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IE is the only browser my employer allows on its computers, and they haven't upgraded in a long time, so we're stuck with an old version. I use Chrome at home thanks to your suggestion, and I'm much happier.
By the way, I should have pointed out that for the PP, GTU may be better than GLD due to the discount/premium thingy. When gold is riding high and you're ready to sell some to rebalance, it will likely be at a premium, so you will get a better selling price. When gold is low, and you're rebalancing into it, it will likely be at a discount, so you will get a better buying price. Of course, in practice it won't always work exactly like the theory, but it shouldn't be too far off.
By the way, I should have pointed out that for the PP, GTU may be better than GLD due to the discount/premium thingy. When gold is riding high and you're ready to sell some to rebalance, it will likely be at a premium, so you will get a better selling price. When gold is low, and you're rebalancing into it, it will likely be at a discount, so you will get a better buying price. Of course, in practice it won't always work exactly like the theory, but it shouldn't be too far off.
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I agree, and do this myself, but I hedge my bets by also holding IAU and physical.stuper1 wrote: By the way, I should have pointed out that for the PP, GTU may be better than GLD due to the discount/premium thingy. When gold is riding high and you're ready to sell some to rebalance, it will likely be at a premium, so you will get a better selling price. When gold is low, and you're rebalancing into it, it will likely be at a discount, so you will get a better buying price. Of course, in practice it won't always work exactly like the theory, but it shouldn't be too far off.
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Also, ouch!
A day after the Fed's soothing words pumped it up, no less.
A day after the Fed's soothing words pumped it up, no less.
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With a few more days like today, I predict a surge of new interest in the PP.
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Not so fast. The rest of the components didn't offer much support. Equities down 2.07, Gold up .14 and LTT's down .4.Tyler wrote: With a few more days like today, I predict a surge of new interest in the PP.
Treasury yields moved up on a 300 point decline AND the stronger dollar. Can you imagine if the EU had cut rates...we'd be down 1000.
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The support doesn't necessarily come in lockstep with the declines. Give it a little while to show up. I like to use peaktotrough.com, focusing on the line showing the overall PP performance and including say a decade of history along with recent results. The PP doesn't always go upward, but the down parts are much smaller and briefer compared to most other portfolios.
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not to mention GTU down .3% I have a surge of new interest in hitting my head against my deskbuddtholomew wrote:Not so fast. The rest of the components didn't offer much support. Equities down 2.07, Gold up .14 and LTT's down .4.Tyler wrote: With a few more days like today, I predict a surge of new interest in the PP.
Treasury yields moved up on a 300 point decline AND the stronger dollar. Can you imagine if the EU had cut rates...we'd be down 1000.
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I haven't seen stocks move like this since Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUT5rEU6pqM
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Lol. Relax guys -- I'm just stirring the pot. It's a fun day for knee-jerk threads on various investing boards.dragoncar wrote:not to mention GTU down .3% I have a surge of new interest in hitting my head against my deskbuddtholomew wrote:Not so fast. The rest of the components didn't offer much support. Equities down 2.07, Gold up .14 and LTT's down .4.Tyler wrote: With a few more days like today, I predict a surge of new interest in the PP.
Treasury yields moved up on a 300 point decline AND the stronger dollar. Can you imagine if the EU had cut rates...we'd be down 1000.
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Seems like just yesterday I was feeling bad about taking profits. I had not hit exactly 35% in stocks, and I also only did a half-assed rebalance, preferring to ease into it and finish at the point where the stock share would have hit 35%. That day never came. I really thought stocks would go wild after breaching 2000 (S&P). Needless to say, now I feel great about the premature rebalancing that I did do.
