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The last release or two of IE have, somewhat surprisingly, been pretty good.
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IE is the only browser my employer allows on its computers, and they haven't upgraded in a long time, so we're stuck with an old version. I use Chrome at home thanks to your suggestion, and I'm much happier.
By the way, I should have pointed out that for the PP, GTU may be better than GLD due to the discount/premium thingy. When gold is riding high and you're ready to sell some to rebalance, it will likely be at a premium, so you will get a better selling price. When gold is low, and you're rebalancing into it, it will likely be at a discount, so you will get a better buying price. Of course, in practice it won't always work exactly like the theory, but it shouldn't be too far off.
By the way, I should have pointed out that for the PP, GTU may be better than GLD due to the discount/premium thingy. When gold is riding high and you're ready to sell some to rebalance, it will likely be at a premium, so you will get a better selling price. When gold is low, and you're rebalancing into it, it will likely be at a discount, so you will get a better buying price. Of course, in practice it won't always work exactly like the theory, but it shouldn't be too far off.
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I agree, and do this myself, but I hedge my bets by also holding IAU and physical.stuper1 wrote: By the way, I should have pointed out that for the PP, GTU may be better than GLD due to the discount/premium thingy. When gold is riding high and you're ready to sell some to rebalance, it will likely be at a premium, so you will get a better selling price. When gold is low, and you're rebalancing into it, it will likely be at a discount, so you will get a better buying price. Of course, in practice it won't always work exactly like the theory, but it shouldn't be too far off.
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Also, ouch!

A day after the Fed's soothing words pumped it up, no less.

A day after the Fed's soothing words pumped it up, no less.

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With a few more days like today, I predict a surge of new interest in the PP. 

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Not so fast. The rest of the components didn't offer much support. Equities down 2.07, Gold up .14 and LTT's down .4.Tyler wrote: With a few more days like today, I predict a surge of new interest in the PP.![]()
Treasury yields moved up on a 300 point decline AND the stronger dollar. Can you imagine if the EU had cut rates...we'd be down 1000.
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The support doesn't necessarily come in lockstep with the declines. Give it a little while to show up. I like to use peaktotrough.com, focusing on the line showing the overall PP performance and including say a decade of history along with recent results. The PP doesn't always go upward, but the down parts are much smaller and briefer compared to most other portfolios.
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not to mention GTU down .3% I have a surge of new interest in hitting my head against my deskbuddtholomew wrote:Not so fast. The rest of the components didn't offer much support. Equities down 2.07, Gold up .14 and LTT's down .4.Tyler wrote: With a few more days like today, I predict a surge of new interest in the PP.![]()
Treasury yields moved up on a 300 point decline AND the stronger dollar. Can you imagine if the EU had cut rates...we'd be down 1000.
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I haven't seen stocks move like this since Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUT5rEU6pqM
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Lol. Relax guys -- I'm just stirring the pot. It's a fun day for knee-jerk threads on various investing boards.dragoncar wrote:not to mention GTU down .3% I have a surge of new interest in hitting my head against my deskbuddtholomew wrote:Not so fast. The rest of the components didn't offer much support. Equities down 2.07, Gold up .14 and LTT's down .4.Tyler wrote: With a few more days like today, I predict a surge of new interest in the PP.![]()
Treasury yields moved up on a 300 point decline AND the stronger dollar. Can you imagine if the EU had cut rates...we'd be down 1000.
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Seems like just yesterday I was feeling bad about taking profits. I had not hit exactly 35% in stocks, and I also only did a half-assed rebalance, preferring to ease into it and finish at the point where the stock share would have hit 35%. That day never came. I really thought stocks would go wild after breaching 2000 (S&P). Needless to say, now I feel great about the premature rebalancing that I did do.
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That's good to hear. I was waiting for my stock allocation to hit the 35% rebalance band, and it got pretty close--but then, just short of the mark, stocks started falling like a rock.dualstow wrote: Seems like just yesterday I was feeling bad about taking profits. I had not hit exactly 35% in stocks, and I also only did a half-assed rebalance, preferring to ease into it and finish at the point where the stock share would have hit 35%. That day never came. I really thought stocks would go wild after breaching 2000 (S&P). Needless to say, now I feel great about the premature rebalancing that I did do.
This is making me consider switching to 20/30 rebalance bands going forward.