Minimum time frame for holding PP
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I am not concerned.
I am not holding my breath for ten years.
As a store of wealth, gold is supposed to just sit there most of the time-- even for decades.
I am not holding my breath for ten years.
As a store of wealth, gold is supposed to just sit there most of the time-- even for decades.
“Groucho Marx wrote:
A stock trader asked him, "Groucho, where do you put all your money?" Groucho was said to have replied, "In Treasury bonds", and the trader said, "You can't make much money on those." Groucho said, "You can if you have enough of them!"
A stock trader asked him, "Groucho, where do you put all your money?" Groucho was said to have replied, "In Treasury bonds", and the trader said, "You can't make much money on those." Groucho said, "You can if you have enough of them!"
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Sure, I would love to get 12-15% returns per year. Tell me how, please. All I can do is continue to max out my 401k/IRAs, not spend a lot, and retire in ~10 years with reasonable security.buddtholomew wrote:Yes definitely sarcastic, but aren’t you the least bit concerned? We’ve been holding our breath for almost a decade now...Cortopassi wrote:Assuming that is sarcastic, not so much. But what can you do? Even minimally, gold and bonds are buffering the stock drop.
At some point, everyone will realize, oh, maybe the economy isn't doing as good as we thought, and bonds will benefit.
Gold is always the wildcard.
The only other way I might have been able to better accomplish that was maybe to buy 6 flats 10/20/25 years ago as my investing, vs. being in the market/PP. Probably would have made things better, with a nice steady income as well. But even that has headaches, maintenance, etc.
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Not speaking specifically about gold.jhogue wrote:I am not concerned.
I am not holding my breath for ten years.
As a store of wealth, gold is supposed to just sit there most of the time-- even for decades.
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Gold and Cash were both winners today. How is that false protection? Honestly, Budd, I don't know whether to pity you or laugh at you. You're about as miserable as it gets.buddtholomew wrote:How's everyone enjoying their false protection?
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That sums it up succinctly, nice job!eufo wrote:Gold and Cash were both winners today. How is that false protection? Honestly, Budd, I don't know whether to pity you or laugh at you. You're about as miserable as it gets.buddtholomew wrote:How's everyone enjoying their false protection?
I don’t have $6.00 USD in 3 ETF’s so I don’t expect you to understand.
When I posted earlier in the day all assets were down except gold which was +.31%. UUP was -.17% so I guess cash was positive too.
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It really bugs you that others don't share your PP depression. Misery loves company, I guess, but passive aggressive swipes at someone's wealth is below board.buddtholomew wrote:That sums it up succinctly, nice job!eufo wrote:Gold and Cash were both winners today. How is that false protection? Honestly, Budd, I don't know whether to pity you or laugh at you. You're about as miserable as it gets.buddtholomew wrote:How's everyone enjoying their false protection?
I don’t have $6.00 USD in 3 ETF’s so I don’t expect you to understand.
When I posted earlier in the day all assets were down except gold which was +.31%. UUP was -.17% so I guess cash was positive too.
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That's what I hate about comment boards. People think they are anonymous and say things that, God, I hope they would never ever say, or even really think (ZeroHedge is the worst ever). I don't think Budd is that way, I am sure he is a perfectly fine guy, but message boards, comment boards, Twitter, etc. seem to bring out the worst in a lot of people, or at least the immediate emotional, not considered reply.iwealth wrote:It really bugs you that others don't share your PP depression. Misery loves company, I guess, but passive aggressive swipes at someone's wealth is below board.buddtholomew wrote:That sums it up succinctly, nice job!eufo wrote: Gold and Cash were both winners today. How is that false protection? Honestly, Budd, I don't know whether to pity you or laugh at you. You're about as miserable as it gets.
I don’t have $6.00 USD in 3 ETF’s so I don’t expect you to understand.
When I posted earlier in the day all assets were down except gold which was +.31%. UUP was -.17% so I guess cash was positive too.
That's why I don't post much, and when I do, I think about it and reread my comments multiple times before hitting submit. Even so, something I think is innocuous can still really piss someone off.
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I always give the benefit of the doubt, but I’m no patsy and shoot first before asking questions for clarification. Eufo has made snarky comments toward me in the past and I am only playing along. Sorry if that bothers you.
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SPOILER ALERT I DON'T THINK BUDD IS REALLY SORRY
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You always crack me upKriegsspiel wrote:SPOILER ALERT I DON'T THINK BUDD IS REALLY SORRY
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Here's a perfect example. Took me two seconds to find this dick -- this is a comment section on a story of how the husband of the lady who was killed on the Southwest airplane is dealing with it.
If I employed this person, he'd be gone. Far too many people on the internet are assholes.
If I employed this person, he'd be gone. Far too many people on the internet are assholes.
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You’re right...sorry, not sorry.
I openly post how I feel albeit far too much and noticeably to others disdain.
It’s my nature to refine until I have a product I am comfortable using and the PP just gives me so much angst.
