Category: Ideas + Articles
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The Future – Tokenizing Financial Markets
Tokenization is expected to have a significant and transformative impact on financial markets and securities in the following ways: Increased Liquidity and Accessibility Reduced Costs and Increased Efficiency Enhanced Transparency and Security Regulatory Clarity and Compliance In summary, most experts are pointing out that tokenization has the potential to revolutionize financial markets by improving liquidity,…
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(Upper) Middle Class
We need to talk about Upper Middle Class Families in Canada. Or, what used to be Upper Middle Class. In the 1980s, a working doctor, lawyer, accountant, or businessman could buy a nice home 🏡 in a prime metro and raise 2.5 kids while his wife stayed home. But—there’s more! Generally he was able to…
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Modern Education
Only a slave, a person who was owned as property, and used as a machine for a task, could be expected to do one task for his whole life. A gentleman, or even a freeman of the lower classes, was not a machine for labor, but a person who could be expected to act in…
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Changing of the Guard
This post is simply meant to be a bookmark, or a denotation of time. I am currently on sabbatical from active real estate investing and sales. As such, I have streamlined the site’s available navigations/pages. I’ll be utilising it more as a blog for now, which will capture the lights my eyes are drawn to…between…
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Fixed or Variable – by Scotty Brennan
Variable or fixed? It’s a question many people are debating right now. As a mortgage broker I get asked about this daily. I am personally buying a home right now, I actually get the keys May 12th! I cannot tell you what the right decision is for yourself but I will share why I am sticking…
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Book Review – Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger (blas.com)
Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger by Peter Bevelin Summary Through real life examples, many of them centered around Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, Peter Bevelin helps the reader learn how to think better, make fewer poor decisions understand ourselves and others better. Discusses mental models, human fallibilities, heuristics, instincts, human psychology, biology and more.…
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10 LIES YOU MUST UNLEARN – By Arlen Dahlin
Sometimes you need to stop trying to learn so much stuff and start working to UNLEARN a few things like….. 1. “Save Your Money” Save it for a rainy day? I would rather move and follow the sun.* Why would you save your money? Money is completely useless unless you use it.* Money is a…
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The Revival – April 2022
Greetings Friends, In true Ontario fashion, yesterday we enjoy a sunny spring day (actually saw folks in tee’s and shorts!) and today we are battling grey skies and wet flurries. Equally as undecided, Ontario’s real estate is trying to pick a direction too. However, we will get into that below. At Ontario Assets, Katherine and I had…
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7 Professional Options Strategies Every Trader Needs to Know.
By Gregory Mannarino (TradersChoice.net) Seven Professional Options Strategies Every Trader Needs to Know. By Gregory Mannarino (TradersChoice.net) Let me begin here with laying out some options basics, just as a quick review! What Are Options? An option is a derivative, that is an option derives its value from another underlying asset. When a trader either buys or…
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Quantitative Sleaze –
Quantitative Sleaze – How The Bank Of Canada Mislead Politicians On Real Estate & QE ExternalInbox By Peter Sunwasi Canada’s central bank head piqued the interest of economists, and not because of his dazzling personality. Speaking to lawmakers, the Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor Tiff Macklem explained quantitative ease (QE) has no impact on housing. He further explained…