Let’s not get too excited about Dow 38,000. Your Survival Guy remembers when we hit Dow 10,000 in 1999. As you can see, we crossed that bridge again and again. What’s always amazing to me is how short the average investor’s memory is (you’re not average, dear reader). Look how long it took for Dow […]
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Citigroup to Layoff 20,000, Schwab Stock Down 24%
When Citigroup lays off 20,000 employees, as it announced last week it will do by 2026, then Your Survival Guy concludes: not all is right with the financial world. When Charles Schwab’s stock, the largest publicly traded U.S. brokerage, declines by 17% as it did last year and was down seven percent through Friday of […]
How’s Vanguard GNMA with YTM of 4.6%?
If you hold Vanguard GNMA like I do, then you will be pleased to know, regardless of its price being down, that as of 12/31/23, its yield to maturity was 4.6%. Sure, it’s been a rough ride for its price from the aftershock of historic interest rate hikes. But as you all know, Your Survival […]
What Do You Know About Vanguard’s Wellesley Income Fund?
I was recently asked some questions about Vanguard’s Wellesley Income Fund by a business associate. Below is a short summary of the questions and my answers. The first question was, “Who manages Wellesley Income Fund?” The answer is Wellington Management Company, which I have had dealings with from my earliest days in the industry at […]
RAGE Gauge February: When to Buy or Sell?
Your Survival Guy’s February RAGE Gauge is in, and it’s not terrible. Finally, we have some yields we can sink our teeth into, and dividend-paying stocks are getting more respect. That’s good. Plus, it’s an election year, and the Fed, a political beast, is aiming to please. But there’s plenty of reasons for concern, too. […]
Your Survival Guy’s Mt. Rushmore of Investing Legends
For The American Conservative Magazine: If you were in shop class back in high school (remember that?) and you were instructed to build your own Mount Rushmore out of wood, I would have one piece of advice: leave room for expansion. Because when I think of my visit to the site back in the mid-80s […]
Dick Young to Your Survival Guy: “Diversification Is Discipline”
One of the more common trends Your Survival Guy sees in investment portfolios is a lack of diversification. Through the years, investors add more money to the winners while the losers are shoved to the side like misfit toys. Over time, portfolios look less like a toy box and more like a mantle of six […]
Your Survival Guy’s Not a Psychologist, But…
Your Survival Guy’s not a psychologist, but I do know a thing or two about the emotions of investing. You hear plenty about not drawing more than a certain percentage of your money each year. You hear plenty about getting to a certain number where you’ll feel comfortable calling it quits from your job. You […]
Is Your Cash Flow Prepped for 2024 and Beyond?
Just when you feel like you can take a break after the busy holidays, now is when you realize how much you still need to do. Things you need to do for you. Is your portfolio in the right mix, balance, or allocation? How about cash flow? When it comes to your investment income and […]
Still Have Some Lazy Cash After the Holidays?
Do you still have some lazy cash sitting around after the holidays? It’s time to get it up and moving, especially with interest rates and dividend yields you can sink your teeth into. And this has nothing to do with predictions for 2024. I’m simply looking at the lay of the land and like what […]
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