Hi MeDroogies,
My time frame is one year at a time, aiming to do better by the Net Asset Value each and every year, regardless of what the market does or does not do, limiting the downside as much as possible, clawing at the upside whenever possible. I treat all my money as my money, and for me, there is no such thing as house money.
I think you are correct in stating in an earlier posting, that if the script is right, then difficult to escape harm. It will all be a matter of "degree of harm".
And now my Microsoft Money program shows ...
40% Cash (92% US$, 8% Euros) in the form of staggered jumbo CDs;
24% Bonds (mostly US$ denominated, some Euro denominated, collectively yielding above 10%);
25% Industrial real estate (yielding 7% on cost, no debt);
7% Equity (AAPTY, AMGN, AOL, AU, CHL, CMCSK, IMPAY, MSFT, NEM, SNE, SWC, and some residual round lots left over from past positions just to encourage me to read the news; no option positions at the moment; some HK shares like Hongkong & Shanghai Bank and Pacific Century (HK$ 4.8 entry price), China shares traded in HK like PetroChina, Sinopec, Phoenix TV, Citic Pacific).
4% Metals (80% platinum, 20% gold bullion)
Embedded in above, 4 SUV and one platinum watch worth of Yen debt, just for fun. I am still a coward.
NAV increased 2.25% since January 1st, 2001. 11% for the year should be an achievable target.
Chugs, Jay
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