Spending Wisely

There's a lot of brainpower on my team.

I've written before about my senior analyst who is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). And recently, two of my researchers enrolled in programs to become Certified Financial Planners (CFPs).

Political information on nearly every registered U.S. voter was exposed this month...

Deep Root Analytics, a political-data contractor employed by the Republican National Committee stored a huge amount of data "in the clear" online... without any sort of password or security to protect it.

Vacation travel, eating out, visiting friends and family, baseball games... Summer is the prime time for some of my favorite activities, but it can also hit your wallet hard.

Last year, Americans upped their summer-vacation spending by more than 10% – from $1,621 to $1,798... even though fewer folks got away for an actual vacation.

The radio is playing, you're thinking about your grocery list, and then out of the blue, your car engine stutters and dies...

It's every car owner's most dreaded experience.

I'm not a coupon clipper...

You won't find me on a weekend with the newspaper and a pair of scissors trying to save 50 cents on a gallon of milk.

Doc's note: Emotional investing is a recipe for disaster. Longtime readers know getting attached to an investment is a quick way to lose money.

One of the most emotional investment decisions you could ever make is loaning money to a friend or family member. Today, my friend and colleague Steve Sjuggerud talks about the pitfalls of loaning money to a friend... and how he decided to end it.

I don't usually talk about our most exclusive group at Stansberry Research.

To be honest, membership is simply not appropriate for most subscribers. And typically, you must be invited to join.

Doc's note: I have a confession to make... I don't read every book cover to cover. I've mentioned before that I'm a passionate reader. But there's just not enough time to read every book, magazine, and newsletter.

That's why today, I'm featuring an essay from Mark Ford, co-founder of the Palm Beach Research Group. Mark shares four tips to quickly get the most you can out of a book... without reading it cover to cover.

Prescription-drug prices in the U.S. are skyrocketing...

In just the past year alone, prices on drugs are up nearly 10% on average. But some are even worse.

Doc's note: We first began publishing Retirement Millionaire Daily in October 2015. Since then, we've sent more than 200 issues to our readers.

We've also welcomed tens of thousands of new readers. So every Thursday this month, we're sending you our favorite issues from October 2015. If you haven't read these issues, we hope you enjoy them. If you've already read them, use them as a refresher or share them with your friends and family.

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