You’re ready for “The Big One,” right? Earthquake? Hurricane? Flu pandemic? Terrorist or military attack? Whatever The Big One conjures up in your mind, no matter how much you’d prefer to avoid thinking about it, you’re better off confronting it now, when you have the most time and resources to prepare for it. Having survived [...]
NOTE: This post was the basis for a permanent page, which has been updated. Click to see the page. In 2007 I became convinced the stock market was ready to decline, so I acted decisively to preserve my hard-earned money. Of all the things I did, the most dramatic was to short the financial sector [...]