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May RAGE Gauge: Survive

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You can do a lot by simply trying to survive. You don’t need huge gains that get wiped out by huge losses. Sometimes, you just need to survive to live to fight another day. In investing, that works because of the beauty of compounding money. As Dick Young said to me recently: “Survival Guy, I […]

“Investors Need to Beat Back This Mighty Foe,” Dick Young

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“Inertia,” Dick Young said to me recently, “is terrible. Investors need to beat back this mighty foe.” A point he regularly explained to you inside the pages of Richard C. Young’s Intelligence Report. Your Survival Guy was reminded of this yesterday during a foggy mid-afternoon walk coming back from Goat Island, admiring some of the […]

Got Cash?

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When the lights go out, like they did last week in Spain and Portugal, you don’t want to rely on being able to beg your way for food and water. Which is why having cash on hand may be your saving grace to remove some of the uncertainty in desperate times. Many Spaniards and Portuguese […]

Be a Hero: Power Grid Blackout USA

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The cause of the recent major power outage in Spain was a blackout in renewable solar energy, a problem many warned would happen. What can you do if something like this comes your way? First, you always need to have some cash on you. Over the winter, hanging with my sister and brother-in-law up in […]

Did You Make It a Good Month?

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As many of you remember from Richard C. Young’s Intelligence Report, he would leave you with these wise words: “Make it a Good Month.” In other words, he gave you his best ideas. The only piece of the puzzle left was for you to make it happen. How was your month? Did you make it […]

Start Thinking About Disaster Preparedness Now

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When you start thinking about disaster preparedness, one common theme I’ve learned and observed is how one’s mindset is a huge part of the equation. One’s temperament can work wonders in times of trouble. That’s not to say it’s any easier, because it’s not easy. But understanding and acknowledging that the way things are today […]

Got Water?

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When the you-know-what hits the fan, water is the one commodity we can’t live without for more than about three days. Having enough water on hand for you and your family to survive for a couple of weeks is no easy task or fun to think about, but it’s necessary. (You can begin by reading […]

“Dad, How Did You Get to Where You Are?”

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You know the phrase “time is money, and money is time.” And if you’ve followed Your Survival Guy, you know the road to retirement wealth is a snapshot of time well spent. Because we all have the same amount of time in the day from our early 20s through our mid-60s. It’s what we do […]