Monthly Archives: July, 2016

Boomer Retirements Pull Down Productivity

Think about the concept of retirement for a minute. A person works their entire life, gains massive amounts of valuable experience, becomes extremely productive, and then...

Worthy Reads: GDP Expands at Disappointing 1.2%

GDP Expands at Disappointing 1.2% (WSJ) Point of no return for quantitative easing is getting closer (MarketWatch) Modest Move Signals Possible Retreat at BOJ (WSJ) Here's a Reason Baby Boomers...

Millennial Housing Bust

I have written many times here about my initial foray into real estate investing. In my three part series Working Millennials: Rent or Buy Real Estate? (read...

Worthy Reads: Why gold prices spiked after the Fed decision

Why gold prices spiked after the Fed decision (MarketWatch) Aramco Buyer Beware: The Risky Track Record of Government Oil (WSJ) Greenspan Is ‘Nervous’ That Bond Prices Are Too...

Gasoline vs. Rigs: Which Signal is Right?

Gasoline stocks in the U.S. are in uncharted territory, at all time highs for this point in the year. Simultaneously, the rig count has...

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Ben Graham: Margin of Safety

In 2001, I wrote about Ben Graham and his...

Coke Production Plummets: US Steel Industry Shifts to Electric Arc Furnaces

In 2025, the United States produced 10 million short...

Oil Falls Amid Peace Deal Rumors

UPDATE: Iran has reportedly rejected the peace deal. Oil prices...

Island Hopping: A Campaign for Iran’s Islands

Analysts believe that the United States is preparing to...

Precious Metals Volatile Amid Global Upheaval

Gold and silver prices are volatile amid rising geopolitical...

Amazon Rural Delivery: The Speed of Progress

Your Survival Guy can’t help but order from Amazon...

Choke Point: Strait of Hormuz Strangled by War

According to various estimates, the Strait of Hormuz is...

Chips, Oil, and Rare Earths: The Era of the Resource War

You have watched for nearly a month as oil...

LEDs Take Over US Homes: 90% Adoption in 2024

In 2024, 90% of US households used LED bulbs,...

Starbucks Goes Where It’s Treated Best

In the face of tax hikes that have already...