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Re: APMEX
I checked just now and it looks like the deal is still live. I'm able to add 60 to my cart. Are you logged in? Going to try. I also see this at the bottom. --- Product Details Any quantity only $0.00 per bar over spot New Customer Offer! 1 gram Gold Bar AT SPOT! Limit 1 per customer. <--- Available...
Re: APMEX
FYI - Apmex has a good deal on 1 gram gold bars right now - at "spot" (or at least what Ampex says is spot): https://www.apmex.com/product/287791/1-gram-gold-bar-secondary-market-at-spot?source=pmbug.com Even though Apmex is quoting a spot higher than what most people expect, without any ...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 12:04 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 995129
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Trying to fight Russia using the Ukranians as cannon fodder There’s one premise I still don’t accept— - I know that the Ukrainians (government) are corrupt. That never changed anything for me. - Watching Russia adapt after their early poor performance, I have come around to the notion that they can...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:30 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: The PP: the cockroach of investing strategies
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8669
Re: The PP: the cockroach of investing strategies
I was browsing through passages that I highlighted years ago in the book Family Wealth Management (2013) and I came across a paragraph that perfectly encapsulates the classic PP approach. I thought I'd share it because it made me laugh, but also because it reminded me that the seemingly dumb simpli...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:26 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: 2023 Returns
- Replies: 25
- Views: 141586
Re: 2023 Returns
I'm up 17 percent. But its a bit of a frankenstein golden butterfly that is tech heavy.
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:01 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 995129
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Cynicism mounting, eh? Did the Israel-Hamas conflict help kill aid for Ukraine or was it going to teeter anyway? IMHO - Probably was going to teeter. Trying to fight Russia using the Ukranians as cannon fodder and not getting our hands dirty, probably won't work and eventually politicians will lose...
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 2:15 am
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: SP500 ETF SPLG now .02 % ER
- Replies: 5
- Views: 19851
Re: SP500 ETF SPLG now .02 % ER
Thanks!
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 2:52 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 995129
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
I listened to the podcast over the Thanksgiving holiday. I pretty much agree with everything he said. And also learned some interesting things about Russia in WW2. And that Lex had a naive childish (IMHO) view of the world. Almost like a “bro” view of global leaders. Hey Bro let’s do a deal. To whic...
- Sun Nov 19, 2023 10:52 pm
- Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: I think it’s time to move into crypto
- Replies: 160
- Views: 84216
Re: I think it’s time to move into crypto
Did anyone subsequently move into or move more into crypto since this thread ? With nearly 39,000 views! I thought about red flags. Wash trading Tether is unaudited magic money which buys Bitcoin Thinly traded markets Huge companies with no address ie Binance Very slow transactions A few parties wi...
- Sun Nov 19, 2023 9:19 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 995129
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Since stuper mentioned Mearsheimer (in the Led Fridman thread), I’ll just add this response, a quote from Foreign Affairs John Mearsheimer argues that… In other words, Russia has been playing defense, and Putin is merely pushing back against Western encroachment. He seeks nothing more than security...
- Sun Nov 19, 2023 9:15 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 995129
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Has anyone listened to the latest Lex Friedman podcast with Mearsheimer? I need to find three hours to listen to it.
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 6:19 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 995129
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
BTW - In my mind this is a good discussion even though it feels like we are posting at each other. No disrespect to anyone. Especially Vinny and Dualstow!
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 4:12 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 995129
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- What are the odds that what we are doing in Ukraine will have little positive consequences? - What did you think the odds were when the conflict started and the US started intervening? - What are the odds that we are willing to sacrifice as many Ukranian lives as it takes to weaken Putin and Russi...
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 3:12 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 995129
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Also - Vietnam, Afganistan, Iraq and now Ukraine, Israel, Syria. Nothing will be gained from any of this. This is an albatross of debt and distrust for the next generation to bear.
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 3:01 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 995129
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Do people on here really still think having a war over these Russian provinces was a good idea? Was it worth it to "bleed" Russia or whatever? Are you asking if it was a good idea for the west to join the war? Because war was happening. That’s not on Boris Johnson. How I see it. No nato e...
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:54 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 995129
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Do people on here really still think having a war over these Russian provinces was a good idea? Was it worth it to "bleed" Russia or whatever? Are you asking if it was a good idea for the west to join the war? Because war was happening. That’s not on Boris Johnson. How I see it. No nato e...
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:50 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 995129
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
@silentmajority - I think we are in agreement.
- Mon Nov 13, 2023 4:50 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 995129
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Here is a semi un-informed opinion When Russia called the US and its installed puppet on its continued NATO expansion rhetoric, the US should have told the DWTS guy (Zelenskyy) to give up the Donbass and call it a day or Donetsk or whatever he wants if its "within reason". He's called our ...
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 9:07 pm
- Forum: Cash
- Topic: Selling “cash” SCHO
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5262
Re: Selling “cash” SCHO
Non taxable
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 3:42 am
- Forum: Cash
- Topic: Selling “cash” SCHO
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5262
Selling “cash” SCHO
I want sell some of my SCHO etf that has been reinvesting bond yields. Do I sell the purchases that are making money or do I sell the purchases that are down? Or does it make a difference?
- Thu Nov 02, 2023 10:00 am
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: Small Cap Value seems cheap at the moment
- Replies: 23
- Views: 30240
Re: Small Cap Value seems cheap at the moment
Just listened to Paul Merriman's podcast.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h ... 0631759073
And I will listen to this one next.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1 ... 0633393337
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h ... 0631759073
And I will listen to this one next.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1 ... 0633393337
- Thu Oct 19, 2023 6:45 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Just made a purchase at 5.088 for 30 year LTTs
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5073
Re: Just made a purchase at 5.088 for 30 year LTTs
I was actually just thinking that. All of my LTT purchases are in the red. But I do like the 5.088 interest rate.
- Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:10 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Just made a purchase at 5.088 for 30 year LTTs
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5073
Just made a purchase at 5.088 for 30 year LTTs
Its hard to buy something that nobody wants!
- Tue Oct 17, 2023 8:57 pm
- Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Golden Butterfly Portfolio
- Replies: 539
- Views: 362088
Re: Golden Butterfly Portfolio
Another way to look at it is that with VBR having a P/E around 10 it’s about a 10 percent return (not sure if that is naive). That also seems about as cheap as it will get. As long as they are mostly good companies that’s better than most alternatives. And eventually the stock price will catch up wi...