You learned yesterday how Your Survival Guy became Larry the Cable Guy. Life comes at you fast. Buckle up. One second, you’re enjoying a cup of joe with Mom and Dad, and the next, you’re making friends with call center reps far, far away. I thought technology, AI, etc. was supposed to make life easier. […]
ALLIGATOR MARKET: Calm Surface Hides Danger Below
The S&P 500 is a market cap-weighted index meaning the largest companies by market cap have the greatest impact on its direction. A handful of companies comprise a third of the index today. I explained this in-depth in my series, The Truth Behind the S&P 500. Caitlin McCabe explains in The Wall Street Journal that […]
Successful Investing Is a Mindset
Dick Young wrote in the October 2015 issue of Intelligence Report: As you know, I do not check the prices of my investments daily, weekly, or even monthly. I do an annual checkup only at tax time. When I make a significant investment, I have no intention of liquidation anytime soon. I am in […]
My Nephew Graduates, and I’m Larry the Cable Guy
Happy Monday. Your Survival Guy’s nephew graduated from Tabor Academy Friday. We celebrated in his hometown, Mattapoisett, MA, where my parents live and where I grew up. It was a gorgeous night dining on Turk’s Seafood overlooking the harbor from my parents’ second floor deck. The classic cars, a Friday night summer tradition, were […]
Rome, Paris, U.S.A.: Global Crisis in Confidence
What we have is a crisis in confidence. It’s not such a small world anymore. When countries retreat, look inward instead of outward, tension builds, and fingers are pointed. Look at what’s going on at home in the U.S., for example. The big blue blob cities continue operating as usual as unsustainable deficits and pension […]
Your Survival Guy’s Best Insider’s Guide to Rome
In recent conversations, you’ve told me about your trips to Rome and beyond. In one conversation, we discussed the favorite piece of pizza you enjoyed after an insider in your group walked you all through the streets of the city on a mission. When you got there, the line was out the door, and the […]
Birth Rates in France Worst Since Post-WWII Era
You know Your Survival Guy is worried about Italy’s low birth rates. But just as worrying is France, which is witnessing its lowest birthrates since just after WWII. Can you imagine? Fertility rates in France have fallen to 1.8. Hélène de Lauzun reports in The European Conservative: After Spain and Italy, it is now France’s turn to publish alarming […]
Your Survival Guy Felt Like a U.N. Worker in Rome
OK, if you’re a regular to www.yoursurvivalguy.com, then you know about surviving and thriving. Much to my chagrin, so much can be learned from my mistakes or mishaps. Is there anything more enjoyable? In this installment, I want to draw your attention to Your Survival Guy’s best insider’s guide to Rome. This is a tricky […]
The Future of the American City is This…
Your Survival Guy, on the heels of a three-week trip to Rome and Paris, can tell you the core of both cities are alive and well. I like the future survivability of American cities where they’re places for people to live and connect not just vacant canyons of office buildings. From The WSJ: While office […]
Your Survival Guy in Rome 30-Years A.B. (After Babson)
Back in 1994, Your Survival Guy, a recent Babson College graduate, decided to put his diploma to work, and hopped on a plane to Greece to spend some time with a fraternity brother who summered on one of the Greek Isles. “When else are you going to get an opportunity to do this again?” my […]
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