Monthly Archives: November, 2018

Here’s How You Should Approach Investing in China

The China Household Finance Survey run by Gan Li at Chengdu’s Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, recently found that one fifth–that’s 20%–of Chinese...

The Problem with Tech Stocks Today

Writing at Bloomberg, Michael Regan explains that the problems with tech stocks today "can’t be erased by a strong quarter or two." He continues: One...

McDonald’s: “One of the Most Russian Companies There Is”

In a world in which sanctions and tariffs are becoming regular responses to disagreements between countries, multi-nationals like McDonald's have to toe a fine...

Is Computerized Groupthink Endangering Markets?

Markets have become more volatile in 2018 than they have been for some time. I hope you'll reread this post I wrote on September...

Are You as Comfortable with Your Stocks as You Are Your Home?

The DJIA was up 545 points the day after midterms. The takeaway is that you should be comfortable with your portfolio on good days...

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Financial Armadillo: Are You a Compounding Machine?

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

Billions of Dollars Floating on the High Seas

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

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

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

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

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

Justice Department Launches Inquiry into Meatpacking Giants’ Market Power

President Donald J. Trump has ordered the Department of...

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

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

Looser Rules and Cheap Energy Could Accelerate Chinese AI

Joey Frenette of 24/7 Wall Street reports that at...

Major Indian Refiners Halt Russian Crude Purchases for December

India is cutting back on Russian crude for December...

Neom’s Grand Vision Collides with Reality as The Line Project Shrinks

Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Neom megacity project, centered on the...

Do You Have a Survival Guy Portfolio?

UPDATE 11.10.25: In my conversations with you, we spend...