Blog: Cutting Through the Noise
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Is it True?
Excerpt from Chris Stephenson's blog on October 20, 2010
In the Canadian House of Commons, “everybody’s trying to get on the National” according to former opposition party leader Preston Manning. Not surprisingly, this creates a temptation to stretch the truth to garner attention. During his address to...Read More
Tell Them What They Want to Hear? NOT.
Excerpt from Chris Stephenson's blog on September 29, 2010
Last week, David and I attended the eighth annual Institute of Advance Financial Planners (IAFP) Symposium in Banff. The Symposium was appropriately titled “View from the Summit” as the sights of the Rockies were jaw dropping. Preston Manning...Read More
Potentially Rich Facebookers
Excerpt from Chris Stephenson's blog on March 5, 2008
Inspired by Scott's blog Tax-Free Savings Accounts - the RRSP for the Facebook Generation? , I wanted to see what a 19 year old could accomplish with some discipline. Quite a lot, I found. For instance, a 19 year old ...Read More
Reverse Mortgages
Excerpt from Chris Stephenson's blog on September 12, 2007
Tom has a thing for Principal Protected Notes. He thinks that most PPN’s don’t benefit investors. I feel the same way about another product, the reverse mortgage. Reverse mortgages are a product targeted towards seniors who are house rich but ...Read More
Words From the Oracle
Excerpt from Chris Stephenson's blog on September 7, 2007
If you search for the definition of the word oracle, a lot of interesting definitions come up. Here are a few I handpicked: 1. a) prophet: an authoritative person who divines the future. b) a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) ...Read More
I'm Buying Earplugs
Excerpt from Chris Stephenson's blog on April 23, 2007
I am the newbie. I joined Steadyhand a couple of weeks ago and work as an Investor Specialist. My role is to talk with investors about Steadyhand. What I’ve found out so far is that Steadyhand is a great place ...Read More
