Monthly Archives: May 2019

Straight Talk on Your Money

Yesterday I recorded a podcast with insolvency trustee Doug Hoyes, co-founder of one of Canada’s largest personal insolvency firms.  Last night I read his 2017 book Straight Talk on Your Money — the Biggest Financial Myths and Mistakes and How … Continue reading

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Quantifying ‘wealthy’ and the capital value of income streams

A recent Charles Schwab study asked different age groups to estimate the net worth needed to feel ‘wealthy’ where they live.  Not surprisingly, the amount estimated was higher for those aged 50+ than those in their 20’s–older folks tend to … Continue reading

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Amazon re-purposing malls it helped vacate and widening tax deficits in the process

Two decades of easy credit and hyper-consumption from North American households have encouraged a massive overbuild in the retail sector and commercial real estate. In the process, retail–which includes on-line giants like Amazon, eBay, big-box chains, and smaller brick and … Continue reading

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