UPDATE 6/27/22: I don’t want to harp on cryptocurrency speculators. They’ve been through a lot lately and not much of it good. The news that Three Arrows Capital, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency hedge fund is at risk of defaulting on $675 million in loans must be pretty terrifying for the crypto market. During all their time […]
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Your Survival Guy: Clearing the Decks, Buying a Boat, Seeing the World and More
OK, some updates for you from Your Survival Guy to clear the decks. The new Grady White is in (engines too) and ready for delivery. It’s a Canyon 306 with twin Yamaha 300s. The name: Tom Sawyer. I’ll send you pics next week. Here’s how to buy a boat. Had lunch with clients yesterday here […]
RECESSION? Dow 25,000, $8 Gas, Rising Interest Rates, Spell Mid-term Crack Up
When you spend a lifetime working and saving where hours turn into days, weeks, months, and years; you probably have something to show for it. Days do feel like years in times like these. Time stands still. But not all is lost especially if you’re with me. Imagine my headline as we round the corner […]
Crypto Craziness: Make the Lawyers Go Away
In the WSJ, Andy Kessler asks who is going to pay for the $1.5 trillion in crypto losses? After every market downturn, the class-action crowd canvasses the carnage looking for whom to blame—and then sues the pants off them. With so many stocks down 80% to 90%, such as Carvana and Robinhood, the pickings are plentiful. […]
June RAGE Gauge: Hunker Down, Avoid Stupid Mistakes
Good morning from Your Survival Guy. Are we having fun yet? Listen, markets are brutal. It’s why I’ve cautioned you from the beginning to focus on keeping what you make and not hoping for markets to do something for you. Now is a perfect time to be reminded of the words of wisdom of the […]
Concentrate on Dividend Record and Compounding
UPDATE 6.10.22: Do you feel a recession coming on? Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen just told an interviewer at the New York Times that “Is there a recession risk? Of course there’s a recession risk. But is it likely? I don’t think so.” She also said, “I believe there is a path through this that entails […]
WARNING: Private Equity Investing Coming to a Retailer Near You
Don’t look now, but private equity is looking to tap into the retail investor market. Looks like they ran out of money on the institutional side—you know, the pensions for firemen, teachers, and police officers. This is all about the sales pitch. But where do you think they’re investing this “alternative” money? What’s clear as […]
Will the Fed Tighten at Its Next Meeting?
Will the Fed tighten at its next meeting? Listen, I’m Your Survival Guy, not some gambling website. We’ll see what happens, but I’m not betting the ranch on Charlie Brown threading the needle and kicking the field goal. What I do know is the Fed’s talking its book, and the market bid rates higher. What […]
Some Lessons You Just Can’t Get from a Textbook
Is office work dead? For those who just graduated from high school or college, some of the best work experiences you can get are from being in the office, or restaurant—face to face with your coworkers and customers. You get lessons you can’t learn from a textbook. What I learned at Fidelity Investments in Boston, […]
The Virtue of Trump Supporters vs. Antifa and ESG Investing is Like This…
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could invest without the ESG virtue signaling? Well, you can if you own your own stocks, not a mutual fund or ETF. How about someone speaks some truth to the waste of money called ESG? Hold the press. That’s exactly what HSBC executive Stuart Kirk did in a presentation […]
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