Finance, Economics & Technology

An Argument For Bi-Partisanship, Healthy Debate, and Empathy

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Published today on the Huffington Post Canada, thoughts on politics today, relevant to global politics, US politics, and Canadian politics.

Read the article below, or on the Huffington Post here. Keep Reading

Invest in Yourself: Watch Tony Robbins Talk About Making Money

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Gary Vaynerchuk hosted Tony Robbins on his Youtube channel on March 1st to discuss Tony’s new finance book, Unshakeable, and oh man, if you are interested in investing in the stock market, it is worth your time. Keep Reading

President Can’t Delete His Tweets

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Did you know the President can’t delete his tweets?! It could be a matter of federal record keeping, and is certainly news to me.

Two congressmen (one a democrat and the other a republican), sent a letter to the White House this week “expressing concerns about the Trump administration’s record keeping habits and its nontransparent use of social media and other forms of electronic communication.Keep Reading

My Favourite Weekend Routine

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I guess it’s a bit obvious isn’t it, I love to paper and coffee, but nonetheless, here we go.

Saturday:

Wake up around 8am and walk the one block to JJ Bean for the good muffins and americanos with Duchess. She takes awhile to get up though…  Keep Reading

Populism: What Is It?

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Yesterday in my video I discussed the factors that I saw as the cause for partisanship, and one of the main ones was inequality based on the fast-pace of technology development, and how technology is displacing people who are not able to keep up. I had an IRL question about populism, so thought I’d put together a post that dives a little deeper into explaining it. Keep Reading

Video Blog: People, Politics & Partisanship

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This morning I sat down and couldn’t focus. Too many thoughts swirling around in my brain; frustrations about how we are meant to deal with, and where we fit into, the current political climate. Politics today are so partisan, from our global leaders to our local leaders, the media, and our friends and family. So, here are 10 minutes on what I think about all of this, and why it needs to change. Keep Reading

Sunday Roundup: 5 Stories You’ll Like

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Sundays are a special day. As indicated by the name of this site, they’re meant for lazy mornings, often spent in bed (preferably crisp white sheets), with creamy coffee and a newspaper (I’m partial to the National Post, WSJ, or The New York Times). Today is no different, in fact, I write this from bed, with a coffee on one side and a paper on the other. Keep Reading

Setting *My* Financial Goals

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During the Q&A at the most recent Discussing Finance event held at Unbounce, the most common answer from the panelists was, “well it depends on your financial goals.” This answer was given to nearly every question asked regarding savings vs. investment, how much to save, how much to invest, what kinds of investments are best to get into, etc, etc. My impression is that because the tools most commonly discussed, RRSP and TFSA accounts, basically have one-size-fits-all recommendations (use them! Max out your contribution space!), there is a misconception about there being a straight path to financial success. Much like our careers, each person’s financial path and strategy is completely different from the next.

In order to determine what to do with your finances and how to create a personalized financial plan, you must start by defining your goals. What is most important to you? What you want to do with your money will determine your savings and investment strategy.  Keep Reading

Event Photos: Discussing Finance, January Edition

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Last week, on Wednesday evening, we got together at Unbounce to listen to four experts discuss different aspects of personal finance: investing via the TFSA, RRSPs, stock trading, and giving.

Many thanks to Chimp for partnering with us on this event, and thank you to all who attended!

Shedding Light on the Bias of US Media

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Today the Financial Post published a short but concise commentary from Editor-at-Large Diane Francis. I think the commentary is noteworthy because of the ideas she shares, particularly around media bias, which I haven’t seen much about from other news sources recently:  Keep Reading

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