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<t>I've got about 5% of my portfolio allocated to infrastructure/mlp's. Of that about 1/3 is mlpl. I've read a lot about why leveraged funds are not suitable for long term investors, but they seem to be warning that you won't get exactly 2x the return of the index because of "volatility drag" and th...

<t>This thread shows what I love about this forum. Most people I know aren't even familiar with discounted cashflow analysis (other than that they have to look at the NPV10% box when justifying projects). It's nice to hear from people that even think of things like personal discount rates.<br/> I wa...

<t>I've been a petroleum engineer for 5-6 years now. You definitely do not need a degree in PE to become one (at least in the Canadian equivent of Texas). Here most PE's are Mechanical or Chemical Engineers by training (though I am Electrical). I went to go work for a producer in the field for a cou...

<t>Homebrew is definitely the cheapest I've had - $35 for 20l of cider from a kit! Pretty good tasting after a month of aging too.<br/> Of the store bought kind, boxed wine on sale is probably the cheapest around here. Some kinds taste great and others shouldn't be legal to sell. Either way they fee...

2007: Lots of debt - mostly student.

2009: Net worth of $0.

2012: Will hit 10% SWR. Woo!

2016: Hopefully 4% SWR if all goes well.

<r>My first post should probably go in the introduction category... but knowing what everyone's doing with their money is more interesting right now.<br/> My portfolio currently looks like this:<br/> <br/> 10% Canadian Index - VCE<br/> <br/> 10% US Index - VTI<br/> <br/> 15% International and Emergi...