As you chart your investment course it’s crucial that you position yourself to be able to live to fight another day. With the Fed’s zero percent interest rate policy it’s easy to forget the importance of bonds in your portfolio. And with the end of 2013 in sight, mutual fund companies are licking their chops […]
Archives for August 2013
Apple Rumored to be Preparing Two new iPhones
According to Justin Wilson at Business 2 Community, Apple is rumored to be preparing two new iPhones, a 5S, that’s the traditional followup to the current 5, and a 5C that will be made of plastic and sell at a lower price. The strategy is to compete with Samsung phones in emerging markets. According to […]
Countdown: Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials: #7
At this point in my hypothetical bug-out scenario, you’ve fled the city, retrieved your family members from wherever they were, and finally, using the BMS Sand Sniper 1000 I told you about yesterday have reached the basecamp. Now it’s time to get your basecamp up and running. Number seven on my countdown of basecamp essentials […]
You Are Regularly Lied to by the Prepared Foods Industry!
Fast food eateries, as well as the big box supermarkets, are purveyors of food often not fit for human consumption. Words like all natural and free range offer you little protection. As a general rule, avoid packaged foods and any foods that do not carry a full listing of ingredients. The number one killer, after […]
The Biggest Investment Risk of Your Life
One of your biggest investment risks in retirement is not knowing what retirement will look like. What I have found in working with retirees is that their initial idea of what retirement will look like is far different than how it turns out to be, for better or worse. That’s why it’s smart to give […]
Sam Adams: Tireless, Irate Minority will Prevail
I recently took these photos in the Faneuil Hall section of downtown Boston. “It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people’s minds.” – Samuel Adams
“Our Core Second Amendment Rights”: Part II
Over four decades ago, I met Cato Institute Chairman Bob Levy. Bob and I were both associated with a New York-based institutional research and trading firm. In recent years, Bob became chairman of the Cato Institute. Since then Debbie and I have become closely involved with Cato thanks to Bob and also to our friend […]
Countdown: Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials: #8
In yesterday’s Basecamp Essentials countdown #9, I told you to buy the Iridium 9575 Extreme satellite phone. In our hypothetical bug-out situation, you have just picked up your mother from the suburbs and your son from college and now you’re heading to your boondocks retreat at maximum speed. Once you reach your bug-out property you […]
Where Gold is in Demand
Consumers in China are craving more of the yellow metal. BEIJING—China’s increasing appetite for bling is giving some spark to the moribund gold market. Gold prices are up 4% in the past week, hitting a three-week high of $1,334.70 an ounce on Monday. A big factor behind the rise is a surge in demand for […]
Chile Beats the U.S. Hands Down in Savings
Chile beats the United States hands down when it comes to retirement account savings. The Cato institute’s Chris Edwards shows what Chile is doing, and lays out the gory details of America’s entitlement time bomb. Harvard University’s Martin Feldstein estimates that every dollar of increased payroll taxes causes about 50 cents of added deadweight losses. So […]
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