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I don't trust the stock/bond markets on a 25 year time scale. Let's brainstorm

I am convinced that the next 40 years will look nothing like...
Self-absorbed floppy step-uncle's house
  01/23/18
Buy Vanguard funds and forget them until it is time to think...
Exhilarant useless water buffalo pisswyrm
  01/23/18
For some reason you sound very Asian. That said, just diver...
overrated nibblets parlour
  01/23/18


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Date: January 23rd, 2018 2:12 AM
Author: Self-absorbed floppy step-uncle's house

I am convinced that the next 40 years will look nothing like the last 40 years. As I lay out my investment options, I am analyzing them for future viability.

I think the modern man needs to consider the fact that fiat $$ may not work on a 10 year scale. I have a fund investment portfolio, but my gut tells me that things will get weird in that time period.

Here's what comes to mind:

Buy and hold:

Property: I owned a single family, but there was no money in it. Sold it for a small gain. Cleared maybe $250 a month, but periodic $1000 maintenance made this a razor-thin margin. I'm looking into 10+ unit low-income. It seems like risk doesn't need to rise with units.

Land:I'm exploring this now. Acreage, water rights, elevation. What kind of climate or demographic changes will drive value?

REIT's: I live in an area that is exploding, so I'm looking for a local REIT with some serious growth potential. I'm not an accredited investor, but I'd love to be able to directly fund a small property flipper. How can I accomplish that?

Commodities: I keep physical metals. I know there is manipulation here, including off-the-books reserves, but metals have been fungible since the dawn of civilization. I see this as my hedge against a SHTF scenario.

Short Term Play:

Crypto: Any intelligent man should have a hundred $ worth of bitcoin or altcoin as a lottery ticket.

Futures Trading: My next endeavor. Looking for a basic strategy to keep the time commitment low.

Forex: Seems rigged. After the Nordic shit last year, institutional players seem to own this space. Curious for other takes.

General thoughts on intelligent investing for the modern man. What am I not considering?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3868090&forum_id=2#35215563)



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 2:15 AM
Author: Exhilarant useless water buffalo pisswyrm

Buy Vanguard funds and forget them until it is time to think about retiring. That’s boring though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3868090&forum_id=2#35215570)



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 3:10 AM
Author: overrated nibblets parlour

For some reason you sound very Asian. That said, just diversify and adjust your allocations semi-annually or quarterly. Just throwing some numbers out of my ass, I'd do 5% in cryptos, 10% in precious metals, 25% commodities (specifically oil refineries and exploration & production), 50% stocks (tech, consumer discretionary, and berkshire hathaway) and the rest in cash. When corporate earnings start to slow down by Q2-Q4, rotate out.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3868090&forum_id=2#35215662)