On Friday I told you how to make sure your family was stocked with the access to the most important element, water. In Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials Countdown #6 I recommended you buy a supply of water storage boxes to haul H2O to your retreat. Water is a short-term necessity, it’s a must have and vital […]
Obama Family Dinner: “Get off the Bench!”
“Get off the bench! I’m in charge here!” yelled a member of President Obama’s security detail at my dad. He and my mom were being moved for the third time along Main Street in Edgartown, Massachusetts on Saturday night, in what they referred to as a disorganized mess for the Obama family dinner. My mother […]
Countdown: Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials: #6
After firing up the Generac GP15000E I recommended in #7 on this countdown, your basecamp is fully operational. Now it’s time to start taking an inventory of the essentials you have stored at the camp. Your top priority should be water. Without water a human will die in three to five days, so having an […]
Five-Year Average Annual Returns
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Countdown: Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials: #9
Your city is in chaos. Yesterday you made the decision to leave the packed environs of the metropolis and to bug-out to your basecamp retreat in the country. In our Basecamp Essential #10, you packed up your Eberlestock G4 Operator Pack with food and supplies to get you to your basecamp. Now you’re headed out […]
Getting Paid for Bad Advice
An investment advisor is required by law to act as a fiduciary for a client. But don’t tell that to the brokerage industry. As the law stands, brokers are only required to follow a less stringent suitability rule. There’s a battle going on in Washington to require stock brokers to act as fiduciary’s only for […]
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