Monthly Archives: August, 2011

The Pinnacle of Hubris

Following the latest FOMC meeting yesterday, the Federal Reserve announced that it will maintain its zero-interest-rate policy until at least 2013. This is the...

A Crucial Bond Fund Metric

When it comes to your bond money, you want to live to fight another day. To make sure you do, I recommend that you...

It’s Jobs Day

The Labor Department released the July employment report this morning. The headline numbers that economists follow are the monthly increase in nonfarm payrolls and...

S&P 500 Technical Analysis Update

The S&P 500 has now clearly carved out the head-and-shoulders top formation I wrote about in Young Research’s last two technical analysis updates. The...

Bernanke Gets an “F”

How would you grade Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke on the way he’s protected the value of your U.S. dollars? I give him an...

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“Honey, I Think It’s Time I Retire:” Part 1

“Honey, I think it’s time I retire,” you said,...

Solar and Storage Boom Reshapes California’s Electricity System

In the first five months of 2026, utility-scale solar...

The Evolution of the Dow Jones Utilities Average Index

In 1929, Dow Jones spun out utilities from its...

“Pay A Little More”

You know states are taking sides in a war...

IEA Warns Oil Market Heading Toward Future Surplus

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Oil Market Report (June...

Risk

Risk, it means different things to different people. If...

America’s Energy Future

You can see in the chart below the dramatic...

Your Survival Guy’s RAGE Gauge: Develop a Plan

You are living in a “haves and have yachts”...

A Sleep Well(esley) at Night Fund

You can be sure that 90% of what you...

“Honey, I Think It’s Time I Retire:” Part 2

OK, Your Survival Guy wishes retirement planning were a...