var wrote: i back tested the spy and tlt 50/50 strategy with the simba spreadsheet... and it looks decent...

With options???

I wish I was a cartoonist.

I feel like someone could make a great comic strip  out of whales discussing the thumb-bots.  I'm not sure how...sorta like Dilbert...but with whales and thumb-boys instead of Dilbert.

One of the funniest fights I've ever seen.

https://www.facebook.com/rudeboywill/vi ... 410676093/

About 4 mins.

(I'm pretty sure it's staged though).

var wrote: when did you buy your new set of LEAPs for 2016?

December 30th.

There's a new episode of the Black Mirror available on Netflix called "White Christmas." 

The entire series (all 3 seasons) have really great, original, creepy science fiction (like a modern-day Twilight Zone) but this episode is particularly good.

I think that season 2 was better than season 1. Season 2 was some of the best television I have ever seen. If you go back and watch it a second time, there are all sorts of details that you probably missed the first time around.  Brad Garrett's explanation of his shampoo preferences takes on a lot ...

this my humble opinion... i do love the PP... however i think gold is dead i dont think it will rise again for at least 10 years... That may or may not be true.  But if you look back at the bear market of 80's and 90's, there were still years where gold had positive returns. Hopefully you keep us p...

Had a few questions and idea  At some point was this up greater then 30 pct for the year? Thanks for your interest.  I've been dying to discuss this with someone! For the last 3 years the returns were 3%, 85%, -58%. Because options obviously expire, it's not like you can just stay the course when t...

The black line on the chart is the 10-year moving average of the real returns (not the CAGR).  It shows that the PP is continuing to do its thing, even though we have experienced two years of negative real returns in the past three years.  The real CAGR over the last 10 years has been 4.86%. Great ...

I will have SLV, GDX, and GDXJ LEAPS all expiring next month which I bought 2 years ago under the assumption "they can't go any lower!" All are massively underwater and have zero value. I see from your previous post you were up well for the 2014 year.  And down for the latest.  Par for th...

Rough 2015! All positions were at the money when I purchased. Initial (Jan 7, 2015)                                        Final (Dec 30, 2015)                                                                                            Gain/Loss SPY  Jan 2016 Expiration---$2115                      $...

Although not a money market fund, I think VFISX is better.  It's almost purely US treasuries, just of slightly longer duration, so subject to a little bit of interest rate risk. 

You may recall my intention was to revisit the 25/25/25/25 allocation in January, thinking about switching to a Golden Butterfly or similar variant -- at a minimum adding some level of small cap and/or international. The more I look at the current markets, the more I am convinced that 2016 will be ...

Why do I have a feeling that right now would be a good time to "do it again...for doodle?"

Fred wrote:
Close but no cigar for 2014, according to PeakToTrough any way. But I'll take 9.76% next year.

Round up.

buddtholomew wrote: Isn't that the premise of the PP?

Yes. 

If you're having a rough time with this year's performance, just keep in mind that every prior down year has been followed by a double-digit (positive) year. 

I loved the episode...but was wondering why the writers chosed to put a UFO in it.

Opinions?

Has anyone else watched this show?

It's apparently based on a novel by Phillip K. Dick, and I'm really enjoying it. 

Alternate history science fiction wherin the Axis powers won WW II


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzz_6dmv03I (1:30 trailer). 

Jack Jones wrote:

AdamA wrote: This weeks episode was awesome.  Great suspense.

I loved the cabin scene.

yeah...and the bar scene.

This weeks episode was awesome.  Great suspense.

i have been using Ting https://ting.com/ and have been very happy with them so far, good price, paying for only what i use and the most surprising and odd experience with them so far....  i called the company for clarification and assistance and ..... a real person answered the phone!!!!!! ps i for...

http://m.marketwired.com/press-release/ ... 074806.htm

Maybe this is their way of trying to get Sprott to leave them alone.

I hope you keep posting anyway. Lordmetroid is the best screen name ever. I concur with your first point.  But on your second point, I counter with: http://i.imgur.com/dJb0J4K.png Although that is an excellent screen name, it relies heavily on the icon.  Lordmetroid, in  my opionion, is better if o...

Reub wrote:
Maybe if we stick our heads in the sand they'll like us and they won't come here?

What do you think we should do?

Simonjester wrote: i heard the Muslim immigrants are voting for a new french state motto

"veni vidi Vichy vici"

"I came; I saw; they collaborated; I conquered"

I hope you keep posting anyway.

Lordmetroid is the best screen name ever.