Dear Survivor, In my conversations with you, you’re telling me you want firearms training. And you want to know where to get it. You know about my professional training at Sig Sauer in Epping, NH here, here, here, and here. But not all of you can get there. My advice: Go to your local gun […]

A President Speaks: “Hard Work Never Killed Anybody”
“It’s true hard work never killed anybody,” said President Ronald Reagan in an interview in 1987, “but I figured why take the chance?” In the same year, he also said, “Tear down this Wall.” “When Soviet Leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev came to power in 1985,” writes Thomas H. Naylor in Secession, “who could have imagined […]

I’ve Been in Richard Young’s Maximizers for Years
In speaking with a prospective client yesterday, he told me he’s been in Richard C. Young’s Maximizers portfolio for years. He said he uses an advisor but told him, “Here’s what I want to own, can you do it for me?” And he did. Fast forward—after making a big contribution to the account this year, […]

Smith Family Robinson in Live Free or Die, NH
Where should you live today? If you’ve taken an online survey, you might find yourself a perfect fit in any small town, USA. Combine this with your politics and you might find yourself living in 1776 or not far from Plymouth Rock with the pilgrims. Well that’s not gonna happen. So now what? Are you […]

Are $2,000 Checks Going to Rebuild NYC?
You can’t rebuild the world’s biggest economy with printed money. Production and business are what really make an economy strong, not the number of dollars in circulation. John Cogan and John Taylor explain in the Wall Street Journal that these sorts of payments don’t do anything. They write: President-elect Biden is promising another round of […]

The Fed is Sacrificing Retirees to Save the Banks
You may have heard three cheers from Wall St. recently when JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced its “highest-ever quarterly profit.” The bank, America’s largest at the moment, got an extra boost by recognizing that some loans it had previously written off were actually going to pay. Good for the bank, right? Sure, but to make […]

How Are You Doing on a Local Level?
How are you doing on a local level? Are you taking small steps every day to secure your situation? You don’t have to change your world in a day. Here are some thoughts looking out at my backyard: The local paper ran an article this week titled Firearm Interest Up Locally. The catalyst for the […]

February RAGE Gauge: Americans Focusing on What’s In Front of Them
You think Americans are feeling elevated risk? You wouldn’t know it by looking at the stock market. But how are you doing on a local level? Are you taking small steps every day to secure your situation? You don’t have to change your world in a day. Focus on what’s right in front of you. […]

There’s Always a Way Forward for Americans Like YOU
How did you learn how to make money? In reviewing a package of financial documents with a prospective client last week, he included his social security estimates. It was like finding a piece of gold as far as I was concerned. Why? Because it showed me that he began working at age 16. I was […]

Every Family Should Own at Least One Shotgun: Here Are Three
UPDATE 1.13.21: With Democrats looking for every way possible to impede your ownership of sporting rifles and their ammunition, a home defense shotgun is becoming an even more important piece of your self-defense plan. Here are three options for home defense shotguns you can test for your family. Originally posted November 25, 2020. Every family […]

Do You Remember When NASDAQ Dropped by 82%?
If you’re not a client of mine, and know someone that’s loaded with tech stocks, help them take a look at the overlap in their portfolio. Have them look at their mutual funds and ETFs, and read the prospectus. Look at the top ten holdings. Chances are they’re all loaded with the same small group […]