Always Ask for More
Before I became self-represented, my lawyer at the time’s advice still sticks: Always ask for more [in life]. Rarely you will get what you ask…
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Thinking of Starting a Business?
An engineer asked about starting his own business and asked how to go about it. ” That’s a very broad question. Each industry is different,…
Buyouts and Decreasing Returns Towards Equilibrium
The struggle to find consistent high yield stocks, in businesses generating consistent, high yield returns (1) Most investors (or wanna-be ones) aim for a 7-10%…
Society’s Frown to Ambition
We’re expected to be like the others, not above the others. When I was younger, I’d get ridicule for wanting to become something better everyday.…
Wealthy Families, Their Offspring, and the Alberta and Chinese Boom
Psychological studies have shown that much of your person is shaped by your experiences/upbringing by the time you’re 13. Afterwards, there is still some influence…
Word about Dating Pickiness
It pays to be picky, but to a point. Some people want too much and that’s why they’re unhappy – they want someone who makes…
December 2017- The Losses Continue
On top of the lower than anticipated income for 2017, someone hitting my car, my windshield being damaged, my unexpected dental and legal bills, and…
Investment Condos: Edmonton vs. Lower Mainland, BC
My original idea was to keep expanding the real estate portion of my portfolio with Edmonton properties, due to the following: (1) Low entry cost.…
October 2017: 4 Years + 5 Months in Alberta
Sudden $2,460 dental bill. Sudden $1,000 vehicle bill. Selected for a CRA 2016 Tax Review. Further tightening mortgage rules by OSFI. The ending of the…
Return on Equity of Real Estate
For things like real estate, most dream about increasing cashflow as the mortgage is paid down, and the ultimate dream is paid off properties that…