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by mathjak107
Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:10 am
Forum: Bonds
Topic: Why This Vanguard Inflation Fighter Gets a High Rating
Replies: 4
Views: 6027

Re: Why This Vanguard Inflation Fighter Gets a High Rating

morningstar is in nominal returns always and that fund did awful no matter how you want to try to manipulate it.

it failed to even match a money market
by mathjak107
Tue Dec 05, 2023 1:41 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: Why the big move in gold?
Replies: 28
Views: 56819

Re: Why the big move in gold?

cherry picking dates can make any point one wants .

last time i looked you would be hard pressed to find time frames where equites and bonds beat equities and gold the last two decades
by mathjak107
Mon Dec 04, 2023 1:12 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: Why the big move in gold?
Replies: 28
Views: 56819

Re: Why the big move in gold?

it went from up 40 bucks an ounce when i looked last night to down 80 from that point today
by mathjak107
Mon Dec 04, 2023 4:30 am
Forum: Bonds
Topic: Why This Vanguard Inflation Fighter Gets a High Rating
Replies: 4
Views: 6027

Re: Why This Vanguard Inflation Fighter Gets a High Rating

morningstar shows a ytd of just 1.80% ..a money market did better..it didn’t even keep up with inflation
by mathjak107
Sat Nov 25, 2023 5:41 am
Forum: Stocks
Topic: Small Cap Value seems cheap at the moment
Replies: 23
Views: 25825

Re: Small Cap Value seems cheap at the moment

high borrowing costs and rising wages represent headwinds which may persist even after inflation comes down .

Unlike larger firms, smaller companies are not benefiting that much from rising productivity.

SLYV has returned about 1% ytd vs over 20% for the s&p and 19% for the total market funds
by mathjak107
Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:43 am
Forum: Bonds
Topic: TLT cracks $90
Replies: 43
Views: 68900

Re: TLT cracks $90

best of luck with your long term bonds ….conversation is done. why would i think you can have a conversation without insults …

still a dick in ga
by mathjak107
Sat Nov 11, 2023 4:28 pm
Forum: Bonds
Topic: TLT cracks $90
Replies: 43
Views: 68900

Re: TLT cracks $90

from a historical standpoint rates are in a normal range …. it is very unlikely long term rates will fall much unless we hit a recession , which seems farther and farther off on the horizon. so far tlt has taken a horrible beat down with not much of a recovery looking up in the nearer term . the cyc...
by mathjak107
Wed Nov 08, 2023 3:36 pm
Forum: Bonds
Topic: TLT cracks $90
Replies: 43
Views: 68900

Re: TLT cr

agree with jim 100% …rates are not high , they are pretty much historically normal . odds are we are going to see the yield curve normalize out with long term rates going higher and shorter rates going lower normalizing the curve where longer term rates are higher then short term rates . i have been...
by mathjak107
Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:34 am
Forum: Bonds
Topic: TLT cracks $90
Replies: 43
Views: 68900

Re: TLT cracks $90

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by mathjak107
Thu Oct 19, 2023 6:52 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Funds
Topic: prpfx
Replies: 3
Views: 9288

Re: prpfx

yes , the fund has diverted from its original concept which was not based on BBB. That is the most dangerous segment of the bond market .. with 70% of non govt bonds in it , it is the last rung of investment grade . one slip in rating and every institution, insurance company , fund , that is limited...
by mathjak107
Thu Oct 19, 2023 5:01 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Funds
Topic: prpfx
Replies: 3
Views: 9288

prpfx

looking back over time , i find i had to go back to 2011 to find a time frame that the basic 4x4 beat PRPFX

i would have thought the expenses alone would have made that a rare occurrence but every year i threw in portfolio visualizer after 2011 to present had the 4x4 behind
by mathjak107
Tue Oct 17, 2023 4:54 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: tax-loss harvesting question
Replies: 16
Views: 22269

Re: tax-loss harvesting question

i gave up trying to deal with buying bonds like that at fidelity …it was a waste of time trying to beat the clock and after trade after trade was killed i said forget it
by mathjak107
Mon Oct 16, 2023 4:11 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: I Thought Gold Would Fare Better in 2022-23
Replies: 63
Views: 100116

Re: I Thought Gold Would Fare Better in 2022-23

gold is a competitor to the dollar ..at 3.46% the last 10 years it out performed cash instruments
by mathjak107
Mon Oct 16, 2023 4:09 pm
Forum: Bonds
Topic: How do bond funds / ETF’s work?
Replies: 6
Views: 4571

Re: How do bond funds / ETF’s work?

yeah you'll get 4.65 total return back after 25 years its like holding a bond thats always 25 year duration Anybody heard from robert kessler? Seems like he'd be buying https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1EKb8dk0vg Just to clarify. You mean I will get 4.65 yield FOR 25 years not “after” 25 years, cor...
by mathjak107
Mon Oct 16, 2023 11:21 am
Forum: Bonds
Topic: How do bond funds / ETF’s work?
Replies: 6
Views: 4571

Re: How do bond funds / ETF’s work?

