This from the WSJ Logistic Report’s Paul Page: Lumber prices have tumbled into building season, a sign that residential construction and home-improvement markets are buckling under high borrowing costs. The price of two-by-fours, which skyrocketed during the pandemic, is a reliable leading indicator for the housing market. Lately it is flashing caution. Lumber futures shed 3% Friday to end at $452.50 per thousand board feet, down 27% since mid-March. Wood has piled up in the market and pushed cash prices even lower. [...] High borrowing costs have made it more expensive for … [Read more...]
Are We Safe? A Word on the Debate
When I speak with my non-political contacts about politics, the running theme is “Are we safe?” Yes, it’s a boots-on-the-ground barometer and anecdotal, but it’s what matters since it’s their sons and daughters and/or grandchildren who fight wars. And they’re honored to do it but will not be disrespected. Which brings me to the botched Biden Afghanistan withdrawal. The debate served as a good reminder of Biden’s horrible mismanagement of the withdrawal that left billions of dollars of equipment to the Taliban, and worse, resulted in the deaths of 13 American servicemembers. That point … [Read more...]
Your Survival Guy’s Mt. Rushmore of Investing Legends
Your Survival Guy wants you to build your own Mt. Rushmore. For The American Conservative Magazine: If you were in shop class back in high school (remember that?) and you were instructed to build your own Mount Rushmore out of wood, I would have one piece of advice: leave room for expansion. Because when I think of my visit to the site back in the mid-80s as a kid, I remember the magnificence of the late presidents but also how more names were still being considered. Note to self: There will always be someone to add down the road. Which leads me to this: who would be on your … [Read more...]
Is It Time to Change Course with Your Investments?
We live in a digital world. It’s why when it comes to your money I prefer Fidelity Investments. When I was at the firm, it was the late CEO Ned Johnson III’s mission to spend whatever it took on technology to protect customer accounts. This has been carried out by his daughter, Abigail Johnson, who runs the firm. When you have a lot to lose, you want to be in a safe harbor. If you aren’t with Fidelity, now may be the time to consider a change of course. Action Line: When you want to talk about changing course, I'm here. In the meantime, click here to subscribe to my free monthly Survive … [Read more...]
Your Survival Guy’s Top Ten Tactical Shotguns: 2024
My favorite shotgun is the one you own. But if you’re in the market for a new tactical shotgun, this list can get you started. There's something for everyone here, from expensive modern guns to entry-level basics. All descriptions and features/specs are directly from the manufacturers. Most importantly, get your gun and your training now, with a heavy emphasis on training. Safety is the most important part of gun ownership. Enjoy! Mossberg 940 PRO TACTICAL - THUNDER RANCH The 940 Pro Thunder Ranch comes optic-ready, with patent-pending receiver cuts that accept … [Read more...]
To Your Survival Guy Faithful: Record Readership
To Your Survival Guy Faithful, Thank you for reading Your Survival Guy in record numbers. Obviously, there’s demand for what we’re talking about. The good news is Your Survival Guy’s got plenty to supply. We’re just getting going. Yes, our Friday emails are a perfect end to a busy week. Many of you beat the Friday rush and visit www.Yoursurvivalguy.com daily. Some even make the trek from far and wide to visit me in my office. There’s nothing like keeping in touch. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve met with a dozen of you, and half of you brought your adult children. When it comes to … [Read more...]
DEBT FREE: How I Like to Live
With mortgage rates and housing prices still high, Your Survival Guy is happy to have zero debt. That’s how I like to live. Here's a word or two about my money. For one, I eat my own cooking. I don’t hope for my money to do something for me. I don’t bet on markets. I don’t gamble. I don’t use leverage. I don’t look at prices. I basically look at my account here and there, see the income coming in, and that’s it. Sometimes, my portfolio is higher than the last time I looked, and sometimes, it’s not. I have a consistent investment plan in place, one I’ve had my entire adult life. It’s … [Read more...]
The Post-Gold Dollar
As Americans suffer through the fourth year of Bidenflation, some attention must be paid to how the dollar became so vulnerable to overspending politicians like Biden and placating Federal Reserve Chairmen like Jerome Powell. It all began when the dollar's link to gold was severed. President Richard Nixon made the final decision to eliminate the dollar's gold convertibility, but the groundwork for the dollar-gold disconnect was laid long before by Lyndon Johnson, who sought to fund both a war in Vietnam and a massive expansion of social welfare with his "Great Society." In a good history of … [Read more...]
Intelligence Report, Vanguard, and Amazon Priming of YOU
When you call about your investments, are you going crazy with the phone tree? How about navigating websites trying to find your statements? Do you feel like you’re getting the answers you need when you need them? When you consider how confusing investing can be—and believe me, they do it on purpose, so you’ll need them—you can become frustrated. Frustration is a terrible feeling. If you’re a regular reader of Your Survival Guy, congratulations, you have some money. You have some wealth. You didn’t get here by accident. We’re together because you have made it your goal to keep what … [Read more...]
California Is Killing Fast Food
In April, California raised the minimum wage for restaurant employees to $20 an hour. That's 276% of the federally mandated minimum wage used by many other states. In what seems like a predictable outcome, California's fast-food franchisees are closing locations. California franchise owners and consumers are feeling the brunt of higher costs. After 30 years in business, McDonald's franchisee and Rodrick Foods CEO Scott Rodrick had to make the difficult decision to not renew his lease at one of his McDonald's (MCD) locations at a mall in San Francisco. "The unprecedented changes to the … [Read more...]
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