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- Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:26 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: New paper from GB basically confirming what Denninger said
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7146
Re: New paper from GB basically confirming what Denninger said
Going barefoot is a really good way to get a hookworm infection.
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:08 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
- Replies: 5196
- Views: 2158900
Re: Coronavirus General Discussion
Look at what the Coronavirus has done to your resident Canadian. With no work or classes to actually attend I ended up staying up till 5am watching Breaking Bad. :-X Sounds like pure bliss! Enjoy! A couple week video game & TV sabbatical? Sign me up! The morning briefing today said that medical...
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:02 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Portfolio safety in extreme cases
- Replies: 48
- Views: 11544
Re: Portfolio safety in extreme cases
When an ounce of gold will buy a luxury automobile, go right ahead. >:D I had a friend in college whose parents owned a sewing machine factory in Taiwan. They were seriously rich. The guy owned a Mercedes Benz SLK350 and let other people drive it on a whim. I never knew driving could be so fun. Som...
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:56 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Portfolio safety in extreme cases
- Replies: 48
- Views: 11544
Re: Portfolio safety in extreme cases
Agreed. But in that case, what you end up with isn't really a PP anymore -- it's just physical gold. I.e., the hyperinflation transforms the PP into ~100% physical gold, and after that happens it's technically not a PP anymore. True. I suppose you'd have to make your own judgement about when it was...
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:45 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Know one another?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5913
Re: Know one another?
Even better!Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:44 pm
We used to love to go to Washington but actually I'd rather meet in Vancouver.
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:34 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
- Replies: 5196
- Views: 2158900
Re: Coronavirus General Discussion
Are you in Vancouver proper or somewhere else in the Lower Mainland? I used to work out that way a lot. And no home workouts now that the gym is closed? I'm about a 30 minute drive outside of Vancouver in the Fraser Valley area! Are you in the area too? And yeah, I've put together a home workout pl...
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:13 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: For all of the 'gold is speculation' arguments, it's beaten both stocks and bonds since the year 2000
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1564
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:07 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Portfolio safety in extreme cases
- Replies: 48
- Views: 11544
Re: Portfolio safety in extreme cases
For the old-timers, isn't that the opposite of what Clive predicted on the old forum? He deleted all his posts and left before I joined here, but IIRC he said that gold was going to become devalued, and everyone was going to sell their productive assets to buy gold. I've said this before, but I'm a...
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:06 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
- Replies: 5196
- Views: 2158900
Re: Coronavirus General Discussion
Thank you to everyone who answered my question about how this crisis "feels" compared to 2008/2009.
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:00 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Netflix junkie
- Replies: 352
- Views: 137537
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:55 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Know one another?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5913
Re: Know one another?
I think after this is all over, as many of us as possible should get together in person. I will be there. Being in university and only working part time, I probably have the lowest net worth of any regular poster here. So hopefully we can make it close-ish to Vancouver. Maybe something like Washing...
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:52 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Portfolio safety in extreme cases
- Replies: 48
- Views: 11544
Re: Portfolio safety in extreme cases
I think the PP has decent protection overall in a hyper-inflation scenario. Not really. As Libertarian666 pointed out, if you keep rebalancing the PP as prescribed during a hyperinflation (which can last several years, like Weimar Germany's did), you can lose most of your money. Right, if you follo...
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:50 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: A CombiBar Thread
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3094
Re: A CombiBar Thread
I am no expert but have a modicum of knowledge. 1) Weigh the piece of gold. 2) There are some chemicals you can apply to the surface of the gold and silver. You can confirm the presence of precious metals based on the reaction. 3) I've seen machines where people put the gold/silver in a vessel of wa...
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:44 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Portfolio safety in extreme cases
- Replies: 48
- Views: 11544
Re: Portfolio safety in extreme cases
My impression from Harry Browne's books and radio shows was that the PP was designed to handle inflation, but not hyperinflation. In a hyperinflation, the entire notion of an "investment portfolio" kind of goes out the window, and people are just trying to survive. In which case, you use ...
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:39 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: b’heads meltdown?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3310
Re: b’heads meltdown?
Just another example of how toxic and bizarre the Bogleheads forum is becoming IMHO.
Larry was right to leave.
Larry was right to leave.
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:31 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Netflix junkie
- Replies: 352
- Views: 137537
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:30 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Portfolio safety in extreme cases
- Replies: 48
- Views: 11544
Re: Portfolio safety in extreme cases
I'm going to recommend a modification to the PP that I'm not sure anyone has suggested. The rule I'm suggesting is: "Never rebalance out of gold twice in a row." This is intended to keep you from throwing good money after bad in a hyperinflationary collapse where the other assets keep goi...
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:18 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Are you "staying the course"?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 14302
Re: Are you "staying the course"?
I've got more confidence in the PP than ever before.
I remember Craig once said that the PP's assets responding to a crisis was like a rudder on a ship. It's not instantaneous, but the ship turns after a moment or two.
I remember Craig once said that the PP's assets responding to a crisis was like a rudder on a ship. It's not instantaneous, but the ship turns after a moment or two.
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:04 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
- Replies: 5196
- Views: 2158900
Re: Coronavirus General Discussion
Look at what the Coronavirus has done to your resident Canadian. With no work or classes to actually attend I ended up staying up till 5am watching Breaking Bad. :-X EDIT: Aside from traditional risks in the market, which we're seeing now, counter-party risk is now very real as fund providers, busin...
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:02 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
- Replies: 5196
- Views: 2158900
Re: Coronavirus General Discussion
2am here and I'm about to sign off, guys.
U.S. stock futures have hit a limit down and have stopped trading.
Asian and European markets all down. Australia is down 6%.
U.S. stock futures have hit a limit down and have stopped trading.
Asian and European markets all down. Australia is down 6%.
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 12:33 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Know one another?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5913
Re: Know one another?
The flip side to us knowing each other's identities would be that we could band together and help each other in a true apocalypse. Hell, it may come to that if this whole virus thing gets much worse.
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 12:14 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
- Replies: 5196
- Views: 2158900
Re: Coronavirus General Discussion
Yessss!!Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:06 pm Sounds good. If the testing of my program that is currently about to start is successful in showing its excellent performance, I may need your services some time in the next couple of months.
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 12:13 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Know one another?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5913
Re: Know one another?
You lucky son of a gun.Mark Leavy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 12:07 am Craig and I met for lunch back when we were both living in Portland, OR.
But, then, again. Neither of us are very anonymous.
- Tue Mar 17, 2020 8:47 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Know one another?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5913
Re: Know one another?
Has anyone ever invited someone to join here who actually did join and participate at some point? And, if so, did you reveal to one another who you really were, i.e., your true name attached to the name you use here. How about for the people who have actually met in person. Did you always then get ...
- Tue Mar 17, 2020 8:40 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
- Replies: 5196
- Views: 2158900
Re: Coronavirus General Discussion
Hahaha! Unimportant side note: I don't really like Captain America and never did. I've always been a Hulk fan, but mainly Bill Bixby/Lou Ferrigno. That's what I grew up with. I am also very familiar with Lou Ferrigno, but through a totally different context. I've always just known him as the guy op...