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	<itunes:summary>The Crawling Road Money Show focuses on investing, finance and economics. We discuss the Permanent Portfolio and other topics to make investing simple and successful.</itunes:summary>
	<itunes:author>Craig Rowland</itunes:author>
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	<copyright>2010 Craig Rowland</copyright>
	<itunes:subtitle>Simple investing for success.</itunes:subtitle>
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		<title>Governments Like Inflation</title>
		<link>http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2012/01/25/governments-like-inflation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>craigr</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hyper-inflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inflation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[




Let&#8217;s talk about Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) again. It&#8217;s no secret that I dislike them vs. gold in the Permanent Portfolio. But will they ever &#8220;default&#8221; as some say? No, they won&#8217;t. But this doesn&#8217;t mean they don&#8217;t have other serious problems.
I don&#8217;t believe the US will  [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Permanent Portfolio Book &#8211; Announcement List</title>
		<link>http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2012/01/09/permanent-portfolio-book-announcement-list/</link>
		<comments>http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2012/01/09/permanent-portfolio-book-announcement-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>craigr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Permanent Portfolio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://crawlingroad.com/blog/?p=6385</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[




Those interested in the upcoming book on the Permanent Portfolio can sign up to receive announcements here or with the list box on the navigation bar:
Permanent Portfolio Book Announcement List
We will only use this list to send out announcements relevant to the book. We won&#8217;t spam you. We  [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>A New Permanent Portfolio Book Is On The Way!</title>
		<link>http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2012/01/03/a-new-permanent-portfolio-book-is-on-the-way/</link>
		<comments>http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2012/01/03/a-new-permanent-portfolio-book-is-on-the-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>craigr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Permanent Portfolio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[permanent portfolio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[permanent portfolio book]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am happy to announce that forum co-moderator Medium Tex and I were contacted many months back to write a book updating the Permanent Portfolio strategy by a major publisher. While the strategy itself is simple and timeless, many new investment vehicles to make the portfolio more accessible have  [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>30</slash:comments>
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		<title>Permanent Portfolio 2011 Results</title>
		<link>http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2012/01/01/permanent-portfolio-2011-results/</link>
		<comments>http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2012/01/01/permanent-portfolio-2011-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>craigr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Permanent Portfolio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[permanent portfolio]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In 2011 the Permanent Portfolio returned +11.36% (or 11.03% for the Treasury Money Market version) for the year according to Morningstar&#8217;s data. An outstanding result considering everything that went on this year. Let&#8217;s review&#8230;
Here is the breakdown of the popular asset classes:
S&#38;P  [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Misleading Stocks for the Long Run Chart</title>
		<link>http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/12/18/the-misleading-stocks-for-the-long-run-chart/</link>
		<comments>http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/12/18/the-misleading-stocks-for-the-long-run-chart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>craigr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
&#160;
I see this chart posted from Jermy Siegel&#8217;s book Stocks for the Long Run from time to time to defend why owning lots of stocks is the way to go and why owning gold is some kind of chump move.
Well I think this chart is misleading for several reasons. Gold is useful in a diversified portfolio  [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Diversify Where You Put Your Money</title>
		<link>http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/12/10/diversify-where-you-put-your-money/</link>
		<comments>http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/12/10/diversify-where-you-put-your-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>craigr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MF Global lays out the perfect case for Rule #10 in the 16 Golden Rules of Financial Safety:
Are customer accounts at brokerage firms safe?
Until the collapse of MF Global, that’s a question I thought I’d never have to ask.
Brokerage firms are required by law to maintain segregated accounts holding  [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving! Now, continue to ignore your portfolio.</title>
		<link>http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/11/23/happy-thanksgiving-now-continue-to-ignore-your-portfolio/</link>
		<comments>http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/11/23/happy-thanksgiving-now-continue-to-ignore-your-portfolio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>craigr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[behavioral economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[permanent portfolio]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A poster on the forum was concerned about his portfolio performance short-term. Watching the markets go up and down can get nerve wracking and I understand the concern.
Let me be blunt: You will go nuts if you look at your portfolio each day. You&#8217;ll go nuts faster if you look at the assets in  [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Keep the Dogma on a Leash</title>
		<link>http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/11/05/keep-the-dogma-on-a-leash/</link>
		<comments>http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/11/05/keep-the-dogma-on-a-leash/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>craigr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Permanent Portfolio]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://crawlingroad.com/blog/?p=6061</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I get a question about implementing the Permanent Portfolio using tools that might not fit the exact strategy laid out by Harry Browne. For instance, someone will want to know if they can use an FDIC insured account vs. a Treasury Money Market account for their cash. Or if a gold ETF is  [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tutorial on Buying Bonds from Fidelity</title>
		<link>http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/10/28/tutorial-on-buying-bonds-from-fidelity/</link>
		<comments>http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/10/28/tutorial-on-buying-bonds-from-fidelity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>craigr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forum member Gumby has put up a great tutorial on how to buy bonds directly if you are with Fidelity:
Fidelity Bond Tutorial
Buying bonds directly for the Permanent Portfolio is always the best way to own them. You eliminate fund risk and save on management fees as well. Most brokerages have  [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Vanguard &#8220;Treasury&#8221; Bond Funds Filled with Mortgage Garbage</title>
		<link>http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/09/30/vanguard-treasury-bond-funds-filled-with-mortgage-garbage/</link>
		<comments>http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/09/30/vanguard-treasury-bond-funds-filled-with-mortgage-garbage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>craigr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[EyeDee over at the Bogleheads forum posts the following:
Those who own Vanguard Treasury funds to avoid mortgage-backed securities should probably be aware that as of 08/31/2011, Government Mortgage-Backed securities in Vanguard&#8217;s Treasury funds are up to:
17.7% in Short-Term Treasury Fund
17.4% in  [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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