I think he retired and closed the firm

He did awful
by mathjak107
Thu Oct 12, 2023 3:56 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: tax-loss harvesting question
Replies: 16
Views: 22269

Re: tax-loss harvesting question

what looks weird is tlt shows 100% AA since the downgrade , yet vglt shows 99 %. AAA
by mathjak107
Tue Oct 10, 2023 5:34 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: tax-loss harvesting question
Replies: 16
Views: 22269

Re: tax-loss harvesting question

remember , tax loss harvesting kicks the tax can down the road it bumps up the cost basis on what you buy to replace what you sold so it may or may not be a good thing . i kicked the tax can down the road when we sold our commercial lease rights we held . i kicked it right into the capital gains bra...
by mathjak107
Mon Sep 25, 2023 1:23 pm
Forum: Bonds
Topic: TLT cracks $90
Replies: 43
Views: 68900

Re: TLT cracks $90

many people here were fearing equities falling 50% . it turns out bonds were the riskiest bet of all. but i have said that for a long time now , that rising rates were kryptonite to the pp. equities can do well in rising rates if the economy stays healthy , but bond rates can’t hold up very long , e...
by mathjak107
Tue Sep 19, 2023 4:38 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: PP Mistakes
Replies: 43
Views: 95240

Re: PP Mistakes

the problem with foreign stocks is you need to be right twice .

once about equities and even if you got that right you need to be right about the dollar .

i rather bet on american stocks and gold if i have to be right twice
by mathjak107
Tue Sep 19, 2023 3:41 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: PP Mistakes
Replies: 43
Views: 95240

Re: PP Mistakes

I wouldn’t go by other countries
I live in America and Any foreign investing I do is thru American companies

We can also say a Japanese investor would have done very well investing in America
by mathjak107
Tue Sep 19, 2023 10:43 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: PP Mistakes
Replies: 43
Views: 95240

Re: PP Mistakes

nope . 100 years was enough time time for me to go no other way but 100% equities in my accumulation years.. it always made little sense to me to mitigate short term dips as a long term investor with other less capable assets ,permanently hurting my longterm returns . retirement is something else …i...
by mathjak107
Tue Sep 19, 2023 10:31 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: PP Mistakes
Replies: 43
Views: 95240

Re: PP Mistakes

but risk did show up . we have had crashes including losing 24% in one day , wars , the collapse of the savings and loans , the great recession, covid shutting the world down , the collapse of the dot coms , recessions , etc. those returns were with all the risk showing up. if it wasn’t for that fa...
by mathjak107
Tue Sep 19, 2023 5:33 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: PP Mistakes
Replies: 43
Views: 95240

Re: PP Mistakes

but risk did show up . we have had crashes including losing 24% in one day , wars , the collapse of the savings and loans , the great recession, covid shutting the world down , the collapse of the dot coms , recessions , etc. those returns were with all the risk showing up. if it wasn’t for that fac...
by mathjak107
Fri Sep 08, 2023 2:05 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: PP Mistakes
Replies: 43
Views: 95240

Re: PP Mistakes

the swings at times with the pp have been higher at times when 3 of the 4 assets are moving together , has been greater then most conventional portfolio moves . i can’t say stomach for swings is any less with the pp. in fact pp users tend to be more conservative and have lower pucker factor to start...
by mathjak107
Mon Sep 04, 2023 2:59 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: I Thought Gold Would Fare Better in 2022-23
Replies: 63
Views: 100116

Re: I Thought Gold Would Fare Better in 2022-23

when we look at gold priced in other currencies it did pretty well against some of them . in india as an example Gold Returns The return from gold from 20 years has been 12%, whereas, in 15 and 10 years, it has been 10.3% and 7.5% respectively. Interestingly, in one year, Gold has outperformed all a...