Monthly Archives: May, 2015

The Monday Melee: A World in Debt

Old and In Debt: Goldman Sachs Asset Management is warning of a looming debt crisis spurred on by aging populations. As seen on the chart...

Vanguard GNMA Outlook 2015 Part II

In Part I of this series I explained the risks that investors are compensated for when they invest in Ginnie Mae mortgage backed securities....

Tiny Bubbles

Originally posted January 21, 2014. Imagine outgoing Chairman Ben Bernanke joyfully wrapping things up at the Fed while humming “tiny bubbles make me feel happy”...

Housing Starts Surprise: Will Higher Rates End the Party?

Housing starts in America totaled 1.135 million in April. That's higher than the analyst consensus of 1.025 million that had been projected. The question is,...

Sell in May Go Away?

You can learn a thing or two from history. For one, it happened, it’s a fact, and 2) not many people predicted it correctly. In...

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Maritime Giants Eye $3 Billion New York–Area Port Terminal

Several of the world’s largest ocean carriers, port operators,...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 2)

There’s nothing wrong with making money slowly, because when...

DOE Launches Genesis Mission Consortium to Accelerate AI-Driven Science

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the launch...

Walmart Taps John Furner to Drive Growth and AI Transformation as New CEO

Walmart Inc. announced that John Furner, 51, will succeed...

US Retail Sales Show Modest Year‑Over‑Year Growth

The US Department of Commerce reported that retail and...

Productivity Falls in Q1 2025 as Labor Costs Surge

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in Q1...

Survive and Thrive June: Knife Attack: Your Survival Guy in Paris

“Did you hear the gun shots?” a friend asked....

Young Americans Tighten Their Belts as Boomers Consume

Young Americans are getting hit hard by the interest...

Babson College #2 in WSJ 2026 Best Colleges in America

Nice to see Your Survival Guy’s alma mater, Babson...

EV Sales Decline in 2025 as Hybrids Gain Market Share

The US Energy Information Administration reports that while sales...