Patience, dear reader. Easy to write. Harder to do. With so much going on this week: the Super Bowl, Tucker’s interview with Putin, China’s deflationary death spiral, the border, Trump/Biden, three-hour podcasts, AI, and Iran, to name a few—How is one to focus on their future? Let’s talk about podcasts for a moment. Your Survival […]
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. […]
RAGE Gauge September: “We’re Moving On,” They Say
Your Survival Guy’s September RAGE Gauge is in, and it’s not pretty. What did you expect me to say? The reality is what it is. It’s the world we’re living in right now. Americans are feeling unsure about the direction of the country. The presidential debate did provide a bit of optimism, but not much. […]
RAGE Gauge August: This Market is Foggy
Your Survival Guy’s latest RAGE Gauge is in, and before I get into this month’s reading, I want to revisit my piece from yesterday on getting stuck in the fog last weekend. I could have stayed on the dock. But I’m confident in my ability to navigate in the fog because I’ve done it many […]
February RAGE Gauge: How Will YOU Feel in Retirement?
You can feel the tension. Americans are not happy, and they see the mounting risks facing them in the future. My RAGE Gauge, a measure of risk in America, has been pegged at the maximum for a long time now, and it’s hard to see that changing anytime soon. Faced with inflation, the prospect of […]
November RAGE Gauge: Live a Life of Balance, Especially in Your Investments
A balanced portfolio is far from dead. It keeps you in the game, so you don’t have to time the market. Yesterday was the biggest one-day percentage gain for stocks since the depths of Covid and the biggest one-day plunge in 2 and 10-year treasury bond yields in over a decade (remember, when rates fall, […]
April RAGE Gauge: The Separation of States Predicted
You can see with your own eyes the separation of states. This isn’t Lincoln’s Civil War; it’s the virtual war of our times. Never in our lifetime has the crossing of borders from blue state to red meant so much for one’s freedom. Look at the outcomes from COVID and how it was handled across […]
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 […]
January RAGE Gauge: MEET the Scorched Earth Economy
Your Survival Guy’s latest RAGE Gauge is in, and it’s not pretty. What did you expect me to say? The coast is clear, the supply chain isn’t rusty? I’m Your Survival Guy, not the president. But here’s the deal. With Covid soon to be a distant memory and Biden’s presidency cooked, that should be good […]
January RAGE Gauge: Free Money for All, and to All a Good Night
Let the parties continue, because the punch bowl is still flowing. Yesterday, when the Fed announced a tighter monetary policy—an end to bond purchases and three rate increases—markets cheered. Because halting asset purchases and raising rates a whopping three times is like moving a few ornaments on your Christmas tree. It’s all for show. And […]