Ask Hank: Your Money Coach

How to build your wealth and enjoy life after the choice to not have children.

I've started a new feature of this podcast where I have you, the public as a guest to talk about and review an issue you may be having with money. Trouble saving, earning, investing or spending are all fair game. Here is a brief intro to the idea with a way to connect with me to get the form if you want some help. It's the Honest Money Grilling feature of this podcast. Accepted applications will interview with me for 30 minutes while I grill them honestly about what i would do if in their situation.

In this the second part of my interview we dig deeper into the current state of financial literacy among our children and what we can do about it.

In this first part of a two part series I interview Adam Carroll who leapt to fame when his TedTalk went viral. What he has to say to help us about being smart with our money.

When looking to invest in Real Estate or purchase a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust, make sure you consider these two important factors.

I've made over 100 investment mistakes in my life, and this one is possibly the dumbest.

It was supposed to be a long term hold. Why I'm now selling my favourite stock.

There are 3 different types of happiness we all experience but only one is the most meaningful. It's not about the money.

When your stock or investment starts to drop, your brain will push you to sell it. A simple strategy to avoid this mistake.

An inside look at a deal we just completed and why I'd never invest in Berkshire Hathaway. It's the audio version of the complete video presentation you can get for free on our Patreon site Bee Money Simple.

In this month's podcast i interview an exceptional Money Coach who focuses on helping women be successful and invest wisely.

What is your personal inflation rate? It's likely greater than 10%.

They are not as safe as you think and here's why I'd never invest in them.

Not sure the "experts" get it. But keeping a variable mortgage is very risky. Be careful and ask a lot of questions before you hand over your hard earned dollar to Real Estate Investment Funds.

In this special podcast I discuss the 10 key steps to living a loser life. Is this you?

It's hard to believe but these 3 things really did happen today.

It was a surprise when we had a look at how listening to our bees have helped with networth. Here's how it happened.

Why are we so focused on daily changes in markets and encomics? Once a month is enough and here is why I'm changing the format of this podcast.

Get more details on the 3 stocks I discuss today in the Globe and Mail.

Learn how this investor purchased his first investment property only using his own cash and continues to enjoy the fruits of that decision. Jim Lee is my guest in a truly inspirational discussion.

Although better than stocks, bonds and even real estate, you likely will never make an investment in this and I don't know why.

While some experts appear to profess the truth about real estate and investing, I feel the need to take the other side of this discussion.

Today it seems entrepreneurs and others needing to work an extra job or two whine about it. In 1990 I worked 5 jobs at the same time. How did that happen?

I interview an expert on Apartment Syndications. Is it for you?

What did I do wrong? Important steps in analyzing this experience. You might be surprised with my conclusion.

During economic crisis the Bees do know best. Here's why and what you can do about it.

Today I interview Ian Williams, author and business consultant on how working on yourself is one of the 3 key pillars of a successful company.

SV Bank went bankrupt on Friday. Just listening to one lesson from the beehive would have saved them. A few more of the lessons would also have helped. I discuss this in detail and how it also pertains to those that bought real estate during the recent bubble.

Sometimes you get a feeling that things just aren't right. So I fired this stock. Was that a mistake?

I interview Rob Kessler inventor and founder of the Million Dollar Collar and entrepreneur. We discuss steps to building and selling his companies and how challenging it can be to deal with success.

Our second purchase was something called the "Rinder Building" a bakeshop in town converted into a triplex. What did I do to recycle and repurpose as the Honeybees advise.

I really don't know anything about IUL investments so I bring on a guest so we can all learn. Am I a candidate for this type of investment? You may be surprised with the ending.

We learned this week that from 40%-80% of condo owners in Canada bought them for "investment" purposes. In this special podcast I talk about why in my opinion a condo is never an investment.

It was late 1987 and mortgage rates were 14%. A rundown building near a railroad track was for sale by a bank. The mortgage was over $85,000. How did this investment become a homerun and how does it now all make sense when investing like a honeybee.

A brief introduction to the name change and new podcast format.

This common sense lesson from the bee hive should help you understand what to do if housing is too expensive in your neighborhood.

A look at this Canadian company I'm starting to look at and why.

A look at getting through the clutter of inflation and interest rate predictions and focusing on what is right for you.

Sometimes we are too much in a hurry. Lesson from the beehive is helpful as we think about next steps in the new year.

A new podcast is coming soon. New schedule in the New Year.

Let's put this one to rest and why this REIT is not a buy for me.

A very risky way to play the possible drop in BitCoin.

At times when you dig into a value opportunity it looks too good to be true. What do you think about this one?

I thought I was going to be signing up for a high interest savings account through BMO. But when I asked if my money was being invested in Crypto they weren't sure. What is going on?

Some of the lessons I learned from the Nova Scotia storm seems to make sense today. Are you ready for the upcoming storm about to hit us?

With FTX and other concerns about how pension funds invest our money, who can you trust?

A lesson learned from the hive.

Right now, with high interest rates and uncertainty, it seems that we are hanging from a cliff, barely keeping ourselves safe. But what if that was always the case? What can we do.

Why getting ready for the next wave of selling may be the best thing to do.

How did I handle yesterday's drop of 1,200 points in the market?