Poll: What's the safest asset to be in for the next ten years? (bonds, IRA)

[mathjak107]

Remember what i said , the permanent portfolio is not about growing richer. It is about not growing poorer. Not by depression ,recession or high inflation.

Each asset was carefully picked because there will likely be few times things do not track how they should.

A very weak dollar is covered just fine by gold. But betting when you have a weak or collapsing dollar that international stocks will grow is clouding the issue.

Each asset is carefully matched to an economic outcome.

This not about growth potential it is about assets pulling reliably against other reliable assets.

[Buckeye77]

If I could answer the poll question I'd be retired, living in Hawaii, and watching the sunrise over the Pacific every morning.

Oh wait, I am living that life. But I still have no clue how to answer the poll question. Mathjack's 4 corner strategy is probably the best bet, though.

Mahalo.

[chrisCD]

You forgot CDs.

[J.Thomas]

Actually i would say real estate.

For a decade at least you wouldn't lose any money.

Long USD is laughable cause every year dollar loses value.

Good luck buying a car wash in the next decade with $20

[Lowexpectations]

Originally Posted by J.Thomas

Actually i would say real estate.

For a decade at least you wouldn't lose any money.

Long USD is laughable cause every year dollar loses value.

Good luck buying a car wash in the next decade with $20

The dollar doesn't lose value every year and you can lose money over 10 years in real estate. Overall F-

[J.Thomas]

Originally Posted by Lowexpectations

The dollar doesn't lose value every year and you can lose money over 10 years in real estate. Overall F-

Of course you can but it's very unlikely.

Buy a place for $200.000 in an average place and keep another $200.000 under the mattress.

Real estate is good for preserving

[mathjak107]

We have a whole generation of folks who can tell you well real estate preserved their money.
It didn't !

[J.Thomas]

Originally Posted by mathjak107

We have a whole generation of folks who can tell you well real estate preserved their money.
It didn't !

On long term basis it does.

Hell even after '08 they still came back!!!

And now housing is tight you wouldn't lose anything.

Remember we're talking about preserving not investment

[mathjak107]

The thread is only about the next 10 years.

There is no asset that has not recovered eventually , even gold did. It is only a question of time. Historically fastest recovery's are usually stocks, longest commodity's and real estate to local dependent to even say

[cpg35223]

Commercial real estate in a Sun Belt state.