Monthly Archives: September, 2018

Separate Your Insurance from Your Investments

The WSJ does a deep dive on the problems some are now facing with Universal Life Insurance. Universal Life became popular in the 1980s...

Can Railroads Keep up with this Economy?

In an attempt to keep up with the booming economy, Union Pacific is stealing some ideas from the late railroad pioneer, Hunter Harrison. Harrison...

The Three Word Secret to Sound Investing

If you aren’t getting paid regularly for your investment in a company’s stock, you are taking it on faith that someday, at the precise...

Do ETFs Belong in Your Portfolio?

My quick answer is no. Because everywhere I turn there’s yet another ETF being formed and an article espousing their benefits. And with Wall...

Stock Market Playing Defense?

Defensive industries have been leading more speculative sectors in the S&P 500 this month. Akane Otani writes in The Wall Street Journal: This month, the...

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“What Do You Think of the Bond Market?”

“What do you think of the bond market right...

Don’t Fight the Fed in Your Retirement Life

Look, Your Survival Guy likes what he’s hearing from...

Your Dollar’s Silent Decline

According to AAA, the average price per gallon of...

RAGE Gauge: October Not Surprising to Me

Non-farm employers added 156,000 jobs in September as the...

There are Two Ways to Avoid Investor Overkill

I wrote in March 1991: Listen to me and listen...

Your Survival Guy’s Key West Summer Camp in MARCH

OK, Your Survival Guy just got back from a...

Bill Gross’s Investment Outlook

If you aren’t familiar with Bill Gross, he is...

Gold is Moving Up

Gold crossed its 200-day moving average yesterday.

Trump Right on the Money with Iran

“Finally, to the people and leaders of Iran: We...

Young Americans Tighten Their Belts as Boomers Consume

Young Americans are getting hit hard by the interest...