Monthly Archives: August, 2024

MY PAYDAY INDICATOR: Are You Getting Paid to Invest?

The market believes the Federal Reserve is poised to cut rates in September and that the Fed could cut them by 75 basis points...

Raising Food Prices Have Hit Consumer Limits

Jesse Newman and Heather Haddon of The Wall Street Journal report that companies are dangling $5 burger meals and flakier biscuits to encourage consumer...

Vanguard Leadership and Fund Ownership: You Have Choices

Your Survival Guy was recently told that Vanguard no longer wants to be in the administration business for SEP IRAs, and therefore, accounts would...

U.S. Jobless Claims Jump

Jarrell Dillard of Bloomberg reports that initial applications for jobless benefits rose to 249,000 last week, the most since August 2023. Dillard writes: Initial applications...

The Juice Has Been Squeezed

Keeping rates higher for longer would be the right thing to do. But it turns out that the Fed will likely join the political...

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“Make Sure You Have Some Experience Before You…”

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The 5 Rules of the Financial Armadillo

In the heart of a bull market in March...

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When you grow your money to levels you never...

65 Years of Compounding: No Changes

The article below was written about me way back...

Your Survival Guy and Gal Part-Time Empty Nesters

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Eroding Production: Russia’s Oil Industry Enters a New Era

Russia’s crude oil production faces growing constraints from sanctions,...

Treasury Buybacks Send Gold and Mining Stocks Soaring

Long-term U.S. Treasury yields fell Wednesday after the Treasury...

Are Tariffs Bringing American Factory Jobs Back?

American manufacturing is showing signs of a rebound in...

Your Survival Guy’s RAGE Gauge: The Tables Are Full

OK, Your Survival Guy’s RAGE Gauge is in, so...

American Energy Production Enters a New Era

The U.S. Department of Energy says President Trump’s energy...