Monthly Archives: March, 2019

The 5 Rules of the Financial Armadillo

In the heart of a bull market in March 1997, I was urging investors to ignore the “TV media financial gibberish, most of which...

The Real Reason Firms Buyback Stock

The pols are out trying to punish firms that buy back their own shares. The left wants to ban buybacks unless a company agrees...

Cryptocosm and Life After Google: Is Tether No Longer Credible?

What happens when the core promises of a crypto-currency no longer hold true? Frances Coppola, a Senior Contributor at Forbes explains that Tether, a...

Is Your State a Property Tax Hell?

If you don't live in the Northeast, it's likely that it could be worse. According to a Tax Foundation analysis, the 6 states with...

Why Bill Gates Wants to Raise Your Taxes

Bloomberg reports that Bill Gates is out in favor of raising tax rates on capital gains to target America’s wealth. Raising the tax rate on...

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Dick Young: “One Word Investors Must Avoid”

“Survival Guy,” he said, “Inertia is the foe of...

A Rising Storm: US Targets China’s Maritime Giants

The U.S. has blacklisted China’s largest shipping line, Cosco...

Why Vanguard Is Still Too Big and More

Your Survival Guy gets a lot of emails from...

New Plaquemines LNG Terminal Begins Operations, Boosting U.S. Export Capacity

On December 26, 2024, Plaquemines LNG shipped its first...

Shipping Giant Announces Significant Route Modification

Maersk is updating its India-North America service by adding...

TikTok Set to Close U.S. App

TikTok plans to shut down its app for U.S....

Is the Palisades Fire a Reignition Blaze from New Year’s Eve?

The deadly Palisades fire may have been caused by...

Crude Prices Surge as U.S. Sanctions Disrupt Russian Oil Flow to Asia

Florence Tan, Siyi Liu, Chen Aizhu, and Nidhi Verma...

The Impact of Aging Populations and Falling Fertility Rates

Falling fertility rates are causing population declines in many...

USCBP Tightens Rules on De Minimis Exemptions

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is proposing new...