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- Thu Oct 22, 2015 8:39 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Official Fargo-Only thread
- Replies: 48
- Views: 18345
Re: Official Fargo-Only thread
- Wed Oct 21, 2015 3:48 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Why the PP is better in accumulation than you think
- Replies: 224
- Views: 69356
Re: Why the PP is better in accumulation than you think
Market time the HBPP, and it will be a fine accumulation portfolio, and still low volatility . My understanding of timing is that it's a way to reduce volatility (not increase returns). So why go through all the trouble with a portfolio that already has low volatility? This is a key point... volati...
- Wed Oct 21, 2015 7:41 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Official Fargo-Only thread
- Replies: 48
- Views: 18345
Re: Official Fargo-Only thread
Watched the first episode of the second season last night. I'm liking it so far! Thanks for the tip.
- Wed Oct 21, 2015 7:32 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Why the PP is better in accumulation than you think
- Replies: 224
- Views: 69356
Re: Why the PP is better in accumulation than you think
Market time the HBPP, and it will be a fine accumulation portfolio, and still low volatility . My understanding of timing is that it's a way to reduce volatility (not increase returns). So why go through all the trouble with a portfolio that already has low volatility? Also, Tyler: Fine work!
- Tue Oct 13, 2015 8:38 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: The origin of biological information
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7253
Re: The origin of biological information
Please elaborate.MachineGhost wrote:It's very insulting to reality to think that we're all a product of spontaneous, random mutations as if we're nothing but empty meatbag shells with no volition. Let's call what I believe "intelligent guidance".
- Fri Oct 09, 2015 10:00 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Mathjak's Market Calls
- Replies: 150
- Views: 49547
Re: Mathjak's Market Calls
I am concerned about being whipsawed... the Ivy Portfolio is not a lazy portfolio. My lifelong ambition is to drop into a lazy portfolio and stay there, but I think that day is not here yet, alas. After doing some research, I decided to approximate the Ivy Portfolio methodology in my VP (tax deferr...
- Fri Oct 09, 2015 9:56 am
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: The GOLD scream room
- Replies: 3689
- Views: 1657035
- Thu Oct 08, 2015 1:25 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Merk Gold Trust
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2709
Re: Merk Gold Trust
I've never seen it before but it has a expense ratio similar to SGOL, and the deliverability feature seems nice.
The fee to exchange to physical gold seems reasonable as well.
The fee to exchange to physical gold seems reasonable as well.
- Tue Oct 06, 2015 2:06 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Quicken & Mint Killer
- Replies: 63
- Views: 19226
Re: Quicken & Mint Killer
Bringing this back on topic...I tried going whole hog with Personal Capital for about 3 months. Issues I had: - If a transaction was reversed from my bank account, sometimes it would persist in Personal Capital. This made it difficult to trust the monthly spending figures. - There would be random an...
- Tue Oct 06, 2015 1:09 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Quicken & Mint Killer
- Replies: 63
- Views: 19226
Re: Quicken & Mint Killer
I think we can call it the Anchor Principle:dualstow wrote: Now that is funny!
Assets other than stocks only serve as an anchor, dragging down the returns of stocks.
- Tue Oct 06, 2015 1:05 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Figuring Out Religion
- Replies: 4052
- Views: 1385880
Re: Figuring Out Religion
Anyway, the dried dung reference is interesting. Statements in ancient writings can really be confusing without the context. (Not that I am providing any correct context here, I'm just thinking that "dried dung" has a negative connotation to most of us, but it may well be meant to convey somethin...
- Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:31 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Quicken & Mint Killer
- Replies: 63
- Views: 19226
Re: Quicken & Mint Killer
Right, but what about the interest payments acting as an anchor pulling down your reward returns. Joke fail. Does this help: if returns are weak in all asset classes the pp loses as well . they need higher gains to overcome that negative weight before moving forward on anything . except all our pa...
- Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:19 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Quicken & Mint Killer
- Replies: 63
- Views: 19226
Re: Quicken & Mint Killer
Right, but what about the interest payments acting as an anchor pulling down your reward returns.TennPaGa wrote: If the universe had a sense of humor, the forum would soon get a new member who would make 10-20 posts a day about how much money you are leaving on the table by not using reward cards.
