Be aware, this may come soon to a street or intersection near you…
Our residential street is under attack from the remote, bureaucratic forces of city hall. The war room is in the Area Traffic Management department. If militaristic terms seem a bit harsh, it’s because of the battle we’re facing. (more…)
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Today is ‘Black Friday’.
Unlike conventional associations with the word black, outside of its description as a colour (notwithstanding the view that black represents an absence of colour), today’s version means seeing green ($$$) for retailers and perhaps a rainbow of high and low emotions for shoppers. (more…)
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The theme of our Toastmasters meeting today was “Your Dream Job”. As Table Topics master, I challenged fellow members to imagine how this precept would apply in various professions. (more…)
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There are gruesomely fascinating illustrations of stress. Not only does the word have intrinsically different meanings (putting ‘stress’ on a pronunciation, or a piece of wood, or causing mental discomfort), but also the discomfort interpretation itself has myriad sources. (more…)
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This past Sunday I participated in a teleconference, the theme of which was that opportunity does exist for those aged 50+ with screenwriting aspirations, at least in films. According to the presenter, television is a different story, as in that world writers are young and, well, let’s just say they much prefer to be with their cohort. (more…)
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Yesterday I completed three on-line surveys, one from a movie chain, one from Canada Post, and one in follow-up to a phone teleconference. (more…)
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It’s Friday, and this month we just missed having another 24 hours of facing Friday the thirteenth. However, don’t get too comfortable. In December it comes up again. (more…)
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Today I had one of my periodic opportunities to help out a relative with some aspect of their financial holdings, in this case arranging a lump sum withdrawal from an RRSP. (more…)
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In my last few years in the financial services industry, before leaving just over a year ago, the impact and potential value of social media was gaining both prominence and necessity of participation. (more…)
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the watch of time
More to Disclosure
In dealing with many professional service providers, an increasingly pervasive part of the experience is sourced by some degree of official disclosure.
As noted in an article in the year end version of The Insurance & Investment Journal (published in Montreal), financial industry disclosure intends to “…help (more…)
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