Yearly Archives: 2025

Survive and Thrive December 2024: Boom or Bust: “What Do You Think of Bitcoin?

Dear Survivor, If you’ve been breathing, then you’ve heard about bitcoin. Your Survival Guy is asked all the time, “What do you think of bitcoin?”...

Reshoring Surge Highlights Critical Worker Shortage in U.S. Factories

Paul Berger of The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. manufacturers, like Craig Jones’s company, are facing a critical shortage of skilled workers as...

Automation Dispute Continues to Threaten U.S. Dockworker Deal

Laura Curtis of Bloomberg reports that U.S. dockworkers and employers will resume contract talks on January 7, as a potential strike threatens major East...

Flat Tax: The Next Step in Tax Reform

You saw during the pre-Covid era in the first Trump administration what kind of economic power the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (aka, the...

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Time To Do a Little Housekeeping

It’s always a good idea to do a little...

China Loses Two Decades of Real Estate Gains

You may remember my warnings in 2012 against direct...

“I Want Preservation of Principal and Growth”

In my conversations with a few prospective clients, not...

War-Driven LNG Disruptions Reshape Global Energy Markets

The International Energy Agency (IEA) reported that the war...

US Petroleum Exports Reach Record High in April

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that US...

Preparing for Independence Day

I hope you are getting together with family and...

There’s Saving, and Saving Til It Hurts

You have read the stories of some incredible savers...

US Trade Balance Improves From 2025 Levels Despite May Setback

The US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of...

DOE Takes Aim at Appliance Mandates

The US Department of Energy has proposed changes to...

CENTCOM Strikes Iran Targets After Strait of Hormuz Vessel Attacks

US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that US forces conducted...