Monthly Archives: August 2017

Can you afford to buy a home?

Good rational discussion in this clip. Financial common sense is such a rare gem these days. To keep you from being house-poor, I’m giving you some information-rich thinking with a little math and a lot of logic. These five steps … Continue reading

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Cross-selling frenzy of finance/legal/accounting services, costing clients dearly

In a coffee shop yesterday, we overheard another accountant pitching their client on money management services through a Bay Street firm.  We have heard many anecdotes and complaints from people across the country about the aggressive cross-selling of accounting/legal/investment services … Continue reading

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Toronto home prices: mean reversion alive and well

What soars up tends to crash down. Welcome to ‘free’ money driven asset moves. What about all those supply shortages the realtors were talking about? Nothing like insanely high prices to bring supply on stream. In July Toronto new listings … Continue reading

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