Compound Interest

Two Essential Ingredients to Wealth

Diversification and patience. Two essential ingredients to wealth that are often discovered on the road most traveled. Because most investors are too busy working...

The Same Prices Until You Retire?

In times like these, prices can be your friend. All those juicy dividends and income checks get reinvested at prices you can live with....

Friends, Come with Me on a Road Less Traveled

You’ve come a long way. Pretty nice view, isn’t it? Look at your savings. Who would have imagined you’d be where you are today?...

For Whom Is Your Portfolio Serving?

Pressure and prices are no friend of the Prudent Man. When there’s pressure for your portfolio to “do something,” then you’ve already lost the...

Two Ways You Can Make Time Stand Still

Your Survival Guy survived a weeklong liver cleanse, and I’m here to write about it. OK, it was a five-day deal. I made it...

What Kind of Life Are You Investing For?

Dear investor, wouldn’t it be nice to forget it all and live without a care in the world? Ah, the good life. Sounds pretty...

America’s Super States and Stocks that Respect YOU

When you look at my Super States map, you instantly get a feel for where your freedom is better respected in one state vs....

Forty Years Ago, Jogging a Mile a Day and Still Going

“Forty years ago. After getting out of bed, I jogged a mile on the streets of LA to make my 29-year-old self feel better,”...

A Christmas Story: Rich Grandchild, Poor Grandchild

Originally posted December 18, 2020. In this most wonderful time of the year, you don’t need to break the bank to help a grandchild. Give...

Dividends are Vital. The Reason Why Is Compound Interest

Originally posted September 8, 2017. Why are dividends important? Because they allow the power of compound interest to work for you. I was speaking with...