Monthly Archives: August, 2024

Your Survival Guy Heading into Labor Day Weekend

Your Survival Guy and Gal picked up two kittens Wednesday. I guess that happens when your kids leave you this time of year. You...

Is China Fueling the Fentanyl Crisis in the US?

Michael Martina of Reuters reports that China's incentives suggest Beijing wants more fentanyl entering the US. He writes: China is directly subsidizing production of illicit...

Retailers Focused on Year-End Goals

Phil Lempert of The Robin Report reports that retail prices are in the bullseye for fall 2024. Lempert writes: As the retail sector transitions from...

US Farm Belt Headed for Bumper Crop – Few Farmers Celebrating

Kirk Maltais of The Wall Street Journal reports that grain prices have been in free fall since the Covid commodity boom ended, forcing some...

When You Should Be a Buyer, not a Seller: Part III

Is your Vanguard Wellington fund’s outlook, OK? In a word, yes. But what does that mean for investors in the fund? You know from...

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The Strait of Hormuz: Oil’s Global Chokepoint

The Strait of Hormuz remains a vital chokepoint for...

US Wine Industry Faces Multi-Year Demand Correction

The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) State of the U.S....

Vanguard Wellesley (VWINX) vs. Wellington (VWELX): Which Fund is Best?

The Vanguard Wellesley (VWINX) and Wellington (VWELX) funds are both...

Communism Ruined Venezuela’s Productivity

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis reports that...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 13)

“If the phone doesn’t ring, it’s me,” is one...

Junk Bond Yields

What do junk bonds yield today? The table below...

When You Read Rich Man, Poor Man by Richard Russell

When you read Rich Man, Poor Man by Richard...

Big Corporations Making Big Investments

Big companies in many sectors are making big investments...

“Commercial Bonanza”: Iran’s Pitch to US Firms Amid Sanctions Talks

Iran is proposing a large-scale investment opportunity for US...

Stocks with the Highest Prospective Returns

For decades, I have advised my monthly strategy report...