Alain Guillot

Life, Leadership, and Money Matters

  • How To Give Your New Business The Best Chance Of Success

    How To Give Your New Business The Best Chance Of Success

    Starting a business is exciting, but it can also be pretty terrifying if we’re being honest. No matter how confident you are in your idea, there are always going to be things you can’t control. Customer habits change, competitors appear out of nowhere, and sometimes the market decides it likes…

  • What Every Property Investor Should Know Before Breaking Ground

    What Every Property Investor Should Know Before Breaking Ground

    When evaluating a property investment or development opportunity, it’s easy to focus on visible costs such as land acquisition, materials and labour. However, some of the biggest financial risks are the ones hidden beneath the surface, only becoming apparent after significant commitments have already been made. These unseen factors can…

  • 10 Ways to Focus on Business Expansion As You’re Mid-Growth

    10 Ways to Focus on Business Expansion As You’re Mid-Growth

    When it comes to being in business, you can often strive hard in the early days to get anywhere close to where you initially intended to be. As such, you get used to the long hours and putting the work in. So, when you find yourself amidst success and things…

  • The Hidden Costs of Doing Admin Work as a Founder

    The Hidden Costs of Doing Admin Work as a Founder

    As a founder, you may well be used to doing everything yourself because when you first founded the business, you may well have been the sole worker of the company. Handling your own invoicing, scheduling, and data entry will, at some point, become more of a hindrance than what it…

  • Stock Market Recep, Tuesday, June 9, 2026

    Stock Market Recep, Tuesday, June 9, 2026

    📊 Alain’s Holdings — June 9, 2026 Symbol Name Price Change Change % VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 677.70 -2.08 -0.31% QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust 707.83 -8.24 -1.15% XIU.TO iShares S&P/TSX 60 ETF 50.97 -0.01 -0.02% Trump: U.S. “Must React” to Iran Downing Helicopter | SOXX Drops 8.6% Intraday |…

  • Capitalism in Sweden: The Free-Market Success Story Europe Ignores

    Capitalism in Sweden: The Free-Market Success Story Europe Ignores

    Capitalism in Sweden helped transform a stagnant economy into one of Europe’s strongest. Discover how free-market reforms fueled growth.