Monthly Archives: November, 2017

November RAGE Gauge Tells Me Investors are Too Comfortable

My goal for you with my monthly RAGE Gauge is to provide you with a quick reading of how risk is being perceived right...

Wal-Mart Shares Soar

Wal-Mart shares soared yesterday (up 10.9%) after the company reported its best sales in years. Sales at existing stores rose 2.7% in the latest...

Malls: Back Already?

The financial press has been trashing malls for months now, but it doesn't make much to turn the tide. With a bid by Brookfield...

Manufacturers Thrive in New Era

Attitudes are optimistic in the manufacturing sector. Owners of manufacturing businesses are excited to have an ally in the White House. Manufacturing employees are...

Is This the Start of a Major Downturn or Just a Healthy Correction?

The FT reports on the sell-off in the $1.3 Trillion high-yield bond market. We wrote about the shifting landscape in the high-yield bond market...

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IRS Updates 2026 Retirement Contribution Limits for 401(k), IRA, and SIMPLE Plans

The IRS has announced cost-of-living adjustments for retirement accounts...

Financial Armadillo: Are You a Compounding Machine?

When Your Survival Guy was a kid, my dad...

Don’t Miss the Boat By Being Late to the Dock

Have you ever been close to missing the boat...

Warren Buffett to Step Down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO After Six Decades

Warren Buffett, the 95-year-old “Oracle of Omaha,” announced he...

Billions of Dollars Floating on the High Seas

Since the end of August, roughly one billion barrels...

The Young Trader Who Made a Fortune on Russian Oil

Christopher Eppinger, a 30-year-old German oil trader, made over...

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

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

America’s Secret Weapon: Rare Earth Free Iron Nitride Magnets

Rare-Earth Access Tightened for US Defense Under China Plan China...

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

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

Risk and Reward: An Efficient Frontier

Originally posted July 26, 2018. The Efficient Frontier, created by...