As we inch our way out of the pandemic (we may not be there yet, but I think we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, right?), I think I've got the perfect way to kick the Covid-19 and get back to being your best you for anyone with debt or family that they want to leave something for if they were to pass on.

Since our last post on March 2, the spread of Covid-19 has progressed throughout the world, affecting European countries in a particularly harsh way, relative to North America at this time. This has certainly created a very volatile and frustrating market climate with big daily swings in stock prices, both down and up.

COVID-19 aka Coronavirus

2019 could not have looked more different than 2018 if tried to and yet, in many ways, it was also a mirror image of the previous year.

To Trade or Not to Trade?

Endgame

Spoiler alert, this has nothing to do with the “Avengers End Game”, which is now the highest grossing film in history, recently surpassing Avatar. Both franchises are now Disney properties and I may have more to write on this in the future.

“Hong Kong has created one of the most successful societies on Earth.” -Prince Charles

Which Way will the Flower Blow?

I follow on a prominent online forum for young investors, as it provides me a great opportunity to keep a pulse on the concerns of investors my age. Unfortunately, I can never really comment there as financial professionals are not to be soliciting clients.

When thinking of equality, I would normally think of it in a positive light, something for a society to strive towards.  This is especially true for the social safety net we as Canadians value.

Around 2011, a representative from the Venezuelan Embassy gave a talk to my Rotary Club, the Rotary Club of West Ottawa, and it really stuck with me. During the presentation, she went through the aggressive socialist agenda of the Hugo Chavez government. This included many programs that would provide price controls, health care, and education for the Venezuelan people.