Don’t Throw Your Bond Portfolio Out the Window
Remember, as interest rates rise, you’re able to buy bonds at higher yields. We’re not that far from an interest rate level that will...
Intelligence Report: Dollar Destruction, Recession, Inflation, and Happy Easter
Happy Easter. Here’s a rundown of my conversations with you and other thoughts as inflation eats away at the chocolate bunnies:
Financial Planning: Yes. I...
Your Guide for the Worst Conditions in 50-Years
Predictions. They’re right up there in the mountain range of Mount Hope and Chance Peak near the end of “Failure to Plan” trail. Because...
WAR HAS BEGUN: What Advice Are You Giving Your Loved Ones?
OK, in my conversations with you, you’re obviously concerned. You’re seeing a White House Spokeswoman tell you with a straight face that higher prices...
YOUR INVESTMENT STRONGHOLD: A Moat Around Your Money
Happy Monday from Your Survival Guy. It was quite a week for two S&P 500 darlings, Facebook (Meta) and Amazon. What’s interesting is how...
Yes, Money Can Buy You Happiness Here’s How
Yes, money can buy you happiness. How? By working for it. Not wishing and hoping the market does it for you. Your most productive...
Why You AWLAYS Need This in Your Portfolio
Your Survival Guy wants you to understand that you own bonds so you can invest in stocks. As the late, great, Ben Graham explained...
BOND BLOWUP? Don’t Lend Your Money to Blue States
OK, blue-states are drowning in pension debt that may or may not be paid—think Illinois. And yet these cities and states are issuing more...
SQUARE PEG, ROUND HOLE: Are ETFs and Muni Bonds a Good Match?
There are some asset classes that lend themselves well to the high liquidity world of ETFs, and some that don't. The municipal bond market...
Your Job as an Investor Is Not What You Think
I hear it all the time. “I don’t understand bonds.” So I’m going to clear that up for you. But first, let me just...