Your Survival Guy wants you to understand that you own bonds so you can invest in stocks. As the late, great, Ben Graham explained about portfolio allocation, investors need to fall within a 70-30 mix of stocks and bonds, or vice versa. In other words, even the most aggressive stock jocks need to have some bonds as an anchor to windward. You might be shocked at how much of a cushion having just 30% in bonds can provide for a portfolio in a market decline. But check out Your Survival Guy's Deadliest Markets This Century for proof. And for the most conservative, or wealthy among us, … [Read more...]
January RAGE Gauge: MEET the Scorched Earth Economy
Your Survival Guy's latest RAGE Gauge is in, and it's not pretty. What did you expect me to say? The coast is clear, the supply chain isn't rusty? I'm Your Survival Guy, not the president. But here's the deal. With Covid soon to be a distant memory and Biden's presidency cooked, that should be good news, right? Not so fast. Because if there's no "excuse" to pump trillions of dollars of "free" money into the economy because of some political virus and Biden can only get a pared down "spending" package passed, we're left with what Your Survival Guy calls a scorched earth economy. Trillions … [Read more...]
What a Way to Make a Living: New Hampshire #1
When you think about what makes New Hampshire Your Survival Guy's #1 state, a good place to start is by asking: Will I be represented by my government? Will it work for me? Protect my interests? Well, with 400 state reps, one per 3,000 residents, New Hampshire is the MOST representative state in the country. That's always a great place to start. But what will keep you there? When I visit our log cabin in the White Mountains, I feel like I'm a part of the ski community in the winter and of the vacationing families in the summer. You just see families everywhere. It's nice. And if you're … [Read more...]
The Truth About S&P 500 Index Funds Is Revealed
Investors who loaded up on S&P 500 index funds are beginning to understand the truth behind the S&P 500. Big component companies like Disney, Netflix, Salesforce.com, and Twitter are fueling a sell off. That's not to mention Apple, where a sell off has erased over 6% since the beginning of the year, when Apple was worth as much as McDonald’s, Walmart, AT&T, Philip Morris, Berkshire Hathaway, Proctor & Gamble, JP Morgan Chase, Starbucks, Boeing, Deere, and American Express combined. The number of securities at 52-week lows each day is higher than normal. That's a bad … [Read more...]
What a Way to Make a Living: Part I
Your Survival Guy’s “What a Way to Make a Living” series kicks off today, and it’s not about Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5.” Because let’s not forget that before work, there’s that long, early morning commute into a big, blob city, only to do it again in reverse at five, and maybe get home by seven? Then feed the kids. I hope those days are over. Because the megatrend of living where you work and working where you live is here to stay. Your Survival Guy’s focus is on you. How can you improve your life and that of your family? I talk with hundreds of investors like you every month and can tell you … [Read more...]
Invest Like a Rich Man, Not a Poor Man
This is a "rich man, poor man" market. Which one are you? The late, great, Richard Russell explained what it means to be a rich man or poor man when investing. Read his classic explanation of "Rich Man, Poor Man," below. Today, William Boston reports on the surge in luxury car sales versus lagging sales for cheaper brands in The Wall Street Journal, writing: Luxury car brands such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Porsche and BMW BMW +0.10% have reported record sales, thanks to customers who have craved them and manufacturers that have directed scarce chips toward their most profitable … [Read more...]
The Masters of the Universe Align Themselves with CHINA Using YOUR Money?
BlackRock now manages over $10 trillion in assets. Its funds are among the three largest shareholders in more than 80% of the companies in the S&P 500. In speaking about CEO Larry Fink, David Rubenstein, the co-founder of the private-equity firm Carlyle Group Inc. said, “Treasury Secretaries and finance ministers come and go. They work for someone else who can fire them tomorrow and have to build what others want them to. When you are the CEO of the biggest asset manager, you don’t have to do that.” So when you become THAT BIG, doesn’t life get boring? What’s next? Another jet, or a … [Read more...]
GM of Vail Owned Attitash, NH to Step Down
Hopefully, this is a move in the right direction as the GM of Vail owned Attitash, NH is replaced as reported by the Conway Daily Sun: Attitash Mountain Resort General Manager Greg Gavrilets is resigning, effective Jan. 17. A statement shared with the Sun that Vail Resorts, corporate owner of Attitash, released to employees, said: “We thank Greg for all he has contributed to our resort and wish him every success in the future. Gavrilets, Vail said, "will continue to lead Attitash until his departure Jan. 17, after which Deirdre Riley will assume interim day-to-day leadership … [Read more...]
NO COMPASSION: Lockdowns Break Children, Murder Businesses
In my conversations with you, you're telling me without saying a word that you're weary. You're exasperated. And you're excited to vote the bums out in November. But it's a long time between now and then—and what is Trump going to do? Does he even like DeSantis? In my conversations with you, you're telling me about your water situation. You have well water. You're looking for a water filter if things break down. You know I like the Zero Water filter and own a Berkey water filter system. Can you improve your water situation? Find out here with my special report, Emergency Water Storage: How … [Read more...]
SELL OFF? Taking a Bite Out of Apple
I want you to understand that stocks, like trees, don’t grow forever. Look at Apple stock. During the first trading day of 2022, Apple’s market cap surpassed $3 trillion. Did you know that on the same day with $3 trillion, you could have owned all of McDonald's, Walmart, AT&T, Philip Morris, Berkshire Hathaway, Proctor & Gamble, JP Morgan Chase, Starbucks, Boeing, Deere, and American Express combined? Does that mean Apple’s going down from here? Listen, I’m Your Survival Guy, not Johnny Appleseed. But here’s the deal. When you get older, you can’t afford to lose money (can you … [Read more...]
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