Monthly Archives: January, 2025

Wealthy Men Love These $1,000 Pants That Feel ‘Like Pajamas’

Nice to see my friend Will Arvanites of Marc Allen Fine Clothiers quoted in The WSJ: In recent years, however, moneyed men are pouncing on...

OpenAI Unveils Operator: The Web-Tasking AI

OpenAI launched Operator, an AI that performs web tasks like ordering groceries. Currently in a research preview for U.S. Pro users, it uses GPT-4’s...

DeepSeek Surge Prompts ChatGPT Gov Release

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Gov, a version of ChatGPT for U.S. government agencies, available through Microsoft Azure. The release follows competition from DeepSeek, a Chinese...

“Stocks Always Go Up Over Time” Maybe Not

When markets are volatile, the refrain “stocks always go up over time” may not apply to your schedule, to your retirement life. Because when you’re...

The Rise of Global Electricity Demand: Key Drivers Explained

Global electricity demand is set to rise, driven by electric vehicles, heat pumps, air conditioning, and data centers, as highlighted in The Oxford Institute...

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Why the US Economy Is Less Vulnerable to Oil Shocks Today

A Federal Reserve Bank of Boston paper, "Reassessing the...

Developer Plans to Turn Infamous Pennhurst Asylum Into AI Data Center

Real estate developer Derek Strine plans to transform the...

US Secures LNG Export Deals Worth $200 Billion

The DOE reports that Secretaries Doug Burgum and Chris...

You Know Diversification’s Best Friend Is Patience

You know about diversification. How about its best friend,...

US Refiners Boost Jet Fuel Output Amid Global Price Spike

An EIA report, "US Jet Fuel Market Response to...

Who Swoops in When There’s Blood in the Streets?

Your Survival Guy can’t stop thinking about the recent...

Does Your Lazy Cash Need a Summer Job?

When you look at today’s U.S. Treasury bill (T-bill)...

Simple is Sophisticated: My Grandchildren’s “Rich as Croesus” Strategy

My father-in law Dick Young wrote this timeless issue...

Risk Analysis for Consistent, Positive, Prudent Returns

Through the years, I have been relentless in my...

MOVING TIME: You Know Where the Vans Are Headed

When was the last time you rented a U-Haul?...