When I was a kid, some of my favorite memories were vacations to Walt Disney World and going on Space Mountain—repeatedly. Then after every ride, I’d stand on the conveyor belt and look at Tomorrowland and think about how cool it would be to someday live in space. That’s a long time ago now, and […]
Investing
Prepared for When the Next Black Swan Swoops In?
In my conversations with you, we talk about the markets. We talk about prices. We talk about how your portfolio is aligned. We talk about when the next Black Swan will swoop in because it always does—just never on anyone’s schedule. As Your Survival Guy, my goal is to craft investment plans that may handle […]
Human Nature: Looking at Today for Tomorrow’s Answers
Good morning, time travelers. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen rates this high. It’s human nature to look at today’s yield curve and have all the “answers” about how to invest for tomorrow. But you know Your Survival Guy isn’t in the interest rate prediction business. I look at what the markets are […]
Two Essential Ingredients to Wealth
Diversification and patience. Two essential ingredients to wealth that are often discovered on the road most traveled. Because most investors are too busy working and accumulating money to think about diversification and patience, it’s done for them. They’re on autopilot. But when you start thinking about retiring, it’s hard to stay on the road to […]
A 2045 Space Odyssey
Imagine you’re a time traveler who is on the back end of a 2001 space odyssey. You don’t remember much from the journey, but today, 22 years later, you have a pile of money that, thankfully, was invested in the price-weighted 30-stock index Dow Jones Industrial Average. You have no recall of the gut-wrenching volatility. […]
Investing Mistakes to Avoid: #3 Back 40 Back
Your Survival Guy and Gal saw Luke Combs on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The song I can’t get out of my head is “Back 40 Back.” Combs didn’t play it (it’s not the song to keep a stadium on its feet), but it’s a reminder of the way life used to […]
Swimming with the Sharks
Your comfort level as an investor should be like your comfort level sharing the water with sharks: somewhere between scared to jump in for fear of “Jaws” or cool as a cucumber like Ocean Ramsey. Look, our mind plays terrible tricks on us, whether it’s fear of sharks or markets. According to AccuWeather, the odds […]
SHARKTIVITY: Can You Have Too Much Information?
With all the surveillance technology, I don’t know if we’re safer or just more scared. The phone app “Sharktivity” tells you the latest shark sightings. Its Terms of Service agreement explains: “You should not rely on this app to determine if sharks are present or where it is safe to swim. The only way to […]
Jaws
Not too many years ago, You Survival Guy (and Gal), kids, sister, brother-in-law, niece, and nephew, jumped off “Jaws” bridge. Located on the road between Oak Bluffs and Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard. Jumping off the bridge was a highlight of our annual boat trips. It’s where part of the movie Jaws was filmed. The kids […]
I Like Fidelity’s Treasury Money Market, Should You?
Time for a mid-summer announcement. Don’t let your lazy cash get too comfortable. Yes, banks are doing their best to keep it around, but not quite enough. Plus, how safe is anything above FDIC coverage? All is calm for now, but I don’t think we’ve heard the last of it from banks. Get some of […]
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