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Happy Summer! I am writing this from the slightly hazy view from my deck in Kelowna. I can barely make out the other side of Okanagan Lake through the smoke from all the forest fires that are burning through the Okanagan area. Not the best of omens for our holidays but even that is not […]

July Update: Markets & Fashion Sense

July 6, 2021

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Happy June!  Amazing how a little bit of good weather and some easing of COVID restrictions can positively change our mental outlook.  Kristy is on countdown for how many school days are left, and it is looking like we will be able to get up to our summer place in Kelowna after all. I went from languishing […]

June update: Looking forward!

June 8, 2021

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This video is provided for educational purposes only. It should not be considered personal investment advice or solicitation to buy or sell any securities. It may include information concerning financial markets as at particular point in time and is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to compile it from reliable sources, however, […]

Video: Spacs Explained

June 1, 2021

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Happy May!   I read an article this month on “languishing” that sort of hit home with me.  Psychologists define it as “characterized by lack of positive emotions and reduced interest in life along with suboptimal psychological and social functioning.” Or, from a layman’s perspective, it’s a feeling that while things are “fine”, they’re not necessarily good.  That […]

May Update: Endurance over “Languishing”

May 4, 2021

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Opening up a young investor’s first account is one of my favourite things to do and I have had the privilege of being able to open up quite a few accounts for clients’ kids over the last year.  Thought you might find it beneficial to understand my thought process and philosophy in helping guide “new […]

Raising Money-wise Kids!

April 21, 2021

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Happy Easter!  Hope everyone found a way to get out and enjoy Spring Break!  Tough time of year for me in that I have become quite accustomed to taking a couple weeks off after RRSP season and getting away somewhere hot with the family. Especially hard to take when Canada has had to go backwards in restrictions […]

April Update: Quality matters

April 5, 2021

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This video is provided for educational purposes only and is based on the views and opinions of the advisor only. It should not be considered personal investment advice or solicitation to buy or sell any securities. Investments in cryptocurrency should be considered a very risky investments that are speculative in nature and appropriate only for […]

Bitcoin Thoughts

March 19, 2021

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Happy March! Congratulations to us all as we’ve now just put the two most depressing months of the year behind us!  January is officially the worst, but February is at the top of my list for least favourite months.  Weather is terrible, the days are still short, and it tends to be my busiest time of the year […]

Worry, greed, FOMO cause us to react.

March 2, 2021

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Happy February!   Hope everyone is off to a great start in 2021.  Now almost fully adapted to living in a Covid era we seem to have made the big adjustments to lifestyle and are sort of in the fine-tuning stage of what works and what doesn’t in our new socially distanced but virtually connected world.  Trying to figure […]

Thoughts on GameStop Hype

February 1, 2021

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Hope you all had a great holiday season! 2020 was a hard year in a lot of ways but this is really the first Christmas break that I can remember that it felt peaceful. I am extremely blessed to have all my immediate family close by. So many advantages to having grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins all willing […]

Happy New Year!

January 10, 2021

Market Updates