Monthly Archives: June, 2014

Once in a Lifetime Stress?

You need to check out this stress index. The Kansas City Financial Stress Index is a monthly measure of stress in the U.S. financial...

Stop Losses Don’t Work

Enough with the stop losses. They don’t work for the average investor. They sound good on paper, but most investors don’t watch the market...

Are You Saving Enough for Retirement?

A basic rule of thumb in retirement investing is that you should save at least 25X your desired retirement income. Using the rule of 25,...

5.1% Yields Near Record

You need only follow the money flowing into junk bonds to see how investors are reaching for yield. Over the 16 month period ending...

Trading Volume Way Down

Trading volume is way down as investors lick their wounds from a brutal tech and healthcare sell-off this Spring. For those of us who...

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More Can Be Done for American Nuclear

On May 23, President Donald Trump issued four executive...

The Evolution of the Dow Jones Utilities Average Index

Originally posted on June 16, 2026. In 1929, Dow Jones...

There Are Miracles After You Turn 65

Yesterday, Your Survival Guy talked about the money-making power...

Barometers on the Stock Market, Socialism, and YOU

You don’t need a newspaper, computer, or phone to...

FERC Orders New Grid Rules for AI and Data Centers

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has directed the...

Red Sea Tensions Escalate Between Houthis and Saudi Arabia

Yemen's Houthi rebel movement announced a blockade targeting Saudi-linked...

US Investment Abroad Reaches Record Levels in 2025

The US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that...

Slay Inflation

When Your Survival Guy was a kid, a candy...

Free Money: When You’re New to the Workforce

When you or someone you know is new to...

How Bad Is the Chinese Economy?

In The Wall Street Journal, Joseph Sternberg makes the...