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Talk on the PP

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Financial advisor comments on the PP at the start of this Q&A session.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5BIo38BCKM

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Time stamp would be helpful. Can’t sift through 1hr video for a quick mention
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Ask & it shall be given ;D

6:30 & 16:40
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He says we've been in a stock/bond bull run for 40 years so the PP did really well. But now stocks and bonds are fully valued so its not a great strategy. Problem is, who knows exactly if (and when) that's true. PP 100% full steam ahead!
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perfect_simulation wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 7:59 am He says we've been in a stock/bond bull run for 40 years so the PP did really well. But now stocks and bonds are fully valued so its not a great strategy.
This is the problem with all such critiques of the PP: this statement is absurd. If stocks and bonds are now terrible investments, then the PP wins over conventional portfolios hands down. Because, what do conventional portfolios consist of? 100% stocks and bonds, as opposed to 50% for the PP.

After that - not interested in anything else that party has to say. They're probably next going to advertise their active-management, stock-picking services, which I hope no one here will fall for.
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sophie wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:06 am
perfect_simulation wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 7:59 am He says we've been in a stock/bond bull run for 40 years so the PP did really well. But now stocks and bonds are fully valued so its not a great strategy.
This is the problem with all such critiques of the PP: this statement is absurd. If stocks and bonds are now terrible investments, then the PP wins over conventional portfolios hands down. Because, what do conventional portfolios consist of? 100% stocks and bonds, as opposed to 50% for the PP.

After that - not interested in anything else that party has to say. They're probably next going to advertise their active-management, stock-picking services, which I hope no one here will fall for.
lol so succinct and so true. Great post!
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Smith1776 wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 12:00 pm
sophie wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:06 am
perfect_simulation wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 7:59 am He says we've been in a stock/bond bull run for 40 years so the PP did really well. But now stocks and bonds are fully valued so its not a great strategy.
This is the problem with all such critiques of the PP: this statement is absurd. If stocks and bonds are now terrible investments, then the PP wins over conventional portfolios hands down. Because, what do conventional portfolios consist of? 100% stocks and bonds, as opposed to 50% for the PP.

After that - not interested in anything else that party has to say. They're probably next going to advertise their active-management, stock-picking services, which I hope no one here will fall for.
lol so succinct and so true. Great post!
+1. He advises that we should be 100% cash and then "he" shall divine the bottom (for a fee) and state when to re-enter the market.
Actually he gave a great endorsement to the PP. It has worked well for 40 years.
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+1 Sophie ;D
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This boob had to look to Wikipedia for what the PP actually is, meaning he doesn’t understand it and can’t have a properly formed opinion.

Here’s the thing, the PP is based on principles yet financial advisors invest based on circumstance.

A circumstance-based investor can’t comprehend a principle based portfolio. This is the root of all PP critiques.
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Matthew19 wrote: Fri Dec 11, 2020 12:13 pm This boob had to look to Wikipedia for what the PP actually is, meaning he doesn’t understand it and can’t have a properly formed opinion.

Here’s the thing, the PP is based on principles yet financial advisors invest based on circumstance.

A circumstance-based investor can’t comprehend a principle based portfolio. This is the root of all PP critiques.
If we had a wiki I'd say this post should be immortalized.
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