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Your family deserves proper insurance protection
“Creditor insurance is better than no insurance at all, but that’s like saying flip flops in winter are better than no boots at all. It might be true, but just go get some proper winter boots. If you have insurance on your mortgage and you are in good health do yourself a big favour and…
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Investing should not be a beauty pageant
“Consider Buffett’s approach of partnership and focusing on business fundamentals versus the current crop of fads and speculations that are so rampant these days. Consider simplicity in the context of the types of complicated and opaque investment options that are popular today.” Brad Brain_ Investing should not be a beauty pageant _ Alaska Highway News
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Looking for some tendies
““Tendies” are what the cool kids are calling the big, windfall profits that you are supposed to make from your investments. Tendies are easy money and they roll in quick. At least, that is how the story is supposed to play out.” Brad Brain_ Looking for some tendies _ Alaska Highway News
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Meme stocks are not a sound investment philosophy
“Stocks may require some time to show a return on investment, but not stonks. And while stocks may involve some downside risk, that’s not the case for stonks. Stonks only go up. In other words, stonks are a fantasy. But stonks have become a meme. And, as thin as that is, nowadays people are investing…
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The battle of the heavyweights
“The bottom line is that RRSPs and TFSAs are both great planning tools, but neither is intrinsically superior to the other. Which one is right for you will be determined by your objectives and your personal circumstances, including; what do you want to use the money for, when do you want to use the money,…
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What makes for a good investment
“Folks, this is real simple. It comes down to this: If you pay to much for something, it’s real hard to make money. Doesn’t matter what it is. A stock, an apartment complex, Pokémon trading cards. Pay too much, and it’s hard to make money. The bottom line: A good business is difficult to live…
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How to spot an investment fraud
“Every year millions of dollars are lost to fraud in the province of British Columbia. It is probable, sooner or later, that somebody is going to try to rip you off. It might come as an email from someone you have never heard from, but it might also come over coffee from someone you know.”…
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It’s getting flaky out there
“I readily admit that I am a crypto cynic. In fact, in 2017 when bitcoin hit $9500, I shot a video saying that “when it comes to all this speculation on cryptocurrencies, you can unequivocally count me out.” Brad Brain_ It’s getting flaky out there _ Alaska Highway News
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The essence of Buffet
“I have a framed Buffett quote on my office wall. It reads, “To invest successfully over a lifetime does not require a stratospheric IQ, unusual business insights, or inside information. What’s needed is a sound intellectual framework for making decisions and the ability to keep emotions from corroding that framework.” Brad Brain_ The essence of…
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No such thing as free lunch
“Even before 2020, our federal and provincial governments have been spending a lot of money. And I mean a lot. Then the pandemic economic response spending started, and the taps have been wide open.” Brad Brain_ No such thing as free lunch _ Alaska Highway News
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