Quote from: jackg on March 25, 2021, 11:11:45 PM

I'd do 33:33:34 bonds:gold:stocks.
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Not bad, it is just that you will not have cash when cash is in demand (recessions and liquidity crisis)

Quote from: joker_josue on Today at 12:03:18 AM

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By the way, do you have a link to an article that talks more about this?

Harry Browne authored a book, but I am sure there are may updated versions. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Permanent-Portfolio-Long-Term-Investment-Strategy/dp/1118288254

Quote from: Darker45 on Today at 02:41:45 AM

This is interesting. But I wonder, what would be the result of such a portfolio to your desire to increase your worth? Or is this portfolio better on protecting or preserving your wealth rather than increasing it? Will this only result to a break-even at the end of the day?

Or should the bulk of our portfolio jump from one asset to another based on the call of the times to make the most out of the changing circumstances and leave the rest for a hedge?

For example, in our current time, would we rather do away from cash and just risk on, say, Bitcoin? Or should we just devote a small percentage to Bitcoin to avoid the rough seas?

The idea behind the portfolio is to be as lazy as possible while preserving wealth. Now, you can tweak it a be a bit more "active" if you chose so yes.

Quote from: NeuroticFish on Today at 07:46:40 AM

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It indeed looks simple, but imho one has to have at least 500k...

Not at all. This is perfectly possible with 1000 USD. It is better if you have at least 5000 to avoid the commissions eating up too much. What you do is to make a "synthetic" porfolio with ETFs or funds.

Quote from: slapper on Today at 10:17:25 AM

... Besides inflation, bitcoin does reach all of the other requirements in the list. So it is possible for you to replace any of them with bitcoin so that we can utilize this method more effectively

Bitcoin is still variable in behaviour. It is not bad in recession and great with inflation, but it there is a liquidity crisys like at the start of COVID,... well...

I am thinking that bitcoin could add some pepper to it. Keep tuned

Quote from: masterzino on Today at 12:55:40 PM

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25% Cash?? Why? Static cash is the sure way to lose value.
I agree it's good to have liquidity in a recession or crisis, but it's much better to keep that 25% in high-liquidity assets than cash.
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Cash or cash equivalents (e.g. short term bonds). But careful, in 2008 cash was cash and bonds markets were on the verge of collapse for a few days.