XEQT Review

xeqt review

Global Stock Investing in One ETF for Canadian Investors The power of stock investing is spectacular. It’s the cornerstone of building wealth for millions of investors worldwide. Equity investments make billionaires so rich they build rockets to fly into space. It’s also how your unassuming neighbor with an average job became a millionaire. You’d be … Read more

I Appreciate You

i appreciate you

How to Make Someone’s Day with a Simple Phrase Saying thank you is polite. A thank you goes a long way. Saying I appreciate you, goes even further. There’s something about the phrase, “I appreciate you,” that reaches deeper than a thank you. The words express a more genuine sense of gratitude. A deeper sense … Read more

How to Make One Million Dollars

one million dollars

12 strategies to make your first million bucks and how to invest it It takes a long time to become an overnight success. If you follow these steps you’ll wake up one day and be a millionaire. Looking forward, the idea of making a million dollars seems huge. Almost unattainable. It’s not hard to make … Read more

Fat FIRE

fat fire

What is Fat Fire? The More than Enough Early Retirement Plan The popular acronym F.I.R.E. stands for Financial Independence Retire Early. The idea is simple. You save 25 times your annuals spending and invest that money in a portfolio of stocks and bonds. A portfolio value equal to 25 times your annual saving comes from … Read more

6 figures

6 figures

How much money is 6 figures? And why it matters to your financial freedom journey Defining 6 figures. What do these phrases mean? Let’s jump in.  6 figures A number that is greater than or equal to 100,000 and less than 1,000,000. A number in the hundreds of thousands, which has 6 digits.  6 figure … Read more

60000 a year is how much an hour

If you’re an average “mean” American… A little math humor for the nerds. I’m using mean averages, in the below math, not median. 🙂 If you make $60,000 a year, and you’re an average American worker, your gross average hourly wage is $33.80. This calculation uses 34.8 hours worked per week and 51 workweeks per … Read more

5 Million Dollars

5 million dollars

How to Invest 5 Million Dollars and Retire Early Grow your net worth to a point where work becomes optional. That’s the dream of financial freedom. FatFIRE or comfortable spending without a scarcity mindset is more than enough. Five million dollars is more than enough to fund that dream. Unless you have a spending problem, … Read more

Success is the Best Revenge

success is the best revenge

Build wealth, purpose, and silence your critics The universe will thrust evil upon you. People will double-cross you. You will experience moments in life that make you angry.  It’s not a matter of if, it’s when, and how often. People act in their own self-interest. People look out for themselves not you. As a result, … Read more

Money is Everything

money is everything

Why Money is Everything – The Topic Nobody Talks About I studied economics in college. We talked a lot about money. Outside of the classroom these days, nobody talks about money. I find that beyond strange. It impacts every day of our lives. Directly and indirectly. Fiat money literally makes the world go round. The … Read more

5 figures

5 figures

How much is 5 figures? Definition and context Defining 5 figures. What do these phrases mean? 5 figures A number that is greater than or equal to 10,000 and less than 100,000. A number in the tens of thousands, which has 5 digits.  5 figure salary An annual salary that is greater than or equal … Read more