Boglehacks running to TIPS from BND

Boglehacks running to TIPS from BND

I am always amazed at how Boglehacks just randomly accept a new strategy but continue to bash dividends.

For the last 5 years I’ve watched them jump on the TIPs ladder bandwagon. This was soon after factor investing and Dimensional Fund/Avantis funds were deemed ok; you don’t have to give up your Boglehead card if you do that.

Now, granted, it’s a better idea than BND, but that’s not the point.

TIPS are for inflation protection income.
Dividends growing 7-10% a year? Omg!! oh, the
taxes!

Meanwhile, trying to construct a 10 year TIPs ladder is kind of an adventure. In a taxable account, you also have “phantom income” for taxes.
I don’t remember Bogle talking about any of this.

It’s amusing, they want an inflation protected income stream but a stock raising its dividend for decades is an yucky icky thing.

I realize dividend stocks aren’t bonds but here lately its income streams, reinvesting distributions of BND, and its important we don’t have to sell shares to generate income 🤡

Woooooo

u/ComeAtMeBro9 — 7 days ago

AI Bubble has them on the run

The comments on this Boglehead thread are quite the entertainment. It’s too early for popcorn here; otherwise, I’d pop a bag…

Notice, the OP, “in need of continual growth”. Yet, another chimed in and said, “you need to stick to growth.” 🤣 🤡

The answers-buy more bonds, buy VT, have 5 years in cash (one guy said he had EIGHT years of expenses in cash)

Of course, no one mentioned dividends nor did anyone mention precious metals for diversification. Yet, a few started mentioning Paul Merriweather, risk-parity, and various portfolio characters I’ve never heard. I’m sure they all line right up with Bogle /s

u/ComeAtMeBro9 — 2 months ago

A side of forever chemicals to go with your data center.

“A coalition of 17 environmental groups is demanding the Environmental Protection Agency reject a new Pfas that chemical giant Chemours is attempting to fast-track for approval for use in cooling datacenters, and would almost certainly pollute regions around the facilities.”

The PFA in question, Opteon 2P50, is likely a greater risk to the climate than Chemours is leading people to believe.

Forever chemicals do not break down like normal chemicals; thereby, accumulating in the air, water, and inside humans/animals/plants.

We already have seen the effects in PFAs in drinking water across America. Leading to things like liver issues, cancers, and more. The impact on something like plant growth fully remains to be seen. It is plausible that they could hinder growth.

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As if the overdevelopment and stripping of the land for data centers wasn’t bad enough, now they are adding a dose of PFAs (forever chemicals) to go with it.

It’s like these people sit around and dream up ways to speed things up so we can’t even breathe the air or drink the water.

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u/ComeAtMeBro9 — 3 months ago

Limitations of Jesus’ Power

The thread about Jesus cursing the fig tree got me thinking about other limitations of Jesus.

Then I immediately remembered this:

Matthew 13:58

“and he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.”

Mark 6
“He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. He was amazed at their lack of faith.”

The idea that divinity could not do miracles because the people did not have faith or did not believe.
This sounds exactly like modern Christian apologetics; whereby, it’s a you must believe it to see it scheme.

Yet, faith is evidence of things not seen. It’s as if he expects people to take him at his word immediately.

It seems rather astonishing that a compassionate god like being couldn’t forgive people of their unbelief/lack of faith and simply do miracles as intended; thereby, perhaps increasing their “faith.”. Instead, it is a bit stuffy-they don’t believe so I can’t do my most mysterious magic tricks.

Secondly, how did he not already know that was the response he would get?

Isn’t it possible that we are reading real evidence that people were already questioning the workings of this person named Jesus? That they suspected something was amiss? That it was some sort of trick?

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u/ComeAtMeBro9 — 3 months ago

Being up when the market is down, time to quit dividends and buy VT and BND

Today, My dividend growth Account is up 0.81% while the market is down.
I also received seven dividends the last three days.
Disappointing having such cash flow 😂

I obviously should sell all of my holdings for VT and BND. BND is currently at 0.2%, I’m sure it’ll be along any minute to show us how great of a hedge it is.

Focus on growth fellas so you don’t get owned by the BogleHacks and LeanFired club!

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u/ComeAtMeBro9 — 4 months ago

Another day of downside protection for BND!! 🤡

BND -0.37% today.

Sure am glad I have this in my portfolio to protect me from losses.

It’s up less than 3% on the year, definitely great for inflation protection as well 🤣

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u/ComeAtMeBro9 — 4 months ago

How long are Christians willing to wait on a no show?

So, something I’ve recently contemplated:

How many years does it go on until people are finally like, well, he isn’t coming back. We’ve been had.

It’s been over 2000. Do you think at 3000 years people will still be saying it? “Jesus is coming SOON!”
Just any day now. Repent the Kingdom of God is at hand for the billionth time 😂

All I can think is my grandparents bought into this and so did my great grandparents. It ends with me but it’s insane to think how many generations of people got duped.

It seems Christians are willing to accept no shows, no results ad nauseum.

It’s truly the perfect con game. Where the rules are set up so you’re wrapped up in it until you croak (whereby you dont get to realize you’ve been played) lol.

Waiting on Jesus until you die, he doesn’t show up, no problem, onto the next generation to hear the same tune….what a setup

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u/ComeAtMeBro9 — 4 months ago

Decided to visit the ole BH forum and found this doozy today.

Only now has it occurred to some of them that BND is a “flawed asset.”

I guess they never zoomed out 🤷 . It seems total returns is not all that matters after all….

u/ComeAtMeBro9 — 5 months ago