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First published at Logical-Invest.com What is the Permanent Portfolio by Harry Browne Harry Browne’s intention was to find a solution for the money “you need to take care of you for the rest of your life”. He called it the Permanent Portfolio because he believed that once an investor sets it up, they never have …
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In order to analyze and build ‘crypto’ based trading strategies we need to get historical data for Bitcoin and other ‘large-cap’ coins such as Ether, Ripple, Dash, Monero, etc. But also for up and coming coins such as Neo, Stratis, IOTA and many more. In this post I will point you to two solutions: 1. Using …
Buying the first Bitcoins. The easiest and most obvious choice is to open an account at Coinbase. You will have to verify your identity by uploading a few documents. Once you are verified you can transfer money via bank transfer. If you have a European passport you can do a SEPA transfer for zero fee but …
Bitcoin investing and crypto portfolios For some time now, I have been following news on various “crypto-coins” including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dash, XPR and others. I have watched in awe at the booming world of Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) and the millions willingly thrown at dubious new ideas (just look at MatchPool a “dating” service that raised $6 …
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1. Basics What is rules based Investing? In rules-based-investing we define a clear set of rules. These rules comprise an investment strategy. Here is an example strategy: “At the first day of the month, look at the performance of bonds versus stocks by calulating the 3-month performances of two exchange traded funds, SPY (the SPDR …
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