Monthly Archives: August, 2021

September Rage Gauge Update: High RISK ALERT

If you’re paying attention to what’s going on in Afghanistan and here at home with COVID you have reasons for concern. Let me remind...

Can We Still Afford the Riverboat Cruise?

Are you falling for the oldest trick in the book? Here’s how it reads. Managers today draw you in with low-cost index funds and...

How Young Investors Get Advice

The WSJ has a must read on how a new generation of investor is getting investment advice. Youtube channels and discord groups run by folk...

IT’S A GAMBLE: First Bitcoin ETF Will Be Loaded with Risk

Fund companies are racing hard to be the first to offer a bitcoin ETF. The Wall Street Journal's Michael Wursthorn reports on the risks...

World’s Largest Chip Maker is Raising Prices 20%

Inflation is transitory according to the Fed. Powell and company tell us it is supply constraints that are boosting prices. While this may be...

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Get Your Lazy Cash Working

As CDs come due, investors aren’t seeing CD yields...

The Power of a Compound Interest Table

Compound interest was described as the greatest mathematical discovery...

The Real Action of Compounding

As Your Survival Guy, my job is to share...

What the Chinese Are Learning from Russian Sanctions

Georgi Kantchev and Lingling Wei of The Wall Street...

China’s Biggest EV Maker Has a Side Hustle

Yang Jie of The Wall Street Journal tells his...

Is China Surpassing the West in the Arab World?

Edward White, Cheng Leng, Ahmed Al Omran, and Alex...

China’s Gold Discovery Could Be the Largest Ever

Tim Newcomb of Popular Mechanics reports that $83 billion...

Global NatGas Market Could Experience Tighter Supply-Demand

The US Energy Information Administration reports that the global...

According to Him, This Is When Investing Becomes Fun

Let’s revisit one of my all-time favorite pieces from...

What the Iran Situation Means for Gold

UPDATE 8.22.24: Tensions are once again high in the...