Monthly Archives: November, 2018

Amazon Doesn’t Scare FedEx

With Amazon creating its own network of delivery services around the country, you may think FedEx CEO Fred Smith would be worried, but according...

Over One Million More Jobs than Unemployed Americans in September

The Wall Street Journal reports: The number of job openings in September fell slightly from an upwardly revised 7.29 million in August, the highest level on...

The Best Investment Strategy is Simple, Like Analog Music

Four years ago, I told readers the story of David L. Stone, the manager of Beacon Hill Fund. The point of my story then,...

Retirement Benefits: They’re not all in Dollars, Part II

You know, not all retirement benefits are in dollars. I received this email last week:  “Season ending ‘last and fast’ Pantera run over Togwotee...

Indexing’s Biggest Failure

Active bond managers are beating their passive peers by protecting portfolios from rising interest rates. Asjylyn Loder reports for The Wall Street Journal: Higher-priced portfolios...

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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...