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- Fri Jan 20, 2017 8:33 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Renewable electricity sources are now a no-brainer
- Replies: 131
- Views: 67162
Re: Renewable electricity sources are now a no-brainer
i am curious how wind and solar are going to do all the heavy lifting that the economy moves on, or if that is even accounted for in the above graphs? just about every piece of big equipment from semi trucks, trains, planes, ships and the construction machinery that builds infrastructure are all di...
- Fri Oct 14, 2016 10:08 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Can we trust low correlations?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 30121
Re: Can we trust low correlations?
How much of a 25% allocation to gold do people find reasonable to put into senior and junior gold miners for a bit of juice? I'm thinking 1% Don't think adding 1% will make any kind of difference whatsoever. I can't figure out whether miners are a good idea, or just an emotional trap where value go...
- Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:05 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Can we trust low correlations?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 30121
Re: Can we trust low correlations?
The way I look at it, what's important isn't whether gold works in inflation/deflation/etc., but whether we have n assets that are relatively uncorrelated. So long as gold doesn't move in tandem with the other two (stocks and bonds), it's a winner to reduce volatility. What's been scary recently is ...
- Tue Oct 11, 2016 12:29 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Creating some yield
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3548
Re: Creating some yield
I found that covered calls on ETFs don't yield a whole lot. I invest in individual stocks for writing the calls.
Tax implications don't worry me - I'd rather make some money, even if it's taxed, than nothing at all.
Tax implications don't worry me - I'd rather make some money, even if it's taxed, than nothing at all.
- Wed Feb 17, 2016 1:29 pm
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: Demographics and the Stock Market
- Replies: 16
- Views: 12429
Re: Demographics and the Stock Market
Who says you should limit your stocks to the USA market?
Go international, or pick a specific country or region with favourable demographics. My PP stocks are VT, an internationally diverse ETF.
- Pete
Go international, or pick a specific country or region with favourable demographics. My PP stocks are VT, an internationally diverse ETF.
- Pete