While walking around the city in the summer, you just can’t help but notice the hot dogs stands on the street. The smell of cooked hot dogs with onions, relish and ketchup will surely make your mouth water. From a business standpoint, I always wonder how much these hot dog vendors make in a day [...]
Every kid wants to be cool or at least dress like the cool kids. Apparently, this concept has worked wonders for Abercrombie & Fitch. This popular American retailer that focuses on casual wear for consumers ages 18 through 22 has seen incredible growth in the past 5 years. It has stores all across North America [...]
I don’t know many people these days that read a physical newspaper. In fact, when I ride the subway, all I see is people holding either the Amazon Kindle or Apple iPad. This must be the reason why the popular newspaper, The New York Times reported last week that over a quarter of a million [...]
Since summer is finally here, go out and get some delicious ice cream or gelatto. My favorite place is Marble Slab Creamery. They have stores all around the world. Don’t worry about your diet. You deserve a nice cold dessert once in awhile.
I went to a few Jazz festivals in the past 2 weeks. This past weekend, I was in Montreal to attend the 33rd edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal aka the Montreal International Jazz Festival. The event was attended by more than a few hundred thousand people who enjoyed the music from [...]
Most investors typically invest in real estate through buying an apartment or house and renting it out. They hope that the value of their property will increase in value overtime while they receive their monthly rental checks. Some people venture into buying a piece of land, commercial property or perhaps gather enough money to buy [...]
Whether you’re Canadian or not, I hope you’re enjoying Canada’s Day today. I’m in Montreal this weekend to celebrate French Canadian Day! Au Revoir!
Not too long ago, it seemed that everybody was moving out into the suburbs where they can live in their big houses and drive their gas guzzling SUV’s to commute around. But nowadays, it seems more people are moving back into the city to take advantage of a more active lifestyle. With less traveling, it [...]
Last week I had the pleasure of hosting a gathering of like minded, passionate individuals to talk about trading and the markets. If you’re in Toronto or New York City, please join us for future gatherings. I hope to have another group set up in the UK as well. See you soon. Toronto: www.meetup.com/stocktraderscommunity NYC: [...]
Based on recent economic data reported in the past few months, it doesn’t look like the global economy is in great shape and there are suggestions that we may face a double dip recession. Yeah it sucks bigtime. The global stock market has already indicated this by falling very sharply in just the past two [...]
