I found the mp3 archives to Harry Browne's investment show

[matt0611]

Exactly. Although in one of the podcasts he did mention that there are almost no Swiss banks that will store / warehouse your gold for you, without mixing it with other accounts and just putting you down on the ledger.


One question I have unrelated though is that since the PRPFX doesn't follow Harry's PP plan exactly, I wonder if it's in line with his ideals, or if they have modified it against what he would recommend? I think they hold some Swiss currency in there too which is not the same as the original plan. Also, are Treasury bonds even any good any more?

As to weather Treasury Bonds are "good" anymore I'm sure Harry's answer would be" "maybe, but you never know what's going to happen, bond yields may drop even more etc".

 

[helmuth_hubener]

The MutFnd is different than Harry's advice, why is that?

It was set up using the original incarnation of the Permanent Portfolio concept. The original strategy held:

Stocks
Bonds
Cash
Gold
Silver
Swiss francs
Natural resources

Later on, Harry simplified and improved the approach. It became:

Stock
Cash
Bonds
Gold

PRPFX is not the most ideal way to implement a PP. For someone with a small amount of money to invest, though, it can be a very good way to get many of the benefits.