Yearly Archives: 2017

Army to No Longer Require Grenade Throwing Skills

Originally posted on Febuary 15, 2018. Really? This from the Daily Mail: The United States Army will no longer require recruits to show they can throw hand...

Mad Dogs & Englishmen: Cry Me A River

“I loved Keltner EJ,” read an email from a friend of mine—a Jim Keltner fan who appreciates the work the drummer has done behind...

The Truth Behind the S&P 500: Part IV

This is the time of year when you need to be extra careful about what you invest in, especially when you’re buying a so-called...

Remembering the Traveling Wilburys

This weekend I received a text asking who the drummer was for the Traveling Wilburys. That would be Jim Keltner, keeping the beat for...

You’ve Read the Last Issue of Intelligence Report: Back to Investors Yield: Part II

“Well I remember the mood of euphoria that gripped the stock market back in the holiday season of year-end 1965,” writes Dick Young in...

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Capital Gains Tax: Real and Fake

Take a good, hard look at your state's tax...

You’re the Multimillionaire Next Door for a Reason

Originally posted on September 8, 2026. You’re the multimillionaire next...

Beat Inertia: Waiting Until Tomorrow Can Be Costly

When was the last time you updated your insurance...

Permitting Reform: This Senate’s Last Hurrah

Majority Leader John Thune's Senate hasn't done much, and...

Household Debt Grows as Rates Rise

Americans' household debt rose in the third quarter of...

Your Survival Guy’s RAGE Gauge for My Millionaires

Your Survival Guy’s RAGE Gauge is in, and I...

Crowding Out: Economic Domination by Government

You know the government has an interest in almost...

Prop. 40: California’s Billionaire Tax Officially Fails

You read here, the day after the election, that...