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Jun 2017The Success Circles
“I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made a difference that you lived at all.” Leo Rosten I have a wise friend who shared with me how he helps individuals…
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May 2017The Pyramid of Investment Success
What is the secret to multi-decade, inter-generational wealth creation? Fortunately, it can be summed up in one easy illustration I call “The Pyramid of Investment Success”. I am utterly convinced that over 80% of one’s long term investment success comes down to a single variable … one’s individual behaviour. In other words, for many of us, our single greatest enemy in our quest for wealth creation is the…
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Apr 2017When NOT To Invest
“Knowing what you don’t know is much more useful in life and business than being brilliant” – Charlie Munger (Warren Buffet’s older, and some would argue, smarter partner) I am convinced there are Canadians who can actually invest successfully themselves. However, like the Loch Ness Sea Monster, they are often sighted but rarely actually seen! For long term wealth creation you need to possess what I…
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Feb 2017Time To Feed The Goose 2017
“Taxes are our way of feeding the goose that lays the golden eggs of freedom, democracy and enterprise. Someone says, ‘Well, the goose eats too much!’ That’s probably true. But better a fat goose than no goose at all” – Jim Rohn As I have now begun to receive a flurry of tax “T-Statements” I realize, once again , it is that time of year…
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Jan 201799 Reasons 2016 Was a Good Year
“The progress of human knowledge will be rapid, and discoveries made of which we have no conception. I begin to be almost sorry I was born so soon, since I cannot have the happiness of knowing what will be known 100 years hence.” – Benjamin Franklin It has been my practice to begin each year’s “Wealth with Wisdom” with a focus on the many positive…
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Dec 2016Merry Christmas featuring Buster the Boxter
Clearly, I realize this video is a TV advert for the British retailer, John Lewis. Cleverly, it utilizes the song, “One Day I’ll Fly Away”, performed by the Vaults. (The original song was performed by Randy Crawford and very much amplifies the commercial’s impact.) Creatively, it is a slick piece of marketing that is directly targeted to tug on our heart strings. Taking into account all…
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Nov 2016Top 5 Regrets Of The Dying
If you are reading this, congratulations you likely have more money than 99% of your fellow Canadians! I believe that having secured financial freedom one is much better equipped to focus on those life goals that are truly meaningful. Think of this exercise as a version of Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs”. Recently I have been introduced to Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi , a German mathematician who…
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Nov 2016President Trump … Really?
The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.” -Winston Churchill I’m going to assume that you were a bit surprised when you woke up to the news that “The Donald” is now the leader of the free world. I sure as hell was! So the question is, now what? Well, in keeping with our investment philosophy that we can…
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Oct 2016Smart-Sounding Temptations To Sell As the Market Rose
I would classify the chart below as a classic, “a picture is worth a thousand words” illustration. Please click the image below to truly appreciate how far the U.S. market has come since 1950 or, since 1970 or, since 1990 or, since 2010. As Peter Lynch once said, “The key to making money in the stock market, is not being scared out of it.” Smart-Sounding…
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Sep 2016Moments In Time Part II
In this month’s blog my topic has very little to do with “money” and everything to do with “life”. Last year in a blog I write for nonprofits, their board members, and those individuals I feel may be interested in new ideas and concepts around philanthropy I recounted an incredible experience I shared with my daughter. Specifically, watching the sun come up on Cape Spear, Newfoundland,…
