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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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...