Monthly Archives: October, 2016

Is Your Valuable Credit Card Information at Risk Right Now?

October is Cyber Security awareness month , and I've been writing (read here, here, and here) that you must protect yourself from hackers and scammers....

Germany Massively Wasting Its Potential to Grow

The Wall Street Journal shows that German businesses have piled up $500 billion in cash and deposits leading to underinvestment in German industry. FRANKFURT—German companies...

Do Presidential Elections Hurt or Help Consumer Confidence?

From the end of July, through the end of November, consumers are barraged by negative campaigning and big promises. Take a look at the...

Worthy Reads: Apple sales likely to fall again despite Samsung woes

Silicon Valley Decides It’s Just Too Hard to Build a Car (Bloomberg) Fed’s Task Ahead: How Best to Signal Year-End Rate Move (WSJ) U.S. Retail Banks Under...

Fidelity Sees Yen as Low at 120

Keeping long-term bond yields at zero is never a good strategy for currency strength. But that is exactly what the Bank of Japan is...

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How EPA Rules Shape Gasoline Costs

Motor gasoline in the US is specially blended based...

Are You Spending Your Money Foolishly?

You know, there’s nothing wrong with making money slowly,...

The Magic of Compound Interest

UPDATE 4.13.26: Despite the many changes the world has...

Private Equity Is the Next Big Thing Coming for YOU: Part XV

If providing the average investor access to so called...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 23)

In my conversations with you, we tend to talk...

IEA Warns of Supply Shocks and Falling Demand in 2026

The April 2026 Oil Market Report by the International...

The Many Tentacles of Private Credit

You know that Your Survival Guy is worried about...

Groundbreaking Marks Start of NESE Pipeline Project

Chris Wright marked the groundbreaking of the Northeast Supply...

Why Half of Gen Z Workers Are Saying No to Full-Time Jobs

A new study shows Gen Z workers are increasingly rejecting...