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- Sun Jul 18, 2010 2:17 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: competeing currency?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5277
Re: competeing currency?
;D the picture in my avatar is emperor Norton, famous for declaring himself emperor of the united states, and issuing his own currency that was accepted by the local businesses in San Francisco... i think that having competing currency would be a good thing as well, at the same time i am not terribl...
- Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:48 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: competeing currency?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5277
competeing currency?
gold and silver and? being used as currency?
http://www.connectmidmichigan.com/news/ ... ?id=481793
interesting trend i wonder if it will catch on..
http://www.connectmidmichigan.com/news/ ... ?id=481793
interesting trend i wonder if it will catch on..
- Mon Jul 05, 2010 11:53 pm
- Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: VP Mutual Fund Suggestions
- Replies: 25
- Views: 20806
Re: VP Mutual Fund Suggestions
mostly the added layer of complexity, opening trading accounts to buy and sell them, the buy orders/sell orders/stops etc, and all the details i need to learn about (or things/risks i need to learn to avoid as a buy and hold investor), i am sure if i read a book, talk on the phone with a service pe...
- Mon Jul 05, 2010 10:35 pm
- Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: VP Mutual Fund Suggestions
- Replies: 25
- Views: 20806
Re: VP Mutual Fund Suggestions
excuse my beginner questions, but isn't EDV a ETF ? or can it be bought and sold like VUSTX? I don't know if anyone truley understands ETFs well enough to say 'That investment vehicle makes perfect sense to me.' Mutual funds make good sense and Indexes make even better sense, but ETFs are new and it...
- Mon Jul 05, 2010 11:59 am
- Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: VP Mutual Fund Suggestions
- Replies: 25
- Views: 20806
Re: VP Mutual Fund Suggestions
there probably isn't enough demand to make it happen, but it would be nice if vanguard (or someone else) had a LT fund that was made pp friendly and sought out the volatility the pp needs, when i first looked at the pp i got stalled out on the same question how can i avoid something i dont understan...
- Tue May 18, 2010 3:54 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Rebalancing
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10468
Re: Rebalancing
http://www.math.com/everyone/calculator ... ercent.htm
3 way percent calculator,
very helpful, it's almost like cheating
3 way percent calculator,
very helpful, it's almost like cheating
- Fri May 14, 2010 12:40 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Info for those interested in TIRA conversion to Roth
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13190
Re: Info for those interested in TIRA conversion to Roth
that sounds right to me, the price you pay for the tax free earnings is committing to the 59 + 5 for the earnings and the ability to remove your after tax contributions any time is why there is no yearly income tax write off.. in a traditional you cant remove your money (with some exceptions) in ret...
- Fri May 14, 2010 10:28 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Info for those interested in TIRA conversion to Roth
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13190
Re: Info for those interested in TIRA conversion to Roth
" You pay taxes as if you withdrew the entire amount converted, but without any penalty for early withdrawal; in return, the money will grow tax-free in the Roth IRA, and you will not pay any tax on that withdrawal if you meet the Roth IRA rules" this is what led me to jump to that concl...
- Thu May 13, 2010 10:29 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Info for those interested in TIRA conversion to Roth
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13190
Re: Info for those interested in TIRA conversion to Roth
i am about as far from being an expert as someone could get... so find someone who can give you accurate info before you act, this is where i was reading about Roth conversions http://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Roth_IRA_conversion it could be i am reading it wrong, or that you are attempting ...
- Wed May 12, 2010 1:43 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Info for those interested in TIRA conversion to Roth
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13190
Re: Info for those interested in TIRA conversion to Roth
is the double taxation for the contribution or just the distributions? i thought one of the benefits of the Roth is that you can remove your contribution w/o taxation, since you pay tax at the time of conversion doesn't the entire amount of the conversion become "after tax" or a contributi...
- Wed May 05, 2010 6:33 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: TLT Interest Payments
- Replies: 12
- Views: 16520
Re: TLT Interest Payments
VUSTX Average maturity 20.4 years Average duration 12.0 years BTTRX Average maturity ?? ?? ?? ?? Average Duration 16.6 years FLBIX Average maturity 21.2 years Average Duration 12.8 years TLT weighted Average Maturity 27...
- Tue May 04, 2010 7:06 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: best permanent portfolio book
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12017
Re: best pp book
"Fail-Safe investing" just showed up in the mail today i am looking forward to reading it,
i want to finish the book "why smart people make big money mistakes " first, i am half way through it now i would definitely recommend it based on what i have read so far..
i want to finish the book "why smart people make big money mistakes " first, i am half way through it now i would definitely recommend it based on what i have read so far..
- Sun May 02, 2010 7:47 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: TLT Interest Payments
- Replies: 12
- Views: 16520
Re: TLT Interest Payments
thanks quasimodo i put them (BTTRX VUSTX EDV) together to see what a chart would look like http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=BTTRX+Interactive#chart3:symbol=bttrx;range=5y;compare=vustx+edv;indicator=volume;charttype=line;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=on;source=undefined i dont entirely under...
- Sat May 01, 2010 9:53 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: TLT Interest Payments
- Replies: 12
- Views: 16520
Re: TLT Interest Payments
is there a fund you recommend instead of VUSTX ? or is getting set up to buy TLT the only option?
- Thu Apr 29, 2010 12:48 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Permanent Portfolio treasurys vs bogle head total bond index
- Replies: 22
- Views: 19003
Re: PP treasurys vs bogle head total bond index
so how does vanguard get risk numbers that are the opposite of what you are saying?
is it because they calculate diversity in the "total bond" as reducing the risk, and LT is all LT so has less diversity?
is it because they calculate diversity in the "total bond" as reducing the risk, and LT is all LT so has less diversity?
- Thu Apr 29, 2010 12:26 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Permanent Portfolio treasurys vs bogle head total bond index
- Replies: 22
- Views: 19003
Re: PP treasurys vs bogle head total bond index
ok let me try to recap and see if i get this .. total bond is considered riskier because it has corporates which are not in a opposing asset class making there #2 (lower) risk level invalid in a PP LT treasury's are a opposing asset class making them safer for a PP perspective making there #3 (hig...
- Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:45 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Permanent Portfolio treasurys vs bogle head total bond index
- Replies: 22
- Views: 19003
Permanent Portfolio treasurys vs bogle head total bond index
2) Bogleheads usually advise a total bond market fund for fixed income. Browne likes Treasuries only. 3) Bogleheads usually like to keep the fixed income maturity on the short-side (1-5 years). Browne likes to split it 50/50 between very short and long term Treasuries. This is a common question and...
- Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:32 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: best permanent portfolio book
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12017
Re: best pp book
i don't know if its better to start a new topic or discus it here, but i am curious to know more about #2 and 3 on your list -the pros and cons of total bond vs treasuries -and the pros and cons of 50/50 short/long vs short term i have had good results with gold and tend to lean toward keeping some..
- Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:05 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: best permanent portfolio book
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12017
Re: best pp book
thanks for the suggestions... i am listening to the raidio shows from the blog right now, and have ordered the Fail-Safe-Investing-Lifelong-Financial-Security book from amazon to add to my reading list, between a successful fall ass-backward into it gold investment and the discovery of bogle's inde...
- Wed Apr 28, 2010 1:43 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: best permanent portfolio book
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12017
best permanent portfolio book
what is the best permanent portfolio book?
- Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:54 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Welcome to the discussion forum
- Replies: 11
- Views: 20773