Yearly Archives: 2025

Brrrr, Don’t Blame the Weatherman for the Weather

In my conversations with you this week, we’ve talked about Liberation Day and the weather. It’s cold out there, and it’s a cold reality...

OVERHEATED FEES: States Peak Under the Hood at Private Equity

Over the last couple of decades or so, state pension funds have become increasingly entwined with private equity funds, relying on them in times...

Funding Students, Not Schools

Are states and towns in the business of funding institutional schools and all the infrastructure and administrative costs that go with them, or funding...

Happy Liberation Day

Congratulations, President Trump, and hooray for liberation day. The world was watching, which is why Trump’s message that he's watching out for you is...

Will State Pension Funds Get Over the Cash Hurdle?

You have read in the past that Your Survival Guy is not keen on state pension funds that outsource their investing responsibilities to hedge...

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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...