Time to get rid of debt if you got it boys and girls.

Machine Ghost and I both backtested a lot of tactical approaches to the PP a while back and nothing really looked very promising over the standard PP. He posted more than I did, but I agreed with everything he wrote as my studies indicated the same thing. My personal take is that with the mix of ass...

Sorry...please forgive a small rant. I find this board focusing on the completely wrong things on some issues. If you buy a gold ETF having it in Switzerland, having it backed by the Perth Mint...what, freaking, ever, is NOT what you should be focused on. You want a very large "too big to fail" high...

Read the IRS publication...we have google the fount of all knowledge.

I don't want to open up a can of worms, but if the young PP investor is set on 25% equity, factor tilting (ala Swedroe) can really come in handy. The thing about factors is they go in and out of style for very long periods of time and under/over perform accordingly. I just flat out think the alloca...

Younger people...more stock, really. 25% is not enough at your age.

Don't confuse pricing with asset ownership. If you buy an ETF or a Mutual Fund they both represent a pool of assets which are owned by the sponsoring company. You own mutual fund shares or ETF shares, the sponsoring company owns the assets. If you have a good broker you can check what the underlying...

Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 23, 2020 3:49 pm

How will bond yields ever rise again if someone is always there to buy them and "artificially" keep the interest rates down?

And there you have it...why we should not assume anything about interest rates any more.

I would argue the complete opposite and I think the facts support my assertion. It was clear bond ETFs were providing the only pricing mechanism for most the bond market. Bond pricing completely broke down. The problem is the commercial bond market is one of the last Wall Street bastions of a fixed ...

I could not be more pleased at how this has performed.

PAGING KBG!!!!!!!!! Vinny You need to own enough arable land outright to raise a subsistence level of crops, such as vegetables and fruit. You need sufficient livestock, such as chickens and goats, to provide protein and milk. You need the skills to successfully raise both crops and animals. You ne...

LOL