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Biden’s Test Rollout Fail Is a Big Government Bust

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If you’ve tried to get an at home Covid test you know it isn’t easy. Anecdotally, we’ve seen prices go way up. Why? Where are the tests Biden promised? Is the shortage happening because that same take home test is available at testing centers where they can enter your information into a database? I don’t […]

Your Survival Guy’s 2022 Super States

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Last year I brought you the first installment of my Super States. The fundamental characteristic of a Super State is one that treats its citizens with respect, as though they were the state’s best customers. Businesses and citizens in Super States are encouraged and aided by state policies, not encumbered and held back by restrictions […]

HUGE IMPLICATIONS: Market Sell OFF Sends a Message

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The implications are HUGE from yesterday’s stock market sell-off. If you live in or around Boston or Newport, RI, this is ground zero right now for Covid-19, thanks to everyone seeming to have the Omicron sniffles. This is the last gasp for power. You can feel the surge to lock things down, BIG TIME. Pay […]

MOVING TIME: You Know Where the Vans Are Headed

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When was the last time you rented a U-Haul? You know those big moving vans, not a pickup truck for weekend projects. I’m guessing it was to move a son or daughter or perhaps your family. I’ve rented a big moving van twice in my lifetime, and both were big moves. The first time was […]

Apple: Market Thinks Big is Beautiful…For Now

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Yesterday, Apple surpassed $3 trillion in market cap. That’s a lot of iPhones. Did you know that with $3 trillion you could own ALL of McDonald’s, Walmart, AT&T, Philip Morris, Berkshire Hathaway, Procter & Gamble, JPMorgan Chase, Starbucks, Boeing, Deere, and American Express combined? Notes Spencer Jakab in The Wall Street Journal’s “Heard on the […]

DISASTER? Your Survival Guy’s Gas Stove is Broken: Part II

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Miracles do happen. As you know from yesterday, Your Survival Guy’s AGA stove stopped working. Not good, and for some background, getting service, is near impossible. The closest guy I have is four hours away. Not exactly convenient and when I ask other companies for service it’s met with “we don’t service AGAs.” So, like […]

Beverly Hills Progressive Panic-Buying Guns as Crime Surges

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Crime is surging in neighborhoods all across America, and Beverly Hills is no exception. Los Angeles Magazine explains how the neighborhood’s wealthy progressives are panic-buying guns to protect themselves from home invasions and other crimes. Steve Appleford writes: In Beverly Hills, even the purchase of a firearm comes with certain…expectations. The city’s only gun store, […]

STEADY YOURSELF: When Bad Stuff Happens, Do This

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One of my favorite investing quotes is from the late, great Jack Bogle, founder of Vanguard and creator of the index fund. In good times and, especially in bad, I love this quote. You know from my piece yesterday that investors have a way of doing the opposite of what they should. For example, when […]