Monthly Archives: May, 2026

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

Your Survival Guy can’t stop thinking about the recent opinion piece by former President of Fidelity Investments, Robert Pozen. In it, he recommends a...

EIA Forecasts Record Summer Natural Gas Use by 2027

The US Energy Information Administration forecasts natural gas demand from the electric power sector will remain near record highs this summer and reach a...

BEA Reports Modest Acceleration in US GDP Growth for Early 2026

The US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that real GDP grew at an annual rate of 1.6% in the first quarter of 2026,...

Unit Labor Costs Fall as Productivity Climbs in 2025 Trade Data

US labor productivity in both wholesale and retail trade increased in 2025, reflecting stronger output and improved efficiency across much of the sector, reports...

Materials Inflation Adds New Pressure to Housing Market

Rising US housing costs are being driven not only by higher mortgage rates but also by surging construction input prices, including copper, lumber, fuel,...

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“What Do You Think of the Bond Market?”

“What do you think of the bond market right...

Don’t Fight the Fed in Your Retirement Life

Look, Your Survival Guy likes what he’s hearing from...

Municipal Bonds Plummeting

Muni bonds are cratering. The iShares National Municipal Fund...

Music Video: Way Back Home

The Fed would do us all a whole lot...

Happy Tax Freedom Day!

It's April 16th, and yesterday Americans' income taxes were...

BlackRock Wants Investors with a “Shared Vision”

Do you share BlackRock CEO Larry Fink's "vision?" BlackRock...

Survive and Thrive August 2026: Are You Getting Out There: Portugal or PEI?

Dear Survivor, Are you getting out there? Going to Portugal...

The Canadians are Coming

Loonie drives Canadians to U.S. malls By Michael Babad,...

Millennials Should be Buyers not Renters

I've written before (here, and here for starters) about the...

Apple Stops Listening to You

After years of eavesdropping on Siri users to improve...