Gyroscopic Investing

I have benefited quite a bit from this forum over the last week or two and now have a question: have any of you evaluated the RPAR ETF? Would it be close to PRPFX? Thanks.

Jim Burnham wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 11:51 am I have benefited quite a bit from this forum over the last week or two and now have a question: have any of you evaluated the RPAR ETF? Would it be close to PRPFX? Thanks.

Hi Jim,
Had a quick look at RPAR and it appears to use a different methodology to the PP.
Good that it has physical gold.

Perhaps have a read of this thread where forum members discussed risk parity vs the PP.
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9609

https://rparetf.com/rpar

It looks like a permanent portfolio that trusts the govt and doesn't believe gold is money. Then you have to pay extra for their management fees.

Hal wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 1:55 pm

Jim Burnham wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 11:51 am I have benefited quite a bit from this forum over the last week or two and now have a question: have any of you evaluated the RPAR ETF? Would it be close to PRPFX? Thanks.

Hi Jim,
Had a quick look at RPAR and it appears to use a different methodology to the PP.
Good that it has physical gold.

Perhaps have a read of this thread where forum members discussed risk parity vs the PP.
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9609

https://rparetf.com/rpar

Hal,

Thank you!!! That thread is great and I am going to study it some more. Very helpful.

Jim

PrimalToker wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 3:39 pm It looks like a permanent portfolio that trusts the govt and doesn't believe gold is money. Then you have to pay extra for their management fees.

Thank you for those thoughts. You know, I did not even look at the management fees so I am going to go check them out. I suppose that really is an advantage of the "do-it-yourself" Permanent Portfolio. I appreciate it.

Jim

Good article on RPAR:

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-he ... 2019-12-16

Kevin K. wrote: ↑Mon Aug 17, 2020 2:17 pm Good article on RPAR:

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-he ... 2019-12-16

Thank you! I had not seen that article and it actually does help to think about RPAR as something of a hedge fund. That had not really occurred to me.