Business / Investing · Investing
Common mistakes with dividend investing — and how to avoid them
The errors that do the most financial damage.
10 min read · June 2026
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Common mistakes with economic cycles — and how to avoid them
The errors that do the most financial damage.
10 min read · July 2026
Business / Investing · Investing
Common mistakes with index funds and ETFs — and how to avoid them
The errors that do the most financial damage.
10 min read · June 2026
Business / Investing · Investing
Common mistakes with silver and other precious metals — and how to avoid them
The errors that do the most financial damage.
10 min read · June 2026
Business / Investing · Investing
Dividend investing for complete beginners
No jargon, no assumptions, no hype — just the basics in order.
10 min read · June 2026
Business / Investing · Investing
Economic cycles for complete beginners
No jargon, no assumptions, no hype — just the basics in order.
10 min read · July 2026
Business / Investing · Investing
Economic cycles from Prince George and northern BC
What a smaller northern market changes about the decision.
10 min read · July 2026
Business / Investing · Investing
Economic cycles in Canada: rules, tax and reality
How Canadian regulation, tax and banking change the picture.
10 min read · July 2026
Business / Investing · Investing
Economic cycles: spotting the scams and false promises
How the pitches work, and the tells that give them away.
10 min read · July 2026
Business / Investing · Investing
Economic cycles: the questions people actually ask
Straight answers on cost, risk, tax and what to do first.
10 min read · July 2026
Business / Investing · Investing
French onion soup: the complete recipe for 2, 4, 6 or 20
Onions cooked down for an hour, beef stock, and a raft of grilled gruyère. Full ingredient lists scaled for two people, a family of four or six, and a party of twenty.
5 min read · December 2026
Business / Investing · Investing
Getting started with dividend investing: a first-step guide
The order to do things in, and what to ignore at the beginning.
10 min read · June 2026
Business / Investing · Investing
Getting started with economic cycles: a first-step guide
The order to do things in, and what to ignore at the beginning.
10 min read · July 2026
Business / Investing · Investing
Getting started with index funds and ETFs: a first-step guide
The order to do things in, and what to ignore at the beginning.
10 min read · June 2026
Business / Investing · Investing
How our investor due diligence works, step by step
From first inquiry to portal access — the six stages, who is involved, and what questions you should be asking us.
4 min read · February 2026
Business / Investing · Investing
Index funds and ETFs: spotting the scams and false promises
How the pitches work, and the tells that give them away.
10 min read · June 2026
Business / Investing · Investing
Insurance, bonding and background checks: the checklist we actually use
Insurance, bonding and background checks — checklist notes for families who want to know who is actually accountable.
4 min read · November 2025
Business / Investing · Investing
Investor reporting: what you see every quarter
The exact contents of a quarterly investor update, why we publish it to a portal instead of a mailing list, and how we handle bad news.
4 min read · February 2026
Business / Investing · Investing
Moussaka: the complete recipe for 2, 4, 6 or 20
Greek layers of eggplant, spiced lamb and béchamel, baked golden. Full ingredient lists scaled for two people, a family of four or six, and a party of twenty.
5 min read · January 2027
Business / Investing · Investing
Reading financial statements for complete beginners
No jargon, no assumptions, no hype — just the basics in order.
10 min read · July 2026
Business / Investing · Investing
Reading financial statements in Canada: rules, tax and reality
How Canadian regulation, tax and banking change the picture.
10 min read · July 2026
Business / Investing · Investing
REITs and property funds: the questions people actually ask
Straight answers on cost, risk, tax and what to do first.
10 min read · June 2026
Business / Investing · Investing
Seven questions to ask before you hire any cleaning company
Insurance, bonding, background checks and cancellation terms — the answers that separate a professional company from a coin flip.
4 min read · October 2025
Business / Investing · Investing
The real risks of dividend investing, stated plainly
Where the losses actually come from, and how people manage them.
10 min read · June 2026