 dollars over the actual spot (XAUUSD and some other dealers).

Welcome. I’ve learned a tremendous amount from this forum as well.

This is a great discussion and like many people reading participating in this thread a concerned about the PP. My vote is that @arunforthehills and @tyler collaborate on some portfolio chart posts or maybe do a podcast. And maybe discuss some of the points on this post. It’s very valuable.

Thanks this is very helpful. Makes perfect sense. No more combibars or Fortunas. Back to good old Eagles and Buffaloes.

Exactly! It’s beautiful. I want to start a collection but want understand if there are any inherent disadvantages to these bars vs eagles.

Thanks for the nice comments about the book.  I feel so fortunate that things came together for Craig and I to do the book and that it has apparently been useful to lots of people.  Every time someone tells me that the book was well-written and/or that they enjoyed reading it, I get a little jolt o...

Just got a beautiful Lady Fortuna 50g bar with PAMP Veriscan (so it’s easy to verify) - is there any reason why this easily verifiable gold would be less liquid than an eagle / buffalo. Also is there any legal difference between a bar and an Eagle / Buffalo?

That looks very interesting. Perth Mint also has its own gold digital certificate program called goldpass.

D1984 - thanks! I need to print this one out and reread carefully.

Does anyone know of an asset class that correlates strongly with LTT’s. Like a lot of people in the forum, LTT’s at zero scare me and I want to figure out a way to keep my portfolio dynamics the same while reducing my exposure to LTT ’s. Unfortunately, there is no way to keep your current portfolio...

I’m wondering if I should focus acquiring silver. It’s still quite undervalued compared to gold.