Author: Alain Guillot
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Fires in Hawaii and Yellowknife teach us not to put all our money in Real Estate
in Real EstatePeople often say that real estate is the safest business there is; real estate only goes up, and so on, but as we can see from recent catastrophes in Hawaii (US) and Yellowknife (Canada), a fire or a flood can take it all away. In addition, most real estate properties are heavily leveraged, which means…
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Great Ways To Keep Learning As A Business Owner
You may be the boss, but that doesn’t mean you know it all. The best business owners are constantly learning and they are able to apply this knowledge in order to improve their business. There are lots of ways in which you can keep learning. Below are a few examples. Read There are so many…
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My interview with Radio Canada (in French)
in Side HustleA few weeks ago I was interviewed by Radio Canada and they asked me about my numerous side hustles. Here is my interview in French. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/ledition-du-dimanche/segments/reportage/452478/cumuler-emplois-par-necessite-ou-par-choix-alexis-gacon
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The compound gains of staying the curse
Let’s talk today about staying the course, about doing something for such a long time that it becomes easy to you, whereas you can achieve good results with little effort, something like the the flywheel effect. Staying the Course in the Stock Market At one time, I used to be a market timer. I tried…
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Financial Predictions, cryptocurrencies, and political news
Today I am making the case that we should not listen to financial predictions we find on regulars media or financial websites. No one single economist predicted COVIDNo one single economist predicted the horrendous invasion of UkraineNo one predicted that the economy would be so strong with the stock market up 18% in 8 months.…
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Safeguard Yourself Against Scammers
We live in a digital world, and unfortunately, while this means that everyone can be interconnected all the time, this also means that fraudsters have a lot more opportunities to get you. Of course, frauds have evolved and the usual email from the Nigerian prince, which is one of the longest-running email scams, may seem…