Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: XLII Massachusetts gun stores will be allowed to open this weekend thanks to U.S. Judge Douglas P. Woodlock issuing a preliminary injunction to prevent the state from enforcing the unlawful order from Gov. Charlie Baker. “We don’t surrender our constitutional rights. These plaintiffs have constitutional rights that deserve respect and vindication, […]
Do Governors Have the Right to Make and Enforce Laws?
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: XLI You might want to take a few minutes to contemplate your rights. How can governors go wild without checks and balances? There’s a reason states are governed by three branches, not one governor wielding a big stick. Has there ever been a more important time to consider the balance of […]
Your Survival Guy’s Tip of the Day: Sell Until You’re Comfortable
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XL Just when you thought you might get your life back blue state governors continue to go wild. Yesterday, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo said she will sign an executive order taking effect Friday, directing anyone in an indoor or outdoor “public place” to wear a cloth face covering. This […]
Governors Gone Wild Protect the Rich
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XXXIX You’re seeing up close how blue state governors love states’ rights only when they’re in charge and what a mess it creates when different rules apply across state lines. Take a look at Rhode Island and Massachusetts, for example. Rhode Island has shelter in place until next Monday, May […]
Cure is Worse than Disease as Government Loses It’s Way Back Home
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XXXV You feel it in your gut: The cure is worse than the disease. The numbers don’t support a stay-at-home, out-of-work policy for an entire country, never mind most of the world. Turns out Sweden was right from the beginning as was President Trump, who explained that America is not […]
This Keeps You in the Game in Times Like These
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XXXIV Your takeaway from my chart below, where stocks did nothing for a generation is, dividends—as in d-i-v-i-d-e-n-d-s. In the chart below, they’re not included. It’s a simple price chart. Remember, if you’re receiving dividends—like rent on an income property—you’re being paid to be in the market. Price isn’t much […]
Your Poor Man’s Coronavirus Defense
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XXXII Do you have a vitamin routine? There’s a bottle of Dr. Joseph Mercola’s liposomal C sitting on my desk. A doctor client of mine swears by his C, not quite Linus Pauling levels, but a significant dosage nonetheless. Dr. Mercola writes about zinc as a “Poor Man’s Coronavirus Defense,” […]
Investing After the Coronavirus
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XXIX Imagine falling 200 feet while descending Mount Washington, slamming into a pile of rocks that prevents you from going over the edge—and needing a rescue. That’s the scary scenario one hiker found herself in recently. “It was these rocks that ultimately saved her from plunging into the ravine, a […]
“Remember, Never Touch Downed Wires & Report them Immediately”
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XXVIII You know life changes quickly in times like these. One minute you’re enjoying the quarant-time (my daughter’s word) and the next it’s 2:30 in the morning and you’re thinking about patio furniture—I was at least. We’re expecting hurricane-force winds today (perhaps not technically the 75mph hurricane-force threshold, but 72mph […]
Coronavirus is a Wake Up Call for the Irresponsible, Here’s How to Regain Control
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XXVII You’ve told some heroic stories about your loved ones on the front lines and your children who are doctors and nurses working 19-20 hours days. Some of you who work in hospitals now are telling me it’s a war zone, especially those of you in New York. Thank you. […]