Monthly Archives: August, 2026

Are You Getting Out There: Portugal or PEI?

Are you getting out there? Going to Portugal or PEI? You know from Your Survival Guy’s experiences this summer that many of you are....

65 Years of Compounding: No Changes

The article below was written about me way back in 1991. Nearly four decades later, I still advise real investors on compound interest, the...

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

Russia’s crude oil production faces growing constraints from sanctions, Ukrainian attacks, and limited export capacity, according to Rystad Energy. The firm now forecasts Russian...

U.S. Retail Sales Rise 5% From Year Ago Despite July Dip

U.S. retail and food services sales totaled $763.6 billion in July 2026, down 0.6% from June but 5.0% higher than a year earlier, according...

Trump Looks to Squeeze Iran’s Economy Once Again

Trump administration is shifting back toward economic pressure on Iran after a U.S. military campaign failed to force Tehran to capitulate, Bloomberg reports. Rather...

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Breaking Down California’s Gas Prices

California consistently has the highest gasoline prices in the...

U.S. Median Weekly Earnings Rise in Q2 2025, Outpacing Inflation

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in...

Battery Storage Boom Powers the US Energy Transition

According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), utility-scale...

Pentagon Backs Sila’s Silicon-Carbon Battery Technology With $1.4B Loan

Sila has secured a $1.4 billion loan from the...

CAUGHT IN A VICE: Private Equity Is the Next Big Thing Coming for YOU: Part XXIII

Imagine being able to afford not paying your monthly...

Facebook’s Fatal Flaw Exposed

Has he gone mad? Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO announced...

The Revolt

President Obama has a revolt on his hands. This...

Retail Sales Growth Worrisome

Growth in sales at retail chain stores has fallen...

Monday Melee: Zero Rates for Longer

What We’re Reading • Stuck on Zero • If Only the...

Big Money, Big Costs

Great piece by Jason Zweig of the WSJ on...