Today's Saturday.

It's funny, I hold many of the stocks in your list: KO, CVX, VZ; used to hold PFE & SPHIX. I usually don't sell, period, unless I have a very compelling reason. It's like a homemade Wellesley fund.

It's legible now, thanks.

to answer stup(e)r , the gold portion i keep 100% variable 100%? I was sure that you had a core 20% in gold for the golden butterfly. So, you're not really running a g.b. portfolio? Btw, I don't know how it appears to others, but for me the smugmug image is illegible. I tried every which way to loa...

mathjak107 wrote:well last gold buy was wed and then some more yesterday so i will tell you when i sell again .

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sounds good, and good luck to you.

i am not happy being average at anything Sigh, the standard slur of the active investor & the paid advisor. It is indeed counterintuitive, but totally true in investing, that being average is actually quite excellent. :D Right! And mathjak, no offense, but did you notice Medium Tex would always...

i am not happy being average at anything

Sigh, the standard slur of the active investor & the paid advisor.

Slightly pro-auction comments in this TIPS thread at b'heads: https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=165995

I can't. I think the last time this conversation came up, it ended with someone saying, "Some people just like that new bond smell."


EDIT: https://gyroscopicinvesting.com/forum/v ... bond+smell

Jack Jones wrote:I appreciate these bond auction reminders. I've missed a few auctions in the past.

I meant to post it this morning -- sorry about that. Too many contractors calling, and calling about nothing, really.

Still have time, though.

I see 30-year bonds for auction via Vanguard today. Get'em while they're hot.

Thanks, Barrett. I was thinking about buying i-Bonds this year. I've been blowing them off for many years now. Can't say I'm tempted by the numbers. Luckily, I have some major home ownership expenses coming up, so I don't have the cash to be bothered with the decision.

The thread title is something I've encountered often in the news lately.

Here's a specific article. Quite interesting.

Sunk: How a Chinese Billionaire's Dream of making an underwater fantasy blockbuster turned into a legendary movie fiasco

https://magazine.atavist.com/sunk

That's exactly what Will Rogers did with stocks!

I own a lot of Vanguard's muni bond funds. VP of course. I guess I'll be taking a hit, but not much.

mj, You should be posting in the "I'm a closet daytrader forum..." ;D It's funny how every once in a while mathjak breaks out with some good common sense, the way people say "I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out." Ok, a lot of common sense lately. But I shudder when new...

Ha! Well, the way I see it, it's more fun to buy some spanikopitas from Trader Joe's anyway. AND cheaper.

We agree on the lack of a coherent strategy. At least, one has yet to be clearly presented.

But that's not a constant, right?
Shouldn't the US$ price or one's home currency price matter more?


Separately, my dream of having my weight in gold is not going to happen. Too rich for my blood.

ochotona wrote:It is finished (my buying, that is).

So that's what Jesus was talking about.

Yeah, DCA mostly just feels better.
But with new money coming in at regular intervals to invest, it's the only choice after the initial investment.

Yup. This usually comes up in pro-lump-sum arguments vs dollar cost avg'ing.

Ok, so operator error. Can't fault the brussel sprouts for lack of nutrition if the child won't eat them.

As you said, nothing is immune to bad investor behavior.

Interesting stuff! Where did you read it?

Good post at b'heads by Robert T: The Diversifying Power of Longer Term US Treasuries

https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewto ... =10&t=2409