RAGE Gauge: Can I Pay When Prices Rebound?
Your Survival Guy’s September RAGE Gauge is in, and all anyone’s talking about is how the Fed is going to cut rates, maybe once,...
RAGE Gauge: Corporate Bankruptcy Filings 15-Year High
Your Survival Guy’s RAGE Gauge is in, and it’s about the same as last month, not pretty, but what did you expect me to...
July RAGE Gauge: Fed Chair Powell, Trump, and YOU
In my conversations with you, you tell me how you’re livin’. Most of you are retired or about to be retired. You’re at the...
May RAGE Gauge: Survive
You can do a lot by simply trying to survive. You don’t need huge gains that get wiped out by huge losses. Sometimes, you...
February RAGE Gauge: Are We Having Fun Yet?
Are we having fun yet? What did you expect? President Trump didn’t write How to Win Friends and Influence People or The Art of...
January RAGE Gauge: Trump, Fidelity, and Your Money
OK, Your Survival Guy’s January RAGE Gauge is in, and it’s not pretty. What did you expect me to say? It’s beautiful. Really great....
December RAGE Gauge: Boom! Small Business Outlook Jumps
Wow, isn’t it amazing what a difference one month makes? Now that voters have spoken and said, “Yes, it’s the economy, stupid!” America’s small...
October RAGE Gauge: Paris, Guns, Gold, LVMH, and YOU
Your Survival Guy’s October Rage Gauge is in and it’s not pretty. What did you expect me to say? The stock market is on...
September RAGE Gauge: Win Friends and Influence People
Well, that was an interesting debate, wasn’t it? Not exactly a seminar on how to win friends and influence people. When I talk with...
August RAGE Gauge: The Inflation Tax
Your Survival Guy’s August RAGE Gauge is in, and it’s not pretty. What did you expect me to say? The post-Covid bucket list trips...









