Monthly Archives: August, 2014

Grateful for Cash

“You ask me where the four winds dwell In Franklin's tower there hangs a bell It can ring, turn night to day Ring like fire when you...

Best Bond Funds to Buy Now

What are the best bond funds to buy now? This is a simple question that is often unnecessarily complicated by investors. The best bond...

A Retirement Worth Living For

You don't have to have a ton of money to have a retirement worth living for. I was reminded of this last week while...

The Monday Melee: Sunken Ships and Sinking Yields

What We're Reading: David Epstein: Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger? Finance 101 in Kindergarten. (The Wall Street Journal) A hawk in a sea of doves....

Top 10 S&P 500 Stocks: 2014

You can learn a lot about the nature of a stock market rally simply by observing which stocks are leading the market.  Below I...

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What Now? Blue Blob Blues

Democrats swept most of the elections held yesterday, but...

United States Strengthens Global Edge in Natural Gas Production

The US Energy Information Administration reports that in 2023,...

Airline Schedule Cuts to Impact Domestic Freight, Minimal Effect on FedEx and UPS

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered airlines to...

Newport & The Great Folk Dream

Your Survival Guy has enjoyed many a Newport Folk...

Did China Overplay Its Rare Earth Cards?

Top US and Chinese officials met in Malaysia to...

Venezuela’s Oil Collapse Keeps Global Markets Unmoved

Despite holding the world’s largest oil reserves, Venezuela’s oil...

65 Years of Compounding

The article below was written about me way back...

US Launches $1.4 Billion Rare Earth Deal to Curb Reliance on China

The Trump administration announced a $1.4 billion partnership with...

Your Survival Guy: Charting Your Course

Market headlines can pull you off course; you need...

Trump Powers Manufacturing Jobs

The Editors at Investor's Business Daily call it "The...