“Forty years ago. After getting out of bed, I jogged a mile on the streets of LA to make my 29-year-old self feel better,” begins Dan Shaugnessy, long-time sports columnist for The Boston Globe. “And I never stopped. One mile a day. A four-decade, slow-motion grind that has taken me more than 14,500 miles, across […]
Investing
REGULATION D: Beware of Wolves in Advisors’ Clothing
The average investor has a hard time dealing with low interest rates. Don’t we all? But to put your life savings at risk is foolish and yet it’s done all the time. Sometimes the best advice is to do nothing at all and pick up yield gradually when rates begin to normalize. Unfortunately, there are […]
Slow and Steady: The Man Behind the Maps
All you skiers out there probably know the work of James Niehues but never knew it. He’s the guy who paints the ski mountain images used for the trail maps we all gaze at over hot chocolate at the picnic table in the lodge or on a chairlift (dropped gloves or poles to boot). It […]
Slow and Steady: You Don’t Need to Be Young to Be a Success
Turns out you don’t need to be young to be a success. As I wrote to you this week, there’s nothing wrong with being a beginner at different times in your life. Don’t just take my advice for it. Look at what this 93-year-old writes in the WSJ. No one has seen entrepreneurship help minorities […]
Let’s Go: It’s Never Too Late to Be a Beginner
Your Survival Guy just finished reading the first draft of a client’s novel written over the last several months. It’s remarkable what she got done in less than a year. As an accomplished writer, she doesn’t need the money. She has plenty of that. But when her daughter suggested she get back into writing, she […]
Don’t Worry, I Won’t Tell Them Our Secret
Being a successful investor is hard. Why? Because if it were easy, everyone would be doing it. And clearly, they’re not. I don’t need to tell you. You already know this. You hear it from friends and family who ask, “Why are you so cool?” when markets are crazy. Don’t worry, I won’t tell them […]
Happy New Year! Are You Getting the Advice You Deserve?
Did you make last year a good year? If you subscribed to my monthly Survive & Thrive letter, we got to know each other better and gained some perspective. This year will be no different. As my father-in-law, Dick Young, would write in his monthly newsletter Richard C. Young’s Intelligence Report, “make it a good […]
I Started with Gold in 1971 at $35/oz
UPDATE 1.4.23: Gold prices have risen considerably since their 2022 lows of $1622.65 per ounce on September 26. Prices per ounce closed on January 3 at $1839.61. Prices are rising in dollar terms as the greenback weakens after a record-setting run of strength. Prices for gold still have some way to go to reach their […]
What You’ll Hear When You Call My Office
Originally posted September 1, 2022. When you call the office of Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. during business hours, what you’ll hear first is the voice of a real human being working at an American small business that values its clients. You won’t hear a recorded phone tree directing you to a no man’s […]
Invest with Your Survival Guy and Don’t Miss the Boat in the New Year
Your Survival Guy wants to work with you. If you’re not already a customer and have half a million in savings and investments, then you’re good to go. Half a million sounds like a lot, and it is, especially when it comes to trusting someone you’ve never met to handle it for you. But that’s […]
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