“All I can tell you it that it’s hard,” my father-in-law Dick Young told me. “Getting older means pretty much everything is harder. It’s not easy. And you need a team to help you. I’ve been advising investors since 1971 and can tell you, you don’t know what it feels like until you’re actually living […]
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Your Survival Guy Goes Back to College for Year 2
It was a typical Saturday morning, except Your Survival Guy was heading back to college to drop off my son for year two. What could be so hard about that, I thought. Four hours of assembling a couch and coffee table later, I’m here to say it wasn’t as easy as I thought it would […]
Your Survival Guy at Fidelity and Your RMD Compliance
Originally posted April 21, 2023. Staying on top of your IRA RMD can be a hassle, especially with the IRS changing the start dates. The new one is age 73. As I wrote back on December 19, 2022, when I worked at Fidelity Investments in the mid-90s, I was at FIRSCO. What the heck is […]
Yes! Money Can Bring You Happiness
Originally posted on April 30, 2020. It was a typical Sunday morning. The kids were up early, shows had been watched, books read to them, and pancakes eaten. Standing up with a cup of coffee, looking out at the backyard full of leaves and sticks, I thought to myself: “I could easily let the morning […]
Time Is Money: Are You Over 40?
You, my fairly wealthy, highly successful reader, learned a long time ago how to harness a most powerful force: t-i-m-e. You saved ‘til it hurt and put money away with the faith that you might be in a better spot down the road. And now, when you look back on it all, you think, “No […]
Ron Paul: “Freedom and Central Banking Are Not Compatible”
UPDATE 8.25.23: On the Ron Paul Liberty Report, former congressman and presidential candidate, Dr. Ron Paul, warns Americans about the threat growing debt poses to their liberty and prosperity. Watch: UPDATE 6.19.23: Recently on his Rumble channel, The Ron Paul Liberty Report, former congressman and presidential candidate Dr. Ron Paul discussed the secret workings of […]
A Simple Plan to Feel Better Tomorrow
The one way for you to beat inertia is to take action. We all have dreams about who we want to be and how we want to live, but actually doing something about it can be hard. Taking action is doing something. If you have money collecting dust in a low-interest-bearing bank account, consider opening […]
Don’t Be Average, Be Better: Avoid This Mistake
You bet it’s an exciting time to be a fixed-income investor. But I’ve been telling you that for years. You don’t have to compound big numbers to be a successful fixed-income investor. You need to harness time and let the magic of compound interest do the heavy lifting. What never fails to amaze Your Survival […]
“Hey, Survival Guy, Why Are Bond Prices Down?”
UPDATE 8.22.23: With bond yields rising higher than they’ve been for some time, it’s a good time to review duration. Bond duration is a measure of the change in price for a bond given a one percentage point change in interest rates. Every time interest rates rise, bond prices fall, and vice versa. Different bonds […]
Preparation and Experience Can Help, But at What Cost?
With everything that’s going on in the world today, Your Survival Guy is concerned about your safety. Stuff happens, and before you know it, you’re stuck in the fog. You know from here and here about my own experiences in fog. It happens fast. You deal with it. Because living life on the dock is […]
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