I love the concept but in practice it’s frustrating to own.
I openly post how I feel albeit far too much and noticeably to others disdain.
It’s my nature to refine until I have a product I am comfortable using and the PP just gives me so much angst.
I love the concept but in practice it’s frustrating to own.
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It's also frustrating for us to hear you whining about the PP doing things that it has done many times previously.
Take 5 minutes to go over to portfoliovisualizer.com and look at the PP performance from 1972 to 2018. You will see many times where the PP has had drawdowns, and the current drawdown is no worse than the previous drawdowns. Some of these drawdowns even happened at times when stocks were going down. So what is the big deal? Just that you didn't do any due diligence before you bought into the PP? You thought that it only went up, never down?
Take 5 minutes to go over to portfoliovisualizer.com and look at the PP performance from 1972 to 2018. You will see many times where the PP has had drawdowns, and the current drawdown is no worse than the previous drawdowns. Some of these drawdowns even happened at times when stocks were going down. So what is the big deal? Just that you didn't do any due diligence before you bought into the PP? You thought that it only went up, never down?
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Here’s a prime example of being attacked after explaining my point of view.stuper1 wrote:It's also frustrating for us to hear you whining about the PP doing things that it has done many times previously.
Take 5 minutes to go over to portfoliovisualizer.com and look at the PP performance from 1972 to 2018. You will see many times where the PP has had drawdowns, and the current drawdown is no worse than the previous drawdowns. Some of these drawdowns even happened at times when stocks were going down. So what is the big deal? Just that you didn't do any due diligence before you bought into the PP? You thought that it only went up, never down?
I’m familiar with the drawdowns.
Just don’t want to dupe others into believing this is the holy grail to investing.
I’m stock heavy so doing fine.
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I appreciate the backup, iwealth.iwealth wrote:It really bugs you that others don't share your PP depression. Misery loves company, I guess, but passive aggressive swipes at someone's wealth is below board.buddtholomew wrote:That sums it up succinctly, nice job!eufo wrote: Gold and Cash were both winners today. How is that false protection? Honestly, Budd, I don't know whether to pity you or laugh at you. You're about as miserable as it gets.
I don’t have $6.00 USD in 3 ETF’s so I don’t expect you to understand.
When I posted earlier in the day all assets were down except gold which was +.31%. UUP was -.17% so I guess cash was positive too.
It's all good. Budd has gotten a snarky remark or two from me, but he asks for it. It's a forum and that's going to happen sometimes. I can't be offended, and I'm sure Budd has a thick skin too.
Most of us here are well off and have no reason to complain about anything. Having a bad day/week/month/year in the market is something we ALL experience. Shoving it in peoples' faces that you think their allocation sucks is just rude and demands some kind of retort.
The PP is NOT for everyone. In fact, it's not for me. I am 40% equities, 20% long bonds, 20% gold, and 20% cash. That said, what beef would I have with the PP? It's way more stable than my allocation and will certainly outperform it during our next serious bear market.
Don't agree with me too strongly or I'm going to change my mind
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Thanks for taking the high road eufo.
I’ll try to simmer down myself.
Cutting for a show so no carbs equals unhappy guy.
I’ll try to simmer down myself.
Cutting for a show so no carbs equals unhappy guy.
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No worries. I understand your frustrations. I was able to follow the PP for about 5 months or so before I figured out I couldn't stick to it. I needed more growth. I didn't want to stray too far, since I believe in the concept.buddtholomew wrote:Thanks for taking the high road eufo.
I’ll try to simmer down myself.
Cutting for a show so no carbs equals unhappy guy.
I like your honesty, Budd. And no one can say you're afraid to speak your mind.
Don't agree with me too strongly or I'm going to change my mind
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Wait, what? Budd, you're a BODYBUILDER?
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For those on non-Chrome browsers, which don't yet support the "WebP" image format, that was a head-explosion animation.blue_ruin17 wrote:Wait, what? Budd, you're a BODYBUILDER?
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Indeed.blue_ruin17 wrote:Wait, what? Budd, you're a BODYBUILDER?
I miss that avatar, Budd!
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Me too DS.dualstow wrote:Indeed.blue_ruin17 wrote:Wait, what? Budd, you're a BODYBUILDER?
I miss that avatar, Budd!
It disappeared following the move to a new host.
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Actually it was the switch to phpBB from whatever software was running the board before that killed those avatars. They were gone before the move to the new host.buddtholomew wrote:Me too DS.dualstow wrote:Indeed.blue_ruin17 wrote:Wait, what? Budd, you're a BODYBUILDER?
I miss that avatar, Budd!
It disappeared following the move to a new host.
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if you have a copy of your avatar on your own computer it should be possible to upload it to the new software, i lost mine briefly after the changeovers but had no problems putting it back up..
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DS, do you still have the Avatar?
He provided to me previously, l8start.
Thanks for the clarification Xan.
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Thanks for the clarification Xan.