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by Don
Mon Mar 14, 2022 6:03 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Bitcoin and Taxes
Replies: 3
Views: 1253

Re: Bitcoin and Taxes

Totally forgot to report a 2021 purchase I made with bitcoin given to me by Marc on this site once upon a time. Oops. I don't do my own taxes, but I happened to see it on the extra copy of my completed tax return. "Virtual currency." Oops. I'll need to fix that. I wish that I had your problem, dual...
by Don
Thu Mar 10, 2022 1:32 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 3688
Views: 1654604

Re: The GOLD scream room

dualstow wrote:
Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:29 am
Gold back below 2000 per oz. Driving myself nuts over whether I should buy.
Is gold just about the worst performing commodity of them all over the past 12 months? It could be.
by Don
Sat Mar 05, 2022 1:58 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: It feels like 2008 Again Only Worse
Replies: 12
Views: 3513

It feels like 2008 Again Only Worse

With skyrocketing fuel prices and an economy in deep stress, this is starting to remind me of 2008, with differences, of course. This should be where the PP earns it's keep. What do you think?
by Don
Fri Mar 04, 2022 2:05 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1159
Views: 824739

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

Biden's weakness and his abysmal performance in Afghanistan brought this on.
by Don
Sat Feb 26, 2022 3:35 pm
Forum: Cash
Topic: Bank Bonuses
Replies: 36
Views: 10840

Re: Bank Bonuses

Haha! We watched that Sony Trinitron for many, many good years.
by Don
Sat Feb 26, 2022 11:08 am
Forum: Cash
Topic: Bank Bonuses
Replies: 36
Views: 10840

Re: Bank Bonuses

It was forever ago and I was a kid. Don't remember.
by Don
Fri Feb 25, 2022 1:32 pm
Forum: Cash
Topic: Bank Bonuses
Replies: 36
Views: 10840

Re: Bank Bonuses

Big yawn until they start giving out Sony Trinitons again. I must be older than you are. Until inflation set in during the late 1960s, I recall that toasters and coffee pots were the "free" bank giveaway of choice. My folks got a Sony Trinitron TV from Crossland Savings Bank. It was very heavy!
by Don
Thu Feb 24, 2022 2:04 pm
Forum: Stocks
Topic: Stock scream room
Replies: 1438
Views: 644698

Re: Stock scream room

dualstow wrote:
Thu Feb 24, 2022 8:25 am
I took a lot of vp profits in individal stocks right after New Year’s, but I have sold zero index fund shares.
Bought some dividend payers - of course AT&T slashed their dividend by 50% after I bought in.
Is this part of your PP or is it VP money?
by Don
Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:26 am
Forum: Cash
Topic: Bank Bonuses
Replies: 36
Views: 10840

Re: Bank Bonuses

Big yawn until they start giving out Sony Trinitons again.
by Don
Fri Feb 18, 2022 8:55 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: My Tax Forms and GLDM
Replies: 4
Views: 1773

Re: My Tax Forms and GLDM

Yeah, my IAU is in a retirement account. That's why I hadn't noticed it before. And my PHYS is PHYS so this doesn't apply.
by Don
Fri Feb 18, 2022 1:59 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: My Tax Forms and GLDM
Replies: 4
Views: 1773

My Tax Forms and GLDM

I own GLDM and just received my tax forms for 2021. Under "Proceeds from Broker and Barter Exchange Transactions" GLDM is giving off some kind of "Undetermined Term Transactions for Noncovered Tax Lots." They are listed as "Principal payments." I'm guessing that I have to declare these as income but...
by Don
Fri Feb 18, 2022 11:02 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: Are The Gold Miners A More Tax Friendly Investment?
Replies: 7
Views: 2179

Re: Are The Gold Miners A More Tax Friendly Investment?

mining stocks are so unpredictable. You could have a great mine that's functioning well and then the gov't slaps on some environmental taxes. Or you could have a junk mine that's lying about potential reserves. It's all a big mess and in no way an alternative to owning gold. The miners are one of t...
by Don
Sat Feb 12, 2022 7:51 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Yay PP!
Replies: 268
Views: 56162

Re: Yay PP!

