Tag Archives: wealth

Circumstances Change

Somewhere in the world right now there’s a person who is working 10 hours a day doing manual labour and making minimum wage. He realizes his life could be much better so he saves what he can to build the future that he wants. He believes that he can change his circumstances in life by working hard, and having… Read More »

Canada’s Richest

Meet the 5 wealthiest peoples in Canada, their net worths, and their source of wealth. 1) Thomson family. $26.1 billion. +30% from previous year. Thomson Reuters, Globe and Mail. 2) Galen Weston. $10.4 billion. +24% from previous year. Loblaw Cos. Ltd., Holt Renfrew 3) Irving family. $7.9 billion. -3% from previous year. Irving Oil ltd., J. D. Irving Ltd. 4) Rogers family. $7.6 billion. +18% from previous year. Rogers… Read More »

Protect Your Money

From shady snake oil salesmen to the proverbial Nigerian prince, there is no shortage of fraudsters in the world trying to swindle people out of their money. You might think scams only happen to other people. You know better than to fall for phishing scams or multi-layered marketing products that don’t work. But despite best efforts even the most careful, conservative investors can… Read More »

Invest in China – Chinese Foreign Investment

Want to invest in China? The Shanghai stock market index (SSE) has returned an embarrassing -22% in the last 5 years. A buy and hold strategy would have lost money. Doh! The Chinese stock market is too mainstream anyway. So I’ve developed a better strategy to invest in the world’s second largest economy. My plan is a bit risky, and you’ve probably never… Read More »

Fiscal Update Apr 2014 – $53,000 Net Worth Increase

I’m utterly speechless 😐 Words cannot even begin to describe my grandiose euphoria right now! 😀 ♪♬♫ Because I’m happy ♬♫♯  Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof ♪♬♫ Lol 😛 This is beyond my wildest expectations. My net worth increased by more than 10x my total income in April, including dividends.  *Side Income: Part-Time Work = $400 Dividends = $500 *Discretionary… Read More »