
Ask Hank: Your Money Coach
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Time to Look at the TFSA?
Perhaps it's time to dive back into this juicy investment vehicle.
Psychology and Real Estate Investing Today
This Psychological factor may be stopping you from finding that great deal.
Update on Consumer Demand
The stats we are hearing could be confusing.
Work Ethic and Inflation
Rarely discussed this may be one of the major factors driving inflation today.
Could these Companies Solve the Canadian ER Crisis?
My personal experience of waiting in the ER helps me better understand what we need to fix our ER problem. The solution isn't more money, but how about working with these 2 Canadian companies that have a solution.
The 5 Lies they Tell you when Real Estate Investing
Today we see the importance of understanding these lies when investing in real estate.
Just some more Dumb Politicians and more of the Same
Interesting times for some proven strategies.
What to do now?
With all that's going on right now, may be a good time to just do this.
Is Government Ruining Real Estate?
Looks like in Nova Scotia that is the case.
Rent Controls and other Chaos
An update of recent happenings in our investment world.
What do You Know?
If 100% represents everything you need to know to be a successful investor in the area of your choice, what percent of that knowledge do you-or your advisor posess?
The Most Important Investment You will Ever Make
You have the same amount as Bill Gates or any other billionaire. What are you going to do with it?
By Buy COVID
Looks like it's finally over, how do we buy into the new trends?
Scurvy Investing
Why did it take 42 years for a successful preventive tool for Scurvy to be adopted and accepted by the public? Can we use this example to explain why a start-up may have an amazing product or service but the market is reluctant to accept it? How understanding Scurvy Investing may help lead you to success.
Nothing left to Buy
There isn't much real estate out there to buy. What could be some reasons and how is this tied to low interest rates and high inflation.
Life with 18% Interest Rates
As interest rates continue to rise are you ready for what is about to happen? Here's a story about one of my first real estate purchases in 1987 when mortgage rates were 12% and commercial rates over 18%.
Gen Y and X Steps to Working When You Want How You Want
Unlike the FIRE movement this idea is about continuing to develop mentally, emotionally, sociall and physically while achieving your financial goals. How can a young person do this? Here is my list of 15 steps that I would do today if 30 years younger.
7 Can't Miss Mutation Investment Strategies
With everything that is happening around us, what are the 7 strategies that may help negotiate this confusion.
A New Reason for the Housing Bubble
This form of Anxiety may be driving the housing bubble. How understanding it may help you take advantage of a real estate opportunity.
Common Sense Inflation and Gold
Understanding how a high Common Sense IQ can help durring confusing times.
Mutations and Investing
I don't know about you but I'm getting pretty sick of all of this. So what does that have to do with investing?
An Investment Bubble for Ever?
I just spent close to $300 in the grocery store. It's hard to find quality cash flow properties anywhere. Stocks are at all time highs. Could this bubble last for many more years?
What is Value Investing Today?
What is the true value of something? Is it simply what someone will pay for that house or stock that determines it's value?
Negative Interest Rates are Back
Surprisingly we have negative Real Interest Rates in Canada and likely the US as well. What does this mean and what should I do?
COVID Mental Health and Investment Trends
There are some significant unintended consequences with shutdowns and cancelling Santa Claus parades. This week I discuss how a number of COVID events are changing our behavior for ever.
How Productive are You
Productivity seems to be declining in our country. How do you measure it and what can you do about it?
My 5 Keys to Playing the Long Game in Investing
It's a strategy I use to get away from the daily psychological pressures of buying, selling or deciding on an investment. Learn what they are and how the first, has nothing to do with investing directly.
There is no Housing Crisis-It's an Attitude Crisis
It's not complicated. You just have to own the problem.
This is the Thing that could Destroy your Pension
No one talks about it. But this one factor could make you work for ever and forget retirement living.
Confusing Times
I have no way to understand what is going on today in our financial world. So what do I do to cope with it?
Nibbling on some REITS and Precious Metals
Started to buy these 3 REITS and a way to buy precious metals in small bits.
Is COVID History
Why I'm thinking so, but not changing much.
Emergency Edition Selling all My Stocks Again
After this weekend only one thing left to do. Find out why.
Time to Travel?
Why I started to nibble on this real estate stock this past week.
Vaccination Strategy
A new innovation to turn your land banked property into a cash flow opportunity.
The Profit in Doing Nothing
Maybe it's time to reflect and make no investments. Could this be a profitable strategy? Updates from my BMO issue with Investor Line.
Did you Learn anything from Madoff?
My two experiences this week that tell me again why you need to keep a close eye on your investments.
What is Your Modern Monetary Theory?
Could borrowing more money be the answer?
Inflation without High Interest Rates?
I constantly struggle with the thought that debt is good and an asset. Does that make sense in this economic environment?
I can't believe My Grocery Bill
My grocery bill just about floored me. What is going on out there?
Spending more than We Make
How government spending can impact small investors.
Land Banking Update
Today we launch our first lot sale at our Nova Scotia development. Exciting times.
The Most Important Thing you Need to Invest in Real Estate
No it's not a cheap mortgage or a great city. Here's the one item that will seperate your success from failure.
Strategies for Managing a Bubble in Most Investments
As most housing, construction and equity markets froth within a bubble, what am I doing now?
Vaccine Leadership and Investing
With news just announced our world is rapidly changing. Why I'm looking at this form of investing to get ready for the coming euphoria.
Bit Coin Bubble?
Is it really something I want to own?
Nova Scotia Investing
A new way to invest and preserve capital and why Nova Scotia is my favourite place to invest money.
GameStop Lessons
What I'm thinking about the happenings with this stock and the markets.
I Pivot again on Investments
Macro and Micro impacts of politics and COVID.
Are we In an Economic Depression?
Review of a new book and some ideas of investing for the new lockdown.