Retirement Investing

When You Get OLD, Things Have to Be RIGHT

It all started for Chuck Berry on 21 May 1955 with Chuck’s simple three-chord--Bb, Eb7, F7 (played in A by many guitarists for ease)--recording...

Build Your Investment Strategy for the Field of Play

Are you a trader or speculator? Or are you long term investor saving for a comfortable retirement? What’s your field of play? In December of...

Underfunded Pensions and a Devil’s Bargain

In Pontiac, Michigan, pensions for public employees have been underfunded for years, and the city is going to raise taxes to help fund pension...

Wealth Management Pitfall: ESG

Don't fall into the ESG trap. Read what I wrote here on December 11, 2018. Your wealth manager should act as your fiduciary, plain and...

The Double Whammy Hitting Today’s Retirees

Retirees today are overcoming a mountain of bad timing. Read why in this post I wrote on December 3, 2018.  Retirees today are the victims...

Can You Afford a 50% Loss?

Can You Afford a 50% Loss? That’s the question I asked readers in March 2014. I wrote: Can You Afford a 50% Loss? It’s impossible...

“E.J., Has Your Phone Been Ringing off the Hook?”

With market volatility creeping upward, this is once again a question I'm getting, but I urge you to reread what I wrote back on...

Top 10 “Retirement Killers”

There are a number of ways to mess up your retirement plan, but some are more dangerous than others. At MarketWatch, Brett Arends lists...

Stock Markets Scaring Gun-shy Retirees

The common theme I espouse to you here at Your Survival Guy is the elimination of risk and a focus on your margin of...

Retirement Benefits: They’re not all in Dollars, Part II

You know, not all retirement benefits are in dollars. I received this email last week:  “Season ending ‘last and fast’ Pantera run over Togwotee...