It seemed there was nothing her father couldn't do when Margaret was growing up. He was the most capable person she knew. Widowed by the time he was 55, he lived an independent and full life, never relying on Margaret for anything other than her company.
My last email talked about how business optimism had steadily increased going into the summer and how high Global Stock Markets had risen. We have seen some choppy waters since then but hit fresh record highs in Canada and the USA this July1. Much of this momentum here in Canada is directly related to lower case numbers and the economy continuing to open up. It's been very hard to separate the pandemic and the economy over the last year and a half. Canada's optimism has to do with case numbers plummeting throughout the early part of the summer and restrictions being lifted.
"After 38 years of marriage, I was blindsided when my husband asked me for a divorce," says Patricia, 61. "I didn't see it coming and was shocked at how fast and efficiently he left the life we had built together."
The point of the headline is to distinguish what kind of investor you are. Do you follow storylines as described in the media headlines, or do you rely upon numbers and data to build your wealth and achieve financial independence?
“Money makes money. And the money that money makes, makes more money.”1 This quote by Benjamin Franklin is referencing the power of compound interest. Albert Einstein extolled the wealth-building virtues of compound interest as well. He is reputed as saying he considered it to be man's greatest invention and the eighth wonder of the world.2 A much simpler way to describe compound interest is that it is an excellent way to watch your investments grow exponentially over time.