“Ontario is open for business”

 June 08, 2018 |Dian Chaaban
Doug Ford led the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario to a decisive victory last night, securing a majority government, winning 76 seats of the available 124 with 40% of the popular vote—9 percentage points more than the PCs won in 2014. While Ford...
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So fresh and so clean, clean.

 May 11, 2018 |Dian Chaaban
Last weekend Mark and I finally tackled the “miscellaneous” room down by the garage that over the years had become a messy collection of our golf clubs, Mark’s cycling “stuff”, gardening things and all of Mark’s power tools, screws, wrenches, about 78...
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Resolutions

 January 05, 2018 |Dian Chaaban
Let's face it - New Year's resolutions are lame. Last year I wrote to you about the concept of making small life-changing resolutions (like flossing or stretching) rather than setting overzealous goals doomed for defeat. I also publically shared with...
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New Kids on the Blockchain

 December 08, 2017 |Dian Chaaban
I’ve had more inquiries and intrigue from clients (and friends) regarding cryptocurrencies in the past week than I’ve had all year so I thought I’d write to you today and share an article we recently published on the space entitled, ‘New kids on the blockchain’...
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President's Club

 November 24, 2017 |Dian Chaaban
I was away from the office last week at our firm’s President’s Club conference – and while that sounds nice, you may be wondering what this club represents and why I was there, so I’ll tell you a little bit more… Rather than try to explain it myself,...
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2,547 Weekends

 November 10, 2017 |Dian Chaaban
I was chatting with a great friend of mine a while ago and he told me about a way of thinking that really reasoned with me – so I thought I’d share it with you because it really can be quite powerful. Ironically, the concept is all about procrastination...
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Grand Perspectives

 October 20, 2017 |Dian Chaaban
Last week, Mark and I were away on a little anniversary vaca – we started in California for a few days and ended off in Vegas but in-between, we drove along the scenic California Coast, through the desert and all the way to the Grand Canyon. And boy was...
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Giving Back

 September 30, 2017 |Dian Chaaban
With Thanksgiving around the corner, I thought you’d like to know that I have followed through on one of my new year’s resolutions this year – I am officially a volunteer at Toronto Rehab spending my Tuesday evenings with those who are recovering from...
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If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

 September 15, 2017 |Dian Chaaban
We all know what a financial plan is but surprisingly not everyone has one. Do you? Having a financial plan gives you a realistic glimpse into the future – it can give you the permission to spend more or retire earlier than you think … or it can give...
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Back to school, school is cool

 September 08, 2017 |Dian Chaaban
A true nerd at heart, this time of year still makes me smile when I think of the excitement the first day of school would bring. So, with all of the students back at school this week, I thought it would be timely to share some fast facts about paying...
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