Beyond the Rhetoric

In 2007, the world went boom. The real estate market in the US collapsed along with its banking system. In the wake of this was left the rest of the world. And Canada was no exception. This was also the year the Canadian government introduced to us the TFSA (tax free savings account). I’m not [...]

There are moments in people’s lives that aren’t exactly milestones, but they have a special feeling to them. Imagine getting a Happy Meal and they accidentally put an extra toy in, or how about when you want to park downtown and the meter you park at already has a bunch of time on it? Ever [...]

I remember when I first became an entrepreneur. One of the first books I read on the topic (which is saying a lot, since I hate reading) was a book written by Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki called Midas Touch. They go in depth into what they believe make a good entrepreneur and why most [...]

When you approach the world of finance, you’re going to encounter all sorts of different acronyms. This can be very confusing, even for the savviest of investors. In Canada, you might come across GICs, for example, which are Guaranteed Investment Certificates. You are guaranteed a certain interest rate on your investment for the defined period [...]

These days, there are a number of problems in the financial world that can cause problems for the casual investor. And by casual, I mean people who don’t understand finance or economics, choosing instead to pass that burden on to someone else. I’ve mentioned before that one of the biggest problems in finance (or any [...]