- Sat Oct 03, 2015 4:56 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Figuring Out Religion
- Replies: 4052
- Views: 1385880
Re: Figuring Out Religion
Meanwhile, since you're the closest thing we have to a real buddhist in this thread, would you mind sharing what aspects of buddhism appeal to you? There are many different flavors of Buddhism, so what follows is based on my conception of the Zen tradition. For one, it's a very personal pursuit. I...
- Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:34 pm
- Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Hedgeable
- Replies: 41
- Views: 12579
Re: Hedgeable
I just spent some time talking to customer support. One potential downside is that they don't optimize your portfolio as a whole. They treat each of your accounts (e.g. taxable, IRA) as its own portfolio and allocate assets within that account accordingly. So you'll get munis in your taxable accoun...
- Sat Oct 03, 2015 12:42 pm
- Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Hedgeable
- Replies: 41
- Views: 12579
Re: Hedgeable
I just spent some time talking to customer support. One potential downside is that they don't optimize your portfolio as a whole. They treat each of your accounts (e.g. taxable, IRA) as its own portfolio and allocate assets within that account accordingly. So you'll get munis in your taxable account...
- Fri Oct 02, 2015 7:34 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Edward Snowden is a Patriot? But...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3191
Re: Edward Snowden is a Patriot? But...
I did! She doesn't even bat an eye!dualstow wrote: Did anyone watch the video? It's hilarious.
- Thu Oct 01, 2015 7:58 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Figuring Out Religion
- Replies: 4052
- Views: 1385880
Re: Figuring Out Religion
Aren't all experiences subjective and perceived through a belief or meme filter? I wonder how your lens might change after having had a mystical experience. I would get more obsessed than I am now, that's for sure! But the cat is out of the bag, as they say, for it being based on religious mytholo...
- Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:12 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Figuring Out Religion
- Replies: 4052
- Views: 1385880
Re: Figuring Out Religion
But you do believe that some people have experiences like that? Of course. Someone even posted about a schizophrenic friend that was literally hearing and talking to "God" in his head. But such experiences are subjective, always perceived through a belief or meme filter. Aren't all experiences sub...
- Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:37 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Figuring Out Religion
- Replies: 4052
- Views: 1385880
Re: Figuring Out Religion
But you do believe that some people have experiences like that?MachineGhost wrote:I wouldn't experience it through the lens of religious mysticism, so no.Jack Jones wrote: If you personally experienced God, in some (unverifiable) way, would that change any thing for you?
- Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:33 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Figuring Out Religion
- Replies: 4052
- Views: 1385880
Re: Figuring Out Religion
And you suppose your fairy tales are better than his?MachineGhost wrote:To the best of my knowledge and experience, I vehemently disagree with you. Your fairy tale doesn't exist as you imagine.Mountaineer wrote: To the best of my knowledge, there is only one thing that exists outside of space and time.
- Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:30 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Figuring Out Religion
- Replies: 4052
- Views: 1385880
Re: Figuring Out Religion
Very much so. I've never seen or heard of any verifiable human interaction from any alleged "God", certainly not the one you imagine exists. Do you concede that any "God" is completely unknownable while being a hypocrite for your fetish for religious mythology? If you personally experienced God, ...
- Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:00 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: The Reason to Quit PP
- Replies: 262
- Views: 86526
Re: The Reason to Quit PP
Paper and electrons are only good for wiping your ass if the government or financial system collapses. Do you realize how lucky you are and have been being an American in the century that just passed? That's what I mean by you suffering from a severe recency bias. You simply lack historical cont...
- Thu Oct 01, 2015 3:10 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Figuring Out Religion
- Replies: 4052
- Views: 1385880
Re: Figuring Out Religion
Also I really wish we had a Muslim, a buddhist, and a Hindu on this thread. Can the moderators find people like this and make them join in the fun? I wouldn't call myself a buddhist, but it's the "religion" that I most closely identify with. Unfortunately, catching up on a 200+ page thread is again...
- Thu Oct 01, 2015 10:52 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: The Reason to Quit PP
- Replies: 262
- Views: 86526
Re: The Reason to Quit PP
not all of us are willing to bet so heavy that the sky is falling . I'm assuming this statement is intended to imply that owning gold is a bet on the sky falling. Why do you think all the central banks of the world still have so much gold? Ah yeah, I've been meaning to ask MachineGhost this as well.