Private Equity Is the Next Big Thing Coming for YOU: Part XIV
Blue Owl, which you may remember closed one of its private equity funds earlier this year, has now limited redemptions at two of its...
If Private Credit Busts, Will It Hurt?
You have been reading about private funds limiting redemptions and the dangers private equity and credit could pose to retirement investors in my ongoing...
65 Years of Compounding: March 18, 2026 – 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...
Financial Armadillo: Are You a Compounding Machine?
UPDATE 3.11.26: You may have been following Dick Young's advice since you read his book, Financial Armadillo Strategy. That's coming up on forty years...
The Mindset of the Uncomfortable vs. the Comfortable Investor
All the uncomfortable investor ever dreamed about was being comfortable. You know, being able to buy a fancy car and a second home. To...
“How Many Times Have You Heard Me Say…”
On Saturday, Your Survival Guy was talking with Dick Young when he asked, “Survival Guy, how many times have you heard me say how...
The Difference Between Your Problems and Another Guy’s
You’re living in a service economy where you can’t get any service, especially when you really need it, right?
And when you do get service,...
Walking on the Moon with Your Survival Guy
OK, Your Survival Guy wasn’t in sunny Key West this holiday season, but there was sand. That would be the sand from the snowplows...
Make It a Good Month
You remember Dick Young's North Star, also known as the 3-month T-bill, is often called the "risk free rate." Now, nothing has zero risk,...
Does Your Stock Portfolio Look Like Rudolph Taking Flight?
Happy Monday. Want to get away? Hang in there. You have a few items to check off this week. Let’s get to it.
Now is...