Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part LX You really need to follow the bouncing ball in this time of crisis. Looking at the way stocks are trading, you have to wonder: what crisis is the stock market living in? Seems to me like no one has a clue. You and I know there’s a crisis. Go […]
What Type of Country Do You Want for Your Family?
What type of country do you want for your family? Are we ok with the demonstrators driving the conversation? I know I’m not. The cowards destroying the statues are lazy. In November, do you want more governors going wild closing schools because someone has the sniffles? Progressives will. They will enable bumbling Joe Biden, and […]
Politicians Get Their Wish: No Bail, No Jail, No Arrests, and Chaos in the Streets
In cities run by politicians who have sided against police, shootings are spiking, crime is rampant, and chaos has ensued. Chris Enloe reports for The Blaze, that shootings have surged in New York since the NYPD was forced to disband its “anti-crime units.” He writes: The move was applauded by those who seek immediate police […]
Driving into Gun Hell without Your Survival Pistol of Choice
In speaking with a client recently, he revealed to me his go-to survival pistol, which I’ll tell you about it in a minute. But first, he told me the story about driving from his home state of Arizona, where he owns over 200 pistols, to what he referred to as “gun hell.” He was none […]
Are You Benefiting from the Miracle of Compounding in Your Life?
Once you venture down the path of self-reliance and survival, you quickly realize it can be an expensive endeavor. Stop. Take a deep breath. This is a marathon. Set your own pace. I try to eliminate the financial stress on you and your family every single day by helping you avoid the costly investing mistakes […]
Your Life on Main Street will Never be the Same
Your Survival Guy’s thoughts on the eve of Juneteenth. How long will Main Street be told how to live our lives and what we need to care about? Leadership has no clue how you live your life on Main Street. Former national security adviser John Bolton never saw a war he wouldn’t have someone else’s […]
Why Would China Have a Problem with This?
How are you doing? Surviving? In my conversations with you, you’re telling me you’re ok, or you email that you’re ready to get your life back. It is such a strange time with so much chatter in our heads. We need a break from ourselves. You’re telling me about your life and I’m hearing the […]
Collecting Rare and Hard to Find Dividends
Originally posted on October 15, 2013. UPDATE 6.16.2020: Today, this is a more vital strategy than ever. Your key to surviving market volatility is to make sure you have dividend paying stocks. With dividends you’re a winner each and every year. As a dividend-centric investor your goal isn’t to sell stocks at a higher price. […]
Gang Violence Preventing Chicago from Caring for Coronavirus Victims
Originally posted April 14, 2020. A spike in what appears to be gang violence is sucking up resources from Chicago’s emergency services that could be put to much better use helping the city’s coronavirus patients. The Chicago Tribune reports: Mayor Lori Lightfoot and interim police Superintendent Charlie Beck decried Tuesday’s spike in gun violence in […]
Escape the City: Live Small, Cheap, and Safe in America
Originally posted January 31, 2020. After decades of urbanization, Americans are beginning to rebel against the “bigger is better” mentality of city-living. Seeking a smaller, more affordable, sustainable, and secure lifestyle, some are venturing out from the mega-cities in search of a different life. A number of techniques have become popular in an effort to […]
