crawlingroad

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   by crawlingroad 17y ago

   Actually the US defaulted twice in the past 100 years IMO: In 1933 they broke the gold standard and confiscated citizen's gold. After the gold was converted to paper money they took the official price from around $20 an ounce to $35 an ounc
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   by crawlingroad 17y ago

   All correlations are based on past performance. In general, I think correlation data between asset classes is misleading and investors should never rely on it. The only thing investors should be concerned with is how the assets they own cor
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   by crawlingroad 17y ago

   The US Govt. can always print money to pay off creditors. Yes, this would be highly inflationary. But, it means the bonds can always be paid. More likely, they will simply raise taxes to cover the debt load. But compared to other bonds, the
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   by crawlingroad 17y ago

   BTW. In case I wasn't clear the site I run focuses on on passive investing strategies relating to the Permanent Portfolio asset allocation. You can read more about it here: http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2010/02/06/permanent-portfolio-...
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   by crawlingroad 17y ago

   I run the site listed below on the Permanent Portfolio approach and saw all the hits coming in from this page. First let me say that if you want 4-5% a year you need to earn probably 8-9% a year. That's because you'll lose 4% or so just to