Yearly Archives: 2025

Stick to Your Plan

When you’re a serious investor, you create a plan and evaluate it regularly. It’s what I talk about in my conversation with you. With...

“Live Free or Die” New Hampshire Welcomes Retirees

Your Survival Guy spends plenty of time in New Hampshire, which no longer taxes dividends and interest for individuals. That's why it’s a beacon...

Will California Bond Investors Get a Taxpayer Bailout?

We live in a dangerous world where manmade disasters are as deadly as natural ones. What we’re seeing with the wildfires in California is...

Are Your IRAs Compliant with the IRS RMD?: Part 2

In my conversations with you, we talk about your income needs for the year. Yesterday, I wrote to you about the required minimum distribution...

CALIFORNIA: The Canary in the Coal Mine

This is not about piling on the mess in California. It’s about California being the canary in the coal mine. California's insurers might die...

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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...