by TallKirk | Feb 9, 2024 | Quick Reads
The predictions never stop in the finance industry. Inflation will do A. Interest rates will do B. The TSX will do XY and Z. It’s all just noise, of course. Or worse. Not just because predicting market performance is an unbelievably hard game, but because playing the...
by TallKirk | Feb 5, 2024 | Quick Reads
Where are you investing right now? And I’m not just talking about money and markets. I mean where are you devoting your time, energy and attention in the hopes of achieving a return? You see, we’re all investors, even if we don’t have millions in the markets. We all...
by TallKirk | Dec 10, 2023 | Quick Reads
One of the reasons planning for your future can be such a challenge is that many, if not all of us, fall under the spell of the End of History illusion. Which is really just a fancy way of saying that when we look back on our life, we can easily see that we’ve changed...
by TallKirk | Dec 8, 2023 | Quick Reads
There’s a big difference between asking yourself a question and someone else asking you the very same question directly. It hits different. Why? Because it forces you to think harder. By saying your answer out loud, rather than just thinking it in your head, you’re...
by TallKirk | Dec 4, 2023 | Quick Reads
If your mortgage is coming up for renewal and you’re worried about the higher rate and increased monthly payments, here are some things you could think about doing rather than just waiting anxiously: 1. Talk to your lender about their current rates and figure out what...
by TallKirk | Nov 30, 2023 | Quick Reads
As Financial Literacy Month comes to a close, I just want to take a minute to make one thing absolutely clear: a lack of financial literacy is not why Canadians are struggling today. Consumer debt and mortgage balances haven’t ballooned because people suddenly became...
