Author Archives: Danielle Park

Lots of negative-carry properties increase systemic risk for Canada

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Danielle Park

Even when we don’t owe a mortgage, personal use real estate is negative-carry–we spend money to maintain it rather than it paying us. As an investment, on the other hand, real estate is supposed to generate enough cash flow to … Continue reading →

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Food scraps to fuel Toronto garbage trucks in 2020

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Danielle Park

This is what smart resource management looks like.  See Make Way for Biogas: Food scraps will be used to fuel garbage trucks in the City of Toronto. Anaerobic digesters take materials from food scrap bins and turn it into solid … Continue reading →

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Low savings and high debt are problem without higher interest rates

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Danielle Park

Interest rates are headed lower as the economy weakens, but lower rates will not alleviate the strains that are binding households.  Good real-world discussion in this clip. Household debt levels remain at stratospheric levels, putting some Canadian households in a … Continue reading →

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