Originally posted October 22, 2021. Supply chain disruptions and rising raw materials costs are eating into profitability and resulting in shortages of products for many firms. Procter and Gamble is not immune to rising prices and supply chain disruptions, but strong brand value and impressive scale have enabled the company to navigate the environment better […]
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What a Way to Make a Living: Part I
Your Survival Guy’s “What a Way to Make a Living” series kicks off today, and it’s not about Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5.” Because let’s not forget that before work, there’s that long, early morning commute into a big, blob city, only to do it again in reverse at five, and maybe get home by […]
TEXAS TREMBLOR: Oil on Shaky Ground in Lone Star State
In Texas, well known for its oil industry, drillers are facing a new difficulty, earthquakes. The tremblors are happening when drillers push their wastewater back into wells in the area near where they are drilling for oil and gas, near the cities of Odessa and Midland. In an effort to reduce the quakes, drillers are […]
Calculated Strategy Generates Profits for Rural Retailer
The story of Dollar General is told here by The Wall Street Journal’s Sharon Terlep. Dollar General is a store that sells products at rock bottom prices in the gaps where communities are too small to support a Walmart or other big box stores.
The Masters of the Universe Align Themselves with CHINA Using YOUR Money?
BlackRock now manages over $10 trillion in assets. Its funds are among the three largest shareholders in more than 80% of the companies in the S&P 500. In speaking about CEO Larry Fink, David Rubenstein, the co-founder of the private-equity firm Carlyle Group Inc. said, “Treasury Secretaries and finance ministers come and go. They work […]
SELL OFF? Taking a Bite Out of Apple
I want you to understand that stocks, like trees, don’t grow forever. Look at Apple stock. During the first trading day of 2022, Apple’s market cap surpassed $3 trillion. Did you know that on the same day with $3 trillion, you could have owned all of McDonald’s, Walmart, AT&T, Philip Morris, Berkshire Hathaway, Proctor & […]
TOP HEAVY: Focus on Big Indexing Could Cause Market Chaos
Originally posted on December 14, 2021. “There was a time when I would point investors to low-cost index funds, but as you can see, that ship has sailed.” — Dick Young In an excellent review of a festering problem in the market today, Randall Smith of The Wall Street Journal, outlines the $1.3 trillion Vanguard […]
MOVING TIME: You Know Where the Vans Are Headed
When was the last time you rented a U-Haul? You know those big moving vans, not a pickup truck for weekend projects. I’m guessing it was to move a son or daughter or perhaps your family. I’ve rented a big moving van twice in my lifetime, and both were big moves. The first time was […]
Apple Bigger than 11 Blue Chips?
Apple’s valuation has grown so large, it eclipses that of eleven of America’s best known, big blue-chip stocks. Your Survival Guy writes (my words in bold): Yesterday, Apple surpassed $3 trillion in market cap. That’s a lot of iPhones. Did you know that with $3 trillion you could own ALL of McDonald’s, Walmart, AT&T, Philip […]
Apple: Market Thinks Big is Beautiful…For Now
Yesterday, Apple surpassed $3 trillion in market cap. That’s a lot of iPhones. Did you know that with $3 trillion you could own ALL of McDonald’s, Walmart, AT&T, Philip Morris, Berkshire Hathaway, Procter & Gamble, JPMorgan Chase, Starbucks, Boeing, Deere, and American Express combined? Notes Spencer Jakab in The Wall Street Journal’s “Heard on the […]
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