Why everyone (almost) loves Gail Vaz Oxlade

Posted February 22, 2012

Just last week I had the pleasure and privilege to share the stage with the infamous “jar lady” Gail Vaz-Oxlade. If you’ve watched TV in the last 10 years or so, you’ve probably seen or at the very least heard about her show, “Till Debt Do Us Part”.  On her program she is parachuted into people’…

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"It's RRSP time again" but what if I don't want to put money into the stock market anymore???

Posted January 14, 2012

Ah yes January, a month filled with freshly pressed gym membership cards, holiday shopping hangover and of course ever increasing amounts of signage with 4 letter combinations such as RRSP, TFSA etc. For many Canadians it’s also that time of the year that they become reacquainted with that per…

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350 People in 15 days

Posted January 7, 2012

I remember once seeing an ad with a Polar Bear in the Arctic with a very edible looking fish a few inches from his feet, the only problem was that the fish was in a block of ice. On the ad it read “ Opportunity doesn’t always arrive gift wrapped”.

 

 

 

 

 

I found this very humor…

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SOCTK MRAKET GTO OUY LAL MXEID UP?

Posted August 2, 2011

Almost daily (sometimes multiple times a day) I make it a habit to scan several financial websites, blogs and major news publications for a sense of what’s going on in this turbulent financial world of ours. Now I don’t necessarily rely on this information or consider it definitive for more rea…

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How to get Debt to pay for itself

Posted July 6, 2011

What does the average person and a Billionaire like Donald Trump have in common? They have debt and in many cases lots of it.

What is the main difference between the two? The Donald Trump’s of the world typically don’t pay their own debts.

 Let me explain.

I’ve been meaning to write about thi…

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Active Vs Passive Real Estate Investing

Posted May 29, 2011

 

Over the last few years I’ve had the good fortune to learn and work with some of the most knowledgeable Real Estate investors and Investment firms in Canada.  Having had the opportunity to speak and lecture to thousands of people in various audiences, one thing remains the same. Without fail …

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6 Lessons from Brad Lamb

Posted May 22, 2011

12 days ago we were fortunate to host a Charity Luncheon with Brad Lamb. For fans of Canadian television channels like HGTV or those of you in the real estate world, chances are that you know who he is.

The man has sold over 4.1 Billion Dollars in Real Estate. He has over 1600 condominium uni…

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