I’ve been saying for years that real estate prices in Canada are not that high. Certain areas like Vancouver and Toronto have the perception of being unaffordable. But the fact that population growth is still positive in these major cities suggests otherwise. If these places weren’t affordable then people would be moving out of them, not in. 🙂 People… Read More »
Thanks to its constant liquidity – the fact investors will always want to trade it – gold has been at the core of global financial systems for millennia. No war or natural disaster has ever been able to take away gold’s shine. In times of political crisis or economic uncertainty, investors usually turn to gold as their primary… Read More »
What Canadians Need to Know About America’s Next President People from all around the world were anxious going into the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Sometimes it felt like the two frontrunners were throwing more shade at each other than discussing real issues that actually matter. Some pundits warned that if Donald Trump becomes the next president, there will be hell toupee. 😄 In the end,… Read More »
What $300,000,000,000,000 Look Like All $ amount in today’s post is in US dollars. What would you buy if you had all the money in the world? According to British news site The Independent, the total amount of financial assets in the world is around $300 trillion. This is the total value for all the equities and fixed income, including… Read More »
Stock Markets Reach Record Highs… Again Both the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 indexes have climbed to all time highs in late July. 🙂 But corporate earnings have been stagnant and economic growth remains weak. Restaurant sales have slowed. The U.S. economy only grew a disappointing 1.2% in the second quarter, well below expectations. 😕 So what’s… Read More »
Online profiles vs reality Apparently people who use online dating websites are self reportedly richer, taller, thinner, and better looking than the average person. Who would’ve guessed? But how honest are people really when it comes to sharing their personal information on dating sites? Many women approaching 30 seek men to get married. But they have to be… Read More »