07-08-2016 YTD +14%
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07-08-2016 YTD +14%
Been a while since I've looked at PRPFX. I think interest in this fund has waned quite a bit around here. Anyways the fund is doing relatively well. I took a look today after checking my own PP (up around 10% ytd).
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PERM is having a good year as wellAd Orientem wrote:Been a while since I've looked at PRPFX. I think interest in this fund has waned quite a bit around here. Anyways the fund is doing relatively well. I took a look today after checking my own PP (up around 10% ytd).
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Ouch, PERM is gone!Dieter wrote:PERM is having a good year as wellAd Orientem wrote:Been a while since I've looked at PRPFX. I think interest in this fund has waned quite a bit around here. Anyways the fund is doing relatively well. I took a look today after checking my own PP (up around 10% ytd).
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Re: 07-08-2016 YTD +14%
Don't get too excited. At 40.7, PRPFX is still well below the level of the plateau it hit in 2011 (fluctuating between 48-50 for 2 years before dropping in 2013).
There are lots of reasons for this: change in value of the Swiss franc, inclusion of silver, high ER, light long bond holdings, emphasis on natural resource stocks. But there's also the "X" factor that the stock allocation is actively managed.
Holding it with a slice of EDV (90% PRPFX, 10% EDV) helps compensate for the light long bond holdings and has provided a small positive return (13% since 2011 per ETFreplay). But, since the point of PRPFX is not to have to worry about portfolio allocations and rebalancing, one might as well hold the 25x4 PP. I guess you could do this if you have the very specific retirement account situation where you can buy PRPFX and long bonds or EDV, but not gold ETFs.
There are lots of reasons for this: change in value of the Swiss franc, inclusion of silver, high ER, light long bond holdings, emphasis on natural resource stocks. But there's also the "X" factor that the stock allocation is actively managed.
Holding it with a slice of EDV (90% PRPFX, 10% EDV) helps compensate for the light long bond holdings and has provided a small positive return (13% since 2011 per ETFreplay). But, since the point of PRPFX is not to have to worry about portfolio allocations and rebalancing, one might as well hold the 25x4 PP. I guess you could do this if you have the very specific retirement account situation where you can buy PRPFX and long bonds or EDV, but not gold ETFs.
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Re: 07-08-2016 YTD +14%
If your looking for a mutual fund set it and (mostly) leave it portfolio, I'd rather hold VWIN/AX and 10% gold. The ER is much lower and the returns better and more stable over time.
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I used PRPFX in the past, but eventually switched to GB. I guess now that PERM is closed this forum can be renamed to "Permanent Portfolio Fund". 
