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Retirement Rocket with Blake Young

The Fly Trap Can Catch More than Flies

I got trapped by my own fly trap last week. Every September where I live, house flies invade. We try everything - sprays, swatters, those salt shooting guns. Nothing eliminates them, so we manage with sticky fly strips. You know the ones: gooey plastic strips that trap anything that touches them. I

Retirement Rocket with Blake Young

The Unexpected Metals Mining Revolution

Gold, silver and copper don't need to go any higher for mining stocks to deliver massive profits. You see, most traders assume metal prices need to keep climbing for mining companies to succeed. That’s not exactly how it works… Current metal prices already provide mining companies with sustainable m

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Another Punch to the Head Until You Learn

This week's trading was rough. We had big wins, big losses, and flat days. The difficulty in trading this week reminded me of my years studying the martial art of Kenpo. I had already decided after Tuesday's trading session that this weekend's article would focus on a specific lesson I learned in Ke

Retirement Rocket with Blake Young

Three Life Lessons from Monty Python and the Holy Grail

The past two weeks have been heavy, so I thought I'd lighten things up by reminiscing about simpler times watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail. During Friday's session, as Brandon and I passed control to Gianni, I quipped "My sister was bitten by a moose"—a reference to the movie's absurd scroll

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Life and Trading Is a Race

We’ve just completed our first month of trading in the 10% Club…And what a month it has been! We not only met but far exceeded our goal, achieving a 45% return on the entire portfolio, leveraging trades placed live during our morning sessions within a 2.5-hour window. And we did it while keeping our

Retirement Rocket with Blake Young

Driving the Market: Lessons from a U-Haul

Next week, my son is moving for school and work. The good news? We actually like our sons—most of the time—and he’s moving closer to us. The bad news? I get to drive six hours and help him move heavy furniture. When he said, “I think I’ll just rent a U-Haul and load everything up,”

Retirement Rocket with Blake Young

How Four Words Made Me Rethink Everything

"I'll run with you." The second those words came out of my mouth, I knew I was screwed. My dad's face lit up, and I realized there was no backing out of this one. Here's the situation: My dad turns 80 in ten days. When he hit 70, he celebrated by running a 10K. Now

Retirement Rocket with Blake Young

The Secret to a Long Marriage

Happy weekend, everyone. As many of you may have heard, my wife and I celebrated 29 years of marriage this week. Naturally, one of the questions we often get is: What’s the secret to a happy marriage? I can't speak for my wife, but I do have a few thoughts on what’s made our relationship

Retirement Rocket with Blake Young

Why “Dollar Strength” Is Financial Media BS: The Financial Media's Biggest Lie

Every financial headline screams about "dollar strength" like it's some mystical force. Here's the truth they won't tell you: there's no such thing as the dollar being strong on its own. It's financial media BS, and it's costing you money. The dollar doesn't flex in a vacuum. It's only strong relati