Alain Guillot

Life, Leadership, and Money Matters

  • Optimism and compound returns are the keys to stock market success

    Optimism and compound returns are the keys to stock market success

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    Optimism and compound returns are difficult to understand and to teach, but they are the biggest secret to stock market success. How we learn to be optimist At one time in history, people were afraid to get into an elevator that was not controlled by a person. It took decades…

  • Supporting Your Health As A New Business Owner

    Supporting Your Health As A New Business Owner

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    Setting up a new business can be a lengthy process. Sometimes, it can take a few days, depending on what you need to get started; for others, it’s four to six weeks; for some, it can take months, especially if you are opening a restaurant, warehouse manufacturing facility, etc. From…

  • Fires in Hawaii and Yellowknife teach us not to put all our money in Real Estate

    Fires in Hawaii and Yellowknife teach us not to put all our money in Real Estate

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    People 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…

  • Great Ways To Keep Learning As A Business Owner

    Great Ways To Keep Learning As A Business Owner

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    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.…

  • My interview with Radio Canada (in French)

    My interview with Radio Canada (in French)

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    A 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

  • The compound gains of staying the curse

    The compound gains of staying the curse

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    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…