What you’re looking at is a snapshot of the yield curve at certain points in recent history and today. My, how far we’ve come. And hopefully, there’s further to go. But you and I know hope is not a strategy. With that said, if you’re on a fixed income, take a hard look at locking […]
Friends, Come with Me on a Road Less Traveled
You’ve come a long way. Pretty nice view, isn’t it? Look at your savings. Who would have imagined you’d be where you are today? Nice. And because of who you are, I want you to become intimately familiar with the yield curve. Fixed income is alive and well. Pretty nice, I’d say. And before we […]
You Can Never Really See What’s Ahead
Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice Easter weekend. Your Survival Guy enjoyed the last hurrah of skiing with our college-aged children at our home mountain Attitash. Now owned by Vail, they’re replacing the old triple to the top with a detachable quad during the off-season. And sure enough, Monday morning, it’s all over. The […]
Your Survival Guy’s Quick Top 10 Checklist
Your Survival Guy’s quick Top 10 checklist to help keep you on track this spring. Get your lazy cash off the couch. If it’s earning peanuts at your bank, move it to Fidelity’s Treasury Money Market (FZFXX), paying close to 4.5%. Think about moving away from mutual funds and ETFs. I want you to be […]
When “Mr. Smart Guy” Talks ChatGPT
With tax bills due and family gathering for Easter, it’s money talk that’s on the table. Unexpected tax bills from mutual funds that lost money are never fun. Headline statements about the banking disaster are going to come up. But is anyone paying attention to how this could lead to digital currencies? It’s easy to […]
Nebraska Could Be the Next Permitless Carry State
After announcing that Florida has become the nation’s 26th state to offer residents a permitless carry option for firearms, a reader emailed me to mention that Nebraska could soon become the 27th. Mike Peterson reports for KMA Land: Nebraska State Senator Julie Slama is hailing what she calls “commonsense, Second Amendment” legislation on firearms. Late […]
Your Easter Money Can Yield Close to 4.5%
Is your lazy cash sitting around eating all your Easter candy? Murdering Peeps and defenseless chocolate bunnies? Well, after this weekend, that needs to stop. No más. With Fidelity’s Treasury Money Market (FZFXX) yielding close to 4.5%, it’s time to get your lazy cash off the couch. A little spring cleaning, if you will. If […]
Florida Joins 25 States with Permitless Carry
Governor Ron DeSantis told voters he would support permitless carry in Florida in this legislative session, and as usual, he delivered. Florida has become the 26th state to protect residents’ Second Amendment rights by legalizing permitless carry. Fox News’s Emma Colton reports: The U.S. now has a majority of states with constitutional carry laws […]
Inside the Wreckage of a Dystopian Financial District
Imagine you’re walking through the wreckage of a dystopian city. An empty financial district. Streets littered with white papers. Forgotten studies about ESG, woke capital, and DEI. You pass the shuttered storefronts of banks that were supposed to be too big to fail. Net Zero and WEF membership stickers are coming unpeeled, next to signs […]
Schwab Down 30%, Fidelity, Vanguard, BlackRock, and You
You have every right to wonder what’s going on with Charles Schwab. Its stock is off 30% this month. Its banking unit’s sweep account is bleeding deposits. Thankfully, dear reader, you’ve been with me through thick and thin, and by now, you know the deal. Schwab is a publicly traded company. It gobbles up smaller […]
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