Monthly Archives: August, 2014

An Investing Idea as Easy as 1-2-3

Chris Edwards I’m looking forward to catching up with my friend Chris Edwards in a few weeks at the Cato Club 200 retreat at the...

The Monday Melee: Real Danger to the Economy

Quotable: “If the Fed gets this wrong here, I mean if off by six months or a year, is there real danger to the...

Don’t Chase Returns!

“Don’t chase returns.” It’s a mantra heard everywhere in the investment industry, but people still do it. If experience hasn’t already taught you the...

Missing Out on Stocks

The following poll tells me that the average investor is fed-up with this stock market.

Even the Wealthy are Broke

Upper-middle income Americans aren't saving much money says a report from the Federal Reserve. Only 45% of upper-middle-income Americans reported saving any money in...

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Letchworth: Are You Living Your Best Retirement Life?

Your Survival Guy loves it when you email me...

The Strait of Hormuz: Oil’s Global Chokepoint

The Strait of Hormuz remains a vital chokepoint for...

The Mysterious ALS Cluster in the French Alps: Is It Linked to Toxic Mushrooms?

Terence Monmaney of Popular Science reports that in Montchavin,...

Are You Familiar with the EF and Arithmetic?

Are you familiar with the Efficient Frontier (EF) and...

Historic Tax Cuts Across All States

The White House reports that President Trump’s proposed "One...

Job Openings Rise in Four States, National Rate Steady

In April, job openings and hiring rates increased in...

Ethane Shipments Stall as U.S.-China Trade Tensions Rise

The US Energy Information Administration forecasts a drop in...

The Power of a Compound Interest Table

Compound interest was described as the greatest mathematical discovery...

High-Voltage Cable Crunch Hits Global Electrification

In this episode of Zero, host Akshat Rathi talks...

Israel-Iran Conflict Triggers Freight Rate Surge and Maritime Caution

Sam Meredith of CNBC News reports that some shipowners...