The investing world lost a legend this week with the passing of Edward “Ned” Johnson III. You can read about our history here. When Your Survival Guy Joined the Family Business My Personal View on Fidelity Investments for You Thank You Mr. Johnson Richard Young Reports: 50+ Years with Fidelity and Wellington Rich CEO, Poor […]
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Tom Brady Is Proof You Shouldn’t Retire if You Still Love Your Work
You know that Your Survival Guy thinks you should keep working if you still can. For most Americans, the years just before retirement are the most lucrative. You’ve reached the top of your field, and are paid well for your experience and deep knowledge. Why give that up if you still love your work? Now, […]
YOU’RE NOT A DATA POINT: Don’t Rely on a Robo-Advisor
Why is your lazy cash still sitting on your couch? Why is it eating your food and watching your TV for free while inflation runs hotter than ever? And it feels much higher than any government stats you’re hearing. Your Survival Guy wonders, isn’t it time you kicked your lazy cash to the curb and […]
Your Survival Guy’s Super States on $1 a Day?
You want to see Your Survival Guy’s Super States on a buck a day? In my conversation with you yesterday, you said, “Hang on Survival Guy, we just arrived at the RV manufacturing plant in Iowa.” There’s a brief pause, I’m put on speaker, and I hear my client say “OK hon, you can drive. […]
Investors: By the Time You Realize This, It’s Too Late
“If the Phone ‘Doesn’t Ring, ‘It’s Me” — Jimmy Buffett You ‘don’t need to hear from me to know your breaking point. Because when you think to yourself, “We can’t afford to lose more,” and you say the same words to your spouse, that’s when you know it’s too late. And like clockwork, you sell […]
Retiring in Biden’s America Means Accepting Some Hard Truths
OK, it’s not pretty out there. You’re living your life. Everything is expensive. Talk about sticker shock. When filling up your car is enough to make you fall over at the pump—never mind the price of everything else in your life—inflation is real. Forget the 7.5% headline inflation. That doesn’t do justice to what you […]
Your Survival Guy Hears the Craziest Investing Stories
It’s pitch black outside Your Survival Guy’s home office this morning. It’s blowin’ a gale, feels like a tree could come down at any moment, and it’s raining sideways, with rapid-fire drops rat-a-tat-tatting against my bay windows. Louis is tucked into himself on his dog bed beside my desk. It’s a balmy 56 degrees outside—it’s […]
Work to Make Money/Invest to Save Money
UPDATE 2.16.22 from Your Survival Guy, E.J. Smith: What’s the best way to beat inflation? Own your own business. Get a job. Keep a job. You know basic stuff. Like eating your vegetables. But if you’re retired and have a sizable nest egg, the best approach is to have a basket of Your Survival Guy-type […]
Your Survival Guy Remembers this Advice from Grandma
Happy Friday. Have you improved your personal safety and financial situation this week? Have you taken actionable steps to improve your self-reliance and financial independence? Where would your family be without you? It’s sad to think about, but it’s deadly serious business. It’s why your focus on personal safety and finance is so crucial. As […]
February RAGE Gauge: Biden Backed Criminals on the Street
OK, Your Survival Guy’s latest RAGE Gauge is in. Let’s dig into it. What stands out immediately is the decline in gun background checks, my favored proxy for final sales. Americans, no longer flush with government handouts, are not buying guns at the pace they were at this time last year, or even last month […]
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