Fork in the Road: DIY or YOLO
You know you’re at a fork in the road when you can’t quite decide between a DIY (do it yourself) retirement life and one...
Beating the “Market” and Gifting Your Kids $1 Million
Not to beat a dead horse, but Your Survival Guy understands how hard it is to beat inertia and do what you know is...
When Your Spouse Asks: How’s Our Money Honey?
When your spouse asks, “How’s our money, honey?” you immediately think, “It was doing fine.” And a little voice knowingly asks, “Want to get...
Don’t Miss the Boat By Being Late to the Dock
Have you ever been close to missing the boat because you were late getting to the dock? For a lot of you, it’s not...
Do You Have a Survival Guy Portfolio?
UPDATE 11.10.25: In my conversations with you, we spend a lot of time talking about you. We talk about your family and your retirement...
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When Your Survival Guy graduated from Babson College in May of 1994, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the month at 3,758. Yesterday, it...
Richard Young Reports: 50+ Years with Fidelity and Wellington
I started in the institutional research and trading investment business at Model Roland & Co. on Federal St. in Boston in August 1971. Just...
First Gimme Shelter Then See If Money Floats
Even if you’ve been living in a cave, you still have a good idea it’s been a good year. In Newport, you don’t even...
You and Oracle’s Larry Ellison Look Marvelous
Your Survival Guy was putting on the practice green before a member-guest outing when my friend and I were talking about how long the...
When Nasdaq Fell Nearly 78% from Peak
“When the dot-com bubble burst in March 2000, the Nasdaq fell nearly 78% from its peak,” writes William Goetzmann for the WSJ in “Financial...