How Intelligent is Artificial Intelligence today?

 October 31, 2018 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
HAL is the computer-turned-killer in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. While 2001 has come and gone without the threat of a HAL, Artificial Intelligence is no longer science fiction. And so far, we’re finding many benefits from the machine learning...
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Post Stocks, Risk, Investigation

 October 24, 2018 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
As soon as the decision was made to legalize cannabis in Canada I had clients, friends and neighbours ask me about ‘pot stocks’. Some people want to lead the way in new opportunities (early adopters), and other people are naturally more inclined to hang...
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Curious about Cannabis: Part 2

 October 17, 2018 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
Today, Cannabis becomes legal in Canada. It’s been available legally in this country as a medical treatment option for 10 years. I admit that up until this year, I’ve had a holier-than-thou attitude about marijuana. I was skeptical, wondering if some...
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Lessons from a Nobel Laureate

 October 15, 2018 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
Special Blog Issue: Market Volatility LESSONS FROM A NOBEL LAUREATE Practical Words of Wisdom from Colleen O’Connell-Campbell Last week, I attended the Annual Advanced Canadian Conference with Dimensional Fund Advisors. I spent three days in a classroom...
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Confronting the Rapid Pace of Change

 October 10, 2018 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
We’ve all heard the phrase “The only thing that is constant is change,” attributed to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus. Today, I believe we’re seeing change that is not only constant, but also coming at us at a constantly accelerating rate. The rapid...
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Let’s really talk about mental health

 October 03, 2018 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
This morning I’ll be at The EY Centre for the 11th Annual Leaders for Mental Health Breakfast. It seems many of my important conversations happen over breakfast. (Link to last week’s post) Despite the ungodly start time of 7:00 am, close to 1000 of Ottawa’s...
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