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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SpaceX Plans to Launch a Cosmic Datacenter Revolution

SpaceX has applied to launch a million new satellites...

Is Vanguard Voting Against Your Political Beliefs?

You’re not supposed to talk about religion or politics...

Millennials Want to Spend like their Parents, but Can’t Afford It

Millennials are known in some circles as not wanting...

Natural Gas Prices Drive Higher Wholesale Electricity Costs

Average day-ahead wholesale electricity prices across most of the...

Your Survival Guy’s #1 Habit of Fairly Successful People

Your Survival Guy’s number one habit of fairly successful...

Estate, Wealth Planning: Everything I Know About Horses

Your Survival Guy was speaking with a long-time client...

These Americans Are Never Going to Retire

A poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for...

Retirement is No Fun if You’re Scared, Sick, or Broke

In a great piece in The Wall Street Journal,...

High Dividend Small Cap Stocks: Should You Invest?

High dividend small-cap stocks can be a source of...

Your Survival Guy Goes to College (Sort of)

Your Survival Guy went to college this week. Actually,...