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That's good to hear. I was waiting for my stock allocation to hit the 35% rebalance band, and it got pretty close--but then, just short of the mark, stocks started falling like a rock.dualstow wrote: Seems like just yesterday I was feeling bad about taking profits. I had not hit exactly 35% in stocks, and I also only did a half-assed rebalance, preferring to ease into it and finish at the point where the stock share would have hit 35%. That day never came. I really thought stocks would go wild after breaching 2000 (S&P). Needless to say, now I feel great about the premature rebalancing that I did do.
This is making me consider switching to 20/30 rebalance bands going forward.
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Funny -- I had the opposite reaction. Probably because I've been preparing myself for early retirement by working out strategies to minimize taxes, I tend to view rebalancing these days not as a profit capturing activity but as a (potentially) sizable expense. If the PP keeps growing within the 15/35 bands while needing a rebalance only very rarely, that would be a fine outcome. Or maybe I'm just lazy and thankful the markets may save me the effort for a while longer.Tortoise wrote: That's good to hear. I was waiting for my stock allocation to hit the 35% rebalance band, and it got pretty close--but then, just short of the mark, stocks started falling like a rock.
This is making me consider switching to 20/30 rebalance bands going forward.
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I don't have enough income to worry about taxes from investments. 15% bracket.
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Yep. Once my income drops, it's a new ballgame. No tax excuses -- it'll be 100% laziness on my part.
In all seriousness, though, I do like how the bands keep me from making unnecessary transactions. I plan to stick to them for a while and worry about other things.
In all seriousness, though, I do like how the bands keep me from making unnecessary transactions. I plan to stick to them for a while and worry about other things.
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For those of you who don't peek at the noise but who read the forum: stocks were up 2.4% today, a 400+point climb for the Dow.
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thanks, Janet!dualstow wrote: For those of you who don't peek at the noise but who read the forum: stocks were up 2.4% today, a 400+point climb for the Dow.
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Irrational exuberance?
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I'm sorry, I don't get the reference.thanks, Janet!
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Irrational exuberance, no doubt! I do hope it carries on a while longer.
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Fed Chairmand Janet Yellen or a cross between Phil Donahue and Danny DaVito.dualstow wrote:I'm sorry, I don't get the reference.thanks, Janet!
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Irrational exuberance, no doubt! I do hope it carries on a while longer.
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Oh, of course! Thank you, Budd. And I apologize for the brain freeze, Murphy.
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We're definitely witnessing traditional topping behavior.
Two V-shaped deflections in the span of about two months.
Recently, it took just two days to erase six days of losses in the S&P 500.
And it took only two days for the R2K to hit an almost 6-month high.
Cocktail party chatter is now about how they are the next Warren Buffett.
So, I say it feels like we're at the bottom of the 7th inning. If "Game Over" doesn't happen by the next "Sell in May" signal, we're truly witnessing a miracle of epic proportions.
Two V-shaped deflections in the span of about two months.
Recently, it took just two days to erase six days of losses in the S&P 500.
And it took only two days for the R2K to hit an almost 6-month high.
Cocktail party chatter is now about how they are the next Warren Buffett.
So, I say it feels like we're at the bottom of the 7th inning. If "Game Over" doesn't happen by the next "Sell in May" signal, we're truly witnessing a miracle of epic proportions.
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I noticed martin armstrong today had a post of a possible drop until may. I might put a short on.
http://armstrongeconomics.com/2015/01/0 ... -5-months/
http://armstrongeconomics.com/2015/01/0 ... -5-months/
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Try not to play with your PP. Balance on schedule and try not to think. This is the best way.
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I suppose today is a good day for Lowe, who is tired of the steadily climbing stock market. Dow down 316 pts. S&P down 1.64% whoops, numbers are still coming in. Both down more than that.
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Very strange, I should be just as upset that stocks are down this much as when gold goes down this much. But I am not.
I am going to have to think about why that is!
Maybe because it has become a given that tomorrow will be a 400 point up day...
Maybe not...
I am going to have to think about why that is!
Maybe because it has become a given that tomorrow will be a 400 point up day...
Maybe not...
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