Yearly Archives: 2016

Why Are the Wealthy Fleeing This Teetering State in a Surge?

In the year between July 2015 and 2016, Illinois lost 114,000 people in net migration. According to analysis by the Illinois Policy Institute, the...

Have You Lost a Valuable Part of Your Life Savings?

It turns out that many Americans are missing out on parts of their retirement savings. With frequent job changes, and confusing enrollment practices, Americans...

What Memories Will We Leave Behind in the Year 2016?

Every year brings a combination of creation and destruction. As the world looks forward to 2017, it's a good idea to take a look...

Why Do Millennials Seem to Love Socialism?

Despite having lived through the tail end of the Cold War, and having grown up during the hey day of American capitalism, Millennials seem...

You Know How to Buy, but do You Know When to Sell?

Why are investors better at buying stocks than they are at selling? This question and more were on my mind while reading Michael Lewis’...

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What Happened to My Interest?

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is suing Capital One...

Compounding Money at 5%

When you compound money at 5% and do it...

Dick Young: “One Word Investors Must Avoid”

“Survival Guy,” he said, “Inertia is the foe of...

Retirement Investing: Don’t Let Inertia Keep You Down

Inertia can be the toughest foe you face as...

7 Ways to Become a More Confident Investor

Are you feeling confident about your investments? Many people...

Why Vanguard Is Still Too Big and More

Your Survival Guy gets a lot of emails from...

Can America Meet the “New Normal” Energy Demand?

You have read that data centers are adding massive...

NSA WARNING: Are You Being Tracked?

Who's watching you? Recently, a location aggregator called Gravy...