Paving the way for better future returns. The solution to a stock market correction (10% drop) is often a bear market (20% drop.) It sounds odd. If investors are already upset with a 10% decline of their investments, how would losing another 10% help? But it’s all about the time horizon. historically bear market years have been followed… Read More »
The world is not fair Personal finance is like peanut butter. You can’t spread it too thin.😀 That’s why there are consequences for taking risks. But sometimes people can reap the rewards for their actions, but not accept any of the risks. Wall St. executives walk away with millions of dollars while their clients lose money. Pro war… Read More »
Inflation protection Do you remember when air was free at the gas station? Now it costs $1.00. You know why? Inflation. 😀 It’s crazy to realize that the dollar has lost over half its value during my lifetime so far. One dollar in 1987 could buy what $2.33 can buy today. This is why everyone should hedge against… Read More »
“It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.”― Leon C. Megginson Change is inevitable, unless the vending machine is broken. 😀 When things don’t go quite the way we want them to it’s tempting to want to change the system. But it’s often more favorable to just change ourselves than… Read More »
The basic concept of debt is simple. It’s when someone borrows money from another person. But once we start looking at different forms of debt such as sovereign debt, treasury bonds, mortgage-backed securities, demand loans, etc, it can start to sound like a different language to many of us. 😕 Even the money in your wallet right now is… Read More »
StatsCan says 18.7% of Canada’s assets were controlled by foreign enterprises in 2011. Not surprisingly about half of these entities are based in the US 🙂 The UK and Dutch-controlled enterprises held the second and third highest spots respectively. No other country had more than 5% of foreign-controlled assets. The shares of foreign-controlled assets and revenues declined from 2010, while the… Read More »