Your Survival Guy Goes to College (Sort of)
Your Survival Guy went to college this week. Actually, I went on a college tour. Our daughter is a Junior in high school and...
Social Security Scams
I want to share this article in the NY Times the “Latest Rash of Scam Calls Come from ‘Social Security,’” written by Ann Carrns.
In...
The New Hot Spot for Young People has Jobs, Affordable Housing and some Great...
Greetings from Deer Valley, Utah.
This picture of Becky and me was taken from the chairlift at Deer Valley. We were there in early March...
Government’s Fidelity Probe Looks to be a Non-Starter: Part II
Yesterday I wrote to you about the government probe into Fidelity. My view continues to be that this looks to be a non-starter. But...
Do You Have What it Takes to be a Great One?
My son’s high school hockey team won their game the other night 7-1. In what can often be a tense ride home (dad’s you...
Americans Most Optimistic in 16 Years About Their Finances
A recent Gallup Poll found that 69% of Americans believe their financial situation will improve over the next year, that's a 16 year high...
Where Did all the Investors Go?
Volatility speculation (and hedging) seems to be in fashion. Take the ProShares Ultra Short-term VIX ETF for example. The fund seeks to deliver 1.5X...
Is Your Grandma Getting Scammed?
Elder financial abuse is a rapidly growing problem in America. As the population ages, and wealthy boomers retire, they are being taken advantage of...
“Trees Don’t Grow to the Sky and I see Clouds…”
In Springsteen on Broadway now showing on Netflix, Bruce Springsteen talks fondly of a big copper beech tree in front of his childhood home...
The Dangers of Being Unemployed and Older
It's harder for older workers who have lost their jobs to get back to work. According to Ruth Simon in The Wall Street Journal...