Monthly Archives: October, 2018

This Can’t Happen Soon Enough

Some of America’s largest businesses that have a major impact on almost every U.S. citizen and billions more internationally, are now governed by a...

Thinking of Moving for Retirement? Check This Out

As elections come up, where we live and the political/governance climate there comes into sharper view. This piece I wrote on August 10, 2017...

Retirement Benefits: They’re not all in Dollars

You may have noticed stocks are acting a little funny lately. Whether it’s scary October, midterms, or earnings, there’s always something to worry about....

Tim Cook Slams Rivals’ Surveillance of Consumers

In Brussels on Wednesday, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc., tore into other tech companies for performing what he called "surveillance," on users by...

Making Money the Old Fashioned Way

You may be familiar with Ronald Read’s story. It’s a story worth telling over and over and over again to anyone you know. My...

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Trump Orders $200B Mortgage-Bond Buying to Push Down Home Loan Rates

President Donald Trump has ordered Fannie Mae and Freddie...

Oil, Isolation, and Anxiety: Why Cuba’s Regime Looks More Vulnerable Than Ever

Cuban-Americans in Miami, long accustomed to toasting a distant...

Don’t Get Locked Out at the Worst of Times

The worst possible time in your life could be...

Craziest Game for Your Survival Guy: “Let’s Go Bruins”

“Let’s go Bruins” was chanted by Your Survival Guy...

Vanguard Wellington (VWELX): The Original Balanced Fund

The Vanguard Wellington Fund (VWELX) is the original balanced...

Walking on the Moon with Your Survival Guy

OK, Your Survival Guy wasn’t in sunny Key West...

Murder Rate Drops the Most Ever

You have watched all year as the Trump administration...

US Grid Reaches All-Time Highs

Electricity demand in the Lower 48 states hit record...

Consumer Channels: From Four to Infinite

I remember when, as a boy, my family got...

Natural Gas Consumption Soars in Pennsylvania’s Power Sector

Since 2013, natural gas has become Pennsylvania’s primary fuel...