Monthly Archives: November, 2016

Portfolio Strategy: This is the Opportunity in Small Company Stocks

Small-cap stocks are on a tear. After crashing into bear market territory early this year, small company shares are up almost 40% from their...

New Wave of Annuities Likely to Fall Short of Investor Expectations

I've been warning investors about the perils of buying variable annuities for a long time (read: here, here, here and here). Now Investment News has...

The Explosion in Lightweight, Flexible, Plastic Food Pouches

The editors of Plastic Make It Possible explain the striking benefits of food packaged in plastic pouches rather than cans. As I walked down the...

These Companies have the Highest Sales Per Employee

The table below shows the top five industry groups that have the highest median sales per employee according to Bloomberg. Real Estate, Energy, and...

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Thank Goodness for Coal

DOE Acts to Prevent Winter Storm Blackouts

The US Department of Energy issued emergency orders under...

Auto Industry on Edge: Aluminum Shortage and Geopolitics Halt US Production

A combination of supply chain disruptions, including an aluminum...

DOI Backs Major California Water Storage Project

The Department of the Interior approved the Record of...

Bessent: The Table Is Set

You know Your Survival Guy is not in the...

The Mindset of the Uncomfortable vs. the Comfortable Investor

All the uncomfortable investor ever dreamed about was being...

The Power of a Compound Interest Table

The principles written about here are as true today...

Developer Plans to Turn Infamous Pennhurst Asylum Into AI Data Center

Real estate developer Derek Strine plans to transform the...

Thank Goodness for Coal

Despite the best attempts of the Obama and Biden...

Why Brands Are Getting Creepy to Win Over Gen Z

Jasmine Glasheen of The Robin Report tells her readers...

Surge of Venezuelan Oil Threatens Alberta’s Fiscal Stability

Alberta is facing its most severe fiscal challenge since...