This post is meant to inspire all the female readers out there 🙂 Forbes released their annual list of the 100 most powerful women around the world in 2013. These are the politicians, CEOs, activist billionaires, and celebrities who have a lot of influence in our society. The top spot went to Angela Merkel (left image below) the… Read More »
According to a new study by the CGA Association of Canada, 1/3rd of Canadians are living paycheck to paycheck 🙁 The consensus was that the people surveyed believed their incomes were not “keeping pace with the cost of living.” Sigh (-_-;) If only they understood how to hedge their expenses against inflation protected investments like consumer staples that have a… Read More »
Give your toddler the best start Would you like to have kids some day? What if not every baby is born equal and that there is a secret formula to make elite babies? I apologize in advance because the point of this post is to try and use probability to potentially give our future offspring a competitive advantage… Read More »
There’s a sitcom on CBS called 2 Broke Girls. It’s the story about Max and Caroline who are both poor and work at a diner in Brooklyn, New York. Despite their financial circumstance they want to start their own cupcake business (゜∀゜) Their plan is to save $250,000 and open up their own cupcake store one day. Spoiler alert if you… Read More »
The Canadian Real Estate Association recently announced that national home sales pretty much stayed the same in April. Compared to last year’s April activities, sales were 3.1% lower this year. However, the average sale price rose by 1.3% over the same time led by gains in Calgary, and parts of Ontario. The national average price for homes is now $380,588. Overall CREA… Read More »
To become rich we should try to maximize our earnings and minimize our expenses. Here are two simple ways to do it by adapting. First, on the earnings side, we can take advantage of unfair market forces to increase our investment potential. For example Canada’s telecommunication sector is an oligopoly with over 90% of the wireless market owned… Read More »