The Robots are Coming

 July 25, 2025 |Mark Ryan
Good afternoon, I’m not very familiar with this 1960’s economist, but I liked this twisty quote of his for its loaded nature. Both countries mentioned tell a story of enormous, and even well-proven economic success, followed by decades of systemic mismanagement...
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Lemon Zinger

 July 24, 2025 |Mark Ryan
Good afternoon, jumping right in with a “…He said what?!” To the left (so to speak) an AI-assisted image of socialist Utopian Charles Fourier, who envisioned a super-duper equalized world, resulting, inexplicably, a navy of domesticated dolphins, who...
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Get a haircut

 June 27, 2025 |Mark Ryan
Good afternoon, You can’t study history and not see vibrations shimmering in our current experience. In a recent treatment on Peter the Great, (Russian Tzar) it was made clear to me that, although not the only unruly and unprincipled dictator, (not by...
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Bling more

 June 20, 2025 |Mark Ryan
Question: What body of water separates Victoria, BC from Washington State? Answer: The Strait of Juan de Fuca Question: When did gold actually cause inflation? Answer: Read on. Juan is a Spanish name, like so many other placenames that linger on the BC...
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Oil, Oilers and Battlestar Galactica

 June 20, 2025 |Mark Ryan
Today we start with charts because – Oil -- and Middle East conflict. Hopefully things do not get worse, but a brief chat about the possible impacts is provided below: A broader Middle East war could upend oil supply (see chart below from Bloomberg):...
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Eschew. Gesundheit!

 June 10, 2025 |Mark Ryan
How to help your daughter find a decent husband: I had a local shop create a t-shirt for one of our daughters around the time she left home – it said: “Eschew Obfuscation.” And no, that’s not about an old lady sneezing. But if, like me, your edumacashion...
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Video: Are powers of attorney part of your estate plan? The Wealthy Barber wants to know

Video: Are powers of attorney part of your estate plan? The Wealthy Barber wants to know

 June 09, 2025 |RBC Wealth Management

Who will care for you if you can’t? David Chilton explains why it’s important to have powers of attorney, especially at his age.

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Quick note

 May 30, 2025 |Mark Ryan
Here’s this week’s RBC Wealth Management's latest investment newsletter. Is the rebound for real? Equity markets have bounced back smartly since April’s tariff-related selloff. Technical analysis suggests markets could climb higher into early-to-mid-Q3...
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Blackbirds' Bacon Number

 May 27, 2025 |Mark Ryan
Deer-hunting, uphill in the snow. I wonder how many hours have gone into writing and re-writing financial analysis, and political prognostication since January 2025’s launch of the months-long endzone dance one analyst casually referred to as “Season...
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Video: Is there an estate tax or death tax in Canada? The Wealthy Barber explains

Video: Is there an estate tax or death tax in Canada? The Wealthy Barber explains

 May 05, 2025 |RBC Wealth Management

David Chilton talks about inheritance tax in Canada and filing a final tax return.

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