Question. When someone requests to have themselves removed .... I know that removes any posts that they originate. However, I'm assuming that any replies that they made to someone else's original posts would still remain? Clive was actively deleting his own posts even before he thought of leaving (...
by Don
Fri Feb 11, 2022 6:48 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 3688
Views: 1654604

Re: The GOLD scream room

murphy_p_t wrote:
Fri Feb 11, 2022 6:38 pm
Or better yet, sell 50% of s&p and go into precious metal miners with the proceeds
Unless it's a retirement account, the tax repercussions of a move like this are huge. I don't invest this way.
by Don
Fri Feb 11, 2022 3:02 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 3688
Views: 1654604

Re: The GOLD scream room

dualstow wrote:
Fri Feb 11, 2022 2:25 pm
ahem
exactly
by Don
Thu Feb 10, 2022 11:05 am
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Bitcoin question (How did FBI recover some pipeline ransom)
Replies: 17
Views: 4058

Re: Bitcoin question (How did FBI recover some pipeline ransom)

I Shrugged wrote:
Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:38 pm
Actually the DOJ got the private key to the wallet, during a raid on some server.
Can they help me recover my long lost private key too? I'll give them half.
by Don
Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:21 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: How a radio station bricked cars’ entertainment systems
Replies: 2
Views: 543

Re: How a radio station bricked cars’ entertainment systems

I knew there was a reason that I never listen to NPR.
by Don
Tue Feb 08, 2022 3:53 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Freedom Convoy ‘22/ Canada Trucker Protest
Replies: 36
Views: 5558

Re: Freedom Convoy ‘22/ Canada Trucker Protest

False flags are what leftists do. No Antifa at 1/6? Ever hear of John Sullivan? Why hasn't Ray Epps been arrested? Why is Pelosi concealing so many of the videos? Why did she and the D.C. Mayor refuse 10K National Guardsmen? Why aren't Republicans allowed to select their own members for the 1/6 Comm...
by Don
Tue Feb 08, 2022 8:12 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: Are The Gold Miners A More Tax Friendly Investment?
Replies: 7
Views: 2179

Are The Gold Miners A More Tax Friendly Investment?

With gold etfs and gold itself being taxed at the collectibles rate, is investing in the miners aka GDX or GDXJ a more investment friendly investment? They're taxed at the regular stock rates, which are considerably lower.
by Don
Sun Feb 06, 2022 10:15 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Reasons why I will not be getting injected for the Wuhan
Replies: 1909
Views: 398015

Re: Reasons why I will not be getting injected for the Wuhan

Forum entropy naturally increases over time. Conspiracy trolls can easily overwhelm the conversations here. Some self restraint and human decency would go a long way in keeping this a reasonable forum. When folks prove repeatedly that they're unwilling to honestly discuss a topic, I fully support X...
by Don
Sat Feb 05, 2022 6:41 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Reasons why I will not be getting injected for the Wuhan
Replies: 1909
Views: 398015

Re: Reasons why I will not be getting injected for the Wuhan

murphy_p_t wrote:
Sat Feb 05, 2022 12:40 pm
dualstow wrote:
Sat Feb 05, 2022 9:20 am
Really, Don? It seems like people have to go out of their way to get banned on this forum.
I got to spend a week in The penalty box.

It was on this particular thread sometime ago that I was saying things the administrator did not approve.

Or perhaps responded with silence to Xan?
I
by Don
Sat Feb 05, 2022 6:37 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Reasons why I will not be getting injected for the Wuhan
Replies: 1909
Views: 398015

Re: Reasons why I will not be getting injected for the Wuhan

dualstow wrote:
Sat Feb 05, 2022 4:22 pm
Ok, but that’s not banned. That’s just a timeout or as some call it these days, a “Whoopi Cushion.” O0
D
by Don
Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:26 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Reasons why I will not be getting injected for the Wuhan
Replies: 1909
Views: 398015

Re: Reasons why I will not be getting injected for the Wuhan

It's saddens me that the authorities spread panic and pseudoscience... Which has been so effective at instilling fear. Spreading panic and pseudoscience? What do you think you're doing when you make outlandish claims about vaccines? Just as a fer'instance, that they are designed to commit genocide ...
by Don
Wed Feb 02, 2022 10:07 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: BTC in the PP
Replies: 224
Views: 110928

Re: BTC in the PP

I Shrugged wrote:
Wed Feb 02, 2022 9:40 pm
Don wrote:
Wed Feb 02, 2022 5:19 pm
It's just a matter of time before Putin steals everyone's bitcoin….
That would be self defeating, though.
How so?