Enough Trump. Gaza. Greenland, Mexico. Panama. Canada. Enough drama and politics. All the erudite, well-padded old farts (and the young ones, too) who come to this pathetic blog need a reminder of how ...

We stand together, or we fall apart. Take a minute to complete the poll, below. The results will be sent by my hand to the ...

Signing books in Nanaimo Sunday. Alas, no brazen hussies. He’s been a realtor in an area of expensive resort homes and condo explosion north of Toronto for, he says, 20 years. He just sent me the ...

The dollar slipped into the 68-cent US range today, and traders are girding their loins (how do you do that, anyway? Can I get some?) for volatility. Lots of it. Sentiment about the Canadian dollar is ...

The MAGA supporters in Canada would rather this blog did not talk about Trump. I get it. You’re embarrassed. Putting ideology ahead of patriotism is a wrenching choice. The orange guy is charismatic, ...

Because US tariffs are applied to goods from all its trading partners, global exports and GDP decline. Lower global demand in ...

Avaricious day traders, mostly young, often angry, definitely ageist and iconoclastic have been whacking financial markets. The combo of social media, fun trading apps, Covid quarantine boredom and a ...

There is an actual remedy to this crisis: The exodus. Young families will leave to rural areas even if it means lower paying ...

Lion’s Gate Bridge. Wish me luck. I’ll be in BC in a couple of days, land of the Giant Mistake, where they still believe granite countertops and glass sinks can buy you love. Or at least respect. Or ...

It seems FIRE is a Millennial creation, inspired by a book (“ Your Money or Your Life ” by Vicki Robin & Joe Dominguez) ...