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How Did Millions Of Investors Get It So Wrong? — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:15:45 +0000

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By: Ramonita Irizarry

Ramonita Irizarry — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:21:24 +0000

Hi. Alex Green, Thanks for coming back with the ” Going Fishing Porfolio” I want it to buy it but some places was sold out others didn’t have it. I would like to have one OR BUY ONE. RAMONITA IRIZARRY

By: bltw

bltw — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:10:21 +0000

The Gone Fishin’ Portfolio has not been tested through a truly inflationary time. Something that no one seems to mention is that the inflation rate used for TIPS is the CPI, which is a farce as a measure of real inflation, which is generally MUCH higher as the CPI doesn’t take into consideration food or energy. Also on an after tax basis, especially when inflation is higher than 3%, you have negative after tax returns. And TIPS with longer maturities have interest rate risk.

By: Bob Helt

Bob Helt — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:01:06 +0000

As I recently pointed out and never received a return answer, there are two problems with the Gone Fishing portfolio as described below.

First in the descrioptions of the port and precentage allocations you identify American Century Global Gold fund. but this fund is not included in the port and you instead show Vangard precious metals fund. Apparently American Century was replaced but the description still shows it.

Also, Vangard precious Metals is shown at a 5% allocation but the minimum allowed is $10,000. Thus smaller portfolios are excluded from this fund. YOU SHOULD WARN YOUR MEMBERS OF THIS!!
Regards,
Bob Helt

By: Jim Gentile

Jim Gentile — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:38:52 +0000

My wife’s IRA has been in the gone fishing portfolio for 1/12 yeras now and is still down over 25%, better than the S&P 500, but much worse than when I was managing it. “Figures don’t lie, only liars figure”

By: syd

syd — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:23:01 +0000

I have two stocks from your Gone Fishin Portfellio IGR 100 shs ea @ 24.30 and 16.30. Also PFL 100 shs @ 19.94. as u can see these stocks are at a big loss. I called your office, I was told to stay the course. I was a member of th e Oxford Group 2006-2007 advise Syd

By: Larry Herbst

Larry Herbst — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:07:22 +0000

Ooops – make that “refuse” to publish. Just give us a list.

By: Larry Herbst

Larry Herbst — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:06:12 +0000

So – for the past 7 years why do you resuse to publish the yearly portfolio gain/loss for each individual year, and compare it to he S&P 500 gain/loss.

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