Congratulations, You’re Retired #3: “When You Were Young”
Congratulations, you’re retired. Now what? Retirement, like graduating from school, is full of anxiety. It’s a big world out there, and not knowing what...
Graduating from Work to Retirement: Now What? Part 1
Graduation season is here, and there are plenty of speeches to listen to for inspiration. I liked the speech The Wall Street Journal’s Jason...
“Dad, How Did You Get to Where You Are?”
You know the phrase “time is money, and money is time.” And if you’ve followed Your Survival Guy, you know the road to retirement...
Phones Light Up When Investments Are Down
You know from here, here, and here that whether it’s tariffs or no tariffs, markets aren’t exactly cheap. Even so, markets, like people, can...
What to Do?
What to do? That’s a question that needs to be answered well before a crisis, not during it. There’s plenty of space dedicated to...
When a Dollar is Gone, There is No Redo
One minute you’re climbing up Odell’s Gully in hurricane force winds into blinding snow. The next, you’re lost.
When you get to the top of...
This Is as Important Today as It Ever Was
I want you to share this with someone you care about because it’s as important today as it ever was. You don't want to...
“I’m Good at Buying Stocks, But Bad at Selling”
“I’m good at buying stocks but bad at selling,” says everyone. It’s why Your Survival Guy doesn’t like to speculate in the stock market....
“I’ve Been Doing This Since 1971,” He Said
The first time I read The Intelligent Investor, by Benjamin Graham, was in 1997 while working at Fidelity Investments. The book was a Christmas gift...
Generational Wealth: “We Used to Have a Lot More”
One of the saddest phrases about money is, “We used to have a lot more.” And yet, it’s a common refrain because investors forget...