Dear Survivor, Much of your long-term investment success depends on your ability to shrug off markets. It sounds simple, but is hard to do. Sell in May and go away? Not me. Why risk missing dividend and interest payments, especially when Vanguard GNMA, by example, is a consistent income producer through thick and thin? In […]
America Has a Problem, and Calvin Coolidge Predicted it Back in 1925
Chris Edwards, a friend of mine from the Cato Institute, has written a condemnation of the “grants-in-aid” programs the federal government uses to impose its own regulations on the states. He notes that President Calvin Coolidge predicted that government would encroach on the states, and it has. The federal government has especially intruded into the […]
Driving into Gun Hell without Your Survival Pistol of Choice
In speaking with a client recently, he revealed to me his go-to survival pistol, which I’ll tell you about it in a minute. But first, he told me the story about driving from his home state of Arizona, where he owns over 200 pistols, to what he referred to as “gun hell.” He was none […]
Social Security Scams
I want to share this article in the NY Times the “Latest Rash of Scam Calls Come from ‘Social Security,’” written by Ann Carrns. In general, if you get an unsolicited phone call asking for detailed financial or personal information, be suspicious and don’t share any information. “The S.S.A. will not contact you out of […]
CHAMP: The Microwave Bomb that can Win a Battle With No Casualties
What can be done when enemies embed their critical infrastructure in civilian areas to use the bystanders as human shields? The U.S. Air Force has a plan, the CHAMP. The CHAMP is a microwave weapon that knocks out electronic warfare systems while doing no damage to nearby buildings or people. Now, reports the Daily Mail, […]
Yay, Yay Claude Monet, Part II
Did you make it to Sotheby’s or Christie’s for the auctions? No? Well, in case you haven’t noticed, it was a big week in the art world. Claude Monet’s “Haystacks” sold for $110 million—a record for his work and for any impressionist—and Jeff Koons’ sculpture “Rabbit” went for $91 million—a record for a living artist. […]
Yay, Yay Claude Monet
Yesterday Claude Monet’s famed 1890 painting, “Haystacks”, sold for $110 million—a record for the impressionist— “to an unidentified woman who had to raise her paddle aloft to be spotted from the second-to-last row of Sotheby’s in New York,” writes Kelly Crow in The WSJ. To Your Survival Guy’s trained eye (ha!), I like the yellow […]
Your Survival Guy’s Favorite U.S. Representative
If you don’t know Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, you will. “In the SEALs, he served three tours in Afghanistan, and it was in Helmand Province that he lost his right eye in a roadside bomb explosion,” explains Nicole Russell at the Washington Examiner. “With his eye patch, he has a distinctive look that draws attention […]
Your Retirement Life: Choosing Where to Retire: Part IV
Yesterday, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo extended legislation for continuing contracts for union employees, and transmitted legislation mandating overtime for firefighters. Who doesn’t like teachers and firefighters, right? But that’s not the point. Because of her actions, cities and towns in Rhode Island will have no leverage at the bargaining table since contract renewals are […]
Tucker Explains: U.S./China Free-Trade is NOT Free
Watch this excellent interview with Johnny Burtka, executive director at The American Conservative.
There Will be a Winner in the U.S. China Trade War
It turns out during the recent U.S./China battle the trade to have made was to buy bonds such as Vanguard GNMA. Yesterday, when the Dow fell 600 points, or 2.38%, and the tech-stuffed NASDAQ cratered (3.41%), Vanguard GNMA was up. Not a lot. But it made money nonetheless. The sooner you install a counterbalanced strategy […]