Yearly Archives: 2024

Explain Investing to Your Grandchildren

UPDATE 12.24.24: At Christmas, you're more likely to see your adult children and grandchildren. It's the perfect opportunity to talk to them about how...

Get Rich Quick? Fixed-Rate Deferred Annuities

You may have heard about fixed-rate deferred annuities. Don’t think they’re a “get rich quick” investment unless, of course, you’re the one selling it...

Even Immigrants Don’t Want to Live in Blue States

The Census Bureau confirmed in 2024 that Americans are moving from blue states to the Southern red states where regulation and taxation aren't as...

Intelligence Report, Vanguard, and Amazon Priming of YOU

The end of 2024 is here. Did you have a chance to talk to your financial advisor? If not, you need to make the...

Boom or Bust: “What Do You Think of Bitcoin?

If you’ve been breathing, then you’ve heard about bitcoin. Your Survival Guy is asked all the time, “What do you think of bitcoin?” Years...

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Preparing Yourself for the Next Disaster: Let There Be Water

Originally posted April 18, 2019. In thinking about water storage...

Private Equity Is the Next Big Thing Coming for YOU: Part IX

In his most recent column, The Wall Street Journal's...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 17)

Beware of the get-rich-quick schemes engineered by Wall Street,...

Owners Raiding Their 401(k)s

A record number of Americans are withdrawing money from...

A Big Year for Fidelity

Your Survival Guy got a job fresh out of...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 16)

There’s nothing wrong with making money slowly, but let’s...

From Oil War to Water War: Iran Strikes Desalination Plant

Desalination plants are vital in the arid areas around...

How Vulnerable Is the Persian Gulf’s Water Supply?

In 2016, the CIA prepared a report on the...