I opened this thread hoping that was a real book... very disappointed.

Not as big of a genius as my buddy in Emerging Markets thinks he is...

Today is the first day I've ever been a truly proud gold owner...

I'd say cha-ching, but I'm too negative.

buddtholomew wrote:Makes me sick to ever have found this portfolio.

Right? I'm the dumbest smart person I know.

It's an interesting read for sure. I disagree with his suggestion about de-emphasizing empathy. The world already has an acute lack of empathy. So many people are deeply concerned with themselves with very little regard to others. I'm convinced this problem is getting worse each year.

Your 3rd reason (leveraging your employment) is the main reason I would be looking to sell. Even if you didn't have a downpayment needed for a home, it would still be wise to diversify those holdings. If the tax was deferred until the sale of the stock, I might hesitate a bit and calculate the true ...

It's probably easiest & safest to consider your home a consumption item rather than an investment. You can't liquidate it easily, you'll always need someplace to live, and you definitely can't liquidate part of it e.g. you can't just sell the driveway. It's more like your car than your brokerag...

Interesting read. Damn that board looks young! That's a really sad read. Pump and dump early adopters are the real winners here. Greedy fools will be the losers. I suppose that's the way with most things. Everyone is trying to get the most happiness they can given their limited resources in life. S...

Re hoarding: http://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/im-hoarding-bitcoins-and-no-you-cant-have-any/ Interesting read. Damn that board looks young! That's a really sad read. Pump and dump early adopters are the real winners here. Greedy fools will be the losers. I suppose that's the way with most things.

I get the sneaking suspicion that once Bitcoin becomes sufficiently large enough, the US Government will make it officially illegal. This may not stop its use entirely, but it will almost entirely halt its use by corporate entities as an acceptable form of payment, which would be devastating enough...

I get the sneaking suspicion that once Bitcoin becomes sufficiently large enough, the US Government will make it officially illegal. This may not stop its use entirely, but it will almost entirely halt its use by corporate entities as an acceptable form of payment, which would be devastating enough...

I get the sneaking suspicion that once Bitcoin becomes sufficiently large enough, the US Government will make it officially illegal. This may not stop its use entirely, but it will almost entirely halt its use by corporate entities as an acceptable form of payment, which would be devastating enough.

GenX goes to age 56? That's my age. I used to think of myself as a Late Boomer Wikipedia says 1961 to 1981. Seems a lot broader than I would have guessed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_X Edit: There seems to be a lot of looseness with the years depending on the source, so never mind the ...

I'm a GenX-er. I have a little more than 21% in Gold. It's technically a broad age range: 36 to 56 roughly, at the moment. I wouldn't imagine many at the lower end to hold any gold, while the older ones probably hold a decent amount.

Cut soda, even diet soda. Replace with tea and organic raw honey. Cut flour and sugar (naturally occurring sugar in foods is ok). I mentioned soda first because I think it drives the body into consuming more food. I believe it has to do with the sweeteners used. Even stevia makes me more hungry, and...

Bought up some IAU just now at $11.61508... this rout feels brutal! Grrrrr!!!

That chart in the link was very interesting. I think the one aberration would be real estate. I know for my market, along with other large coastal cities, prices are inflated beyond pre-great recession levels and the market is still somewhat frenzied for single family homes, where most of the homes ...

ochotona wrote:In 1983 I got a 12-month CD offering about 13% APR, at an S&L in the Sherman Oaks (California) Galleria where they filmed "Terminator 2". Imperial Savings and Loan. Long since gone, of course. Oh, the good old days.

Hasta la vista, baby!

Wow, 13%! *heavy sigh*

Yeah, it's been in the dumps... It's a very hated asset. Sometimes I hate it. Not me. But that may be partly because I have enough cash to last for several years without selling any more. Maybe, but I don't need to sell any, nor have I ever sold any and I still kinda hate it sometimes. If it drops ...

Yeah, it's been in the dumps... It's a very hated asset. Sometimes I hate it.

Only on days like today? #dividedwefall Well, of course if a Democrat is shot, it's a different story: then it's all the Republicans' fault. I don't follow any party, but the stances on both sides are pretty clear: Democrats - Guns kill, see? Take away the guns! Republicans - Bad people kill! If mo...

Only on days like today? #dividedwefall

I feel like it will occur immediately after I'm completely invested. If its invested in the PP, then "phew"! Right? I'm most of the way through the process of going a portfolio of about 40% equities instead of 25%. I'm at about 35% right now. Once I reach 40%, that's when the crash will o...

It's a worry, for sure. Rebalancing strategies should increase CAGR by quite a bit, but I'm intrigued enough to inquire about the momentum strategy being applied here. Can you link to more information? EDIT: Nevermind. I thought it looked like the Portfolio Visualizer site, so I searched around a bi...