That Job’s Beneath You And Other Tales From the War on Work
09/08/2018 8:34 PMThe vilification of former Cosby star, Geoffrey Owens for working at Trader Joe's is just the latest example of how appreciation for an honest day's work is on the outs- and society is not the better for it. Starts at the...
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Complete Show – September 8th
09/08/2018 8:28 PMMike talks about the triumph of the lazy while ace-oil analyst, Josef Schachter talks about the good, the bad and the ugly of the Court of Appeals decision on the Kinder Morgan expansion. Plus Ozzie on the latest decline in real estate and goofy that will generate...
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09/07/2018 9:29 PMCATCH THE ENERGY MoneyTalks' own oil and gas guru Josef Schachter is hosting the inaugural Schachter Energy Conference on Saturday, September 29th in Calgary. Hear direct from Canada's top energy and energy service CEOs with insights on where and when to invest in...
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E-Bikes Are Getting More People Out of Their Cars
09/07/2018 6:54 PMWant to stir up the cycling masses on social media? Post something about e-bikes. Few topics raise hackles like bikes powered by batteries. Some welcome their potential to make cycling easier and more accessible, but others fear they’re too close in nature to...
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Real Estate Reflections on the Trade War
09/07/2018 6:47 PMHow can the current trade uncertainties potentially impact your real estate portfolio in the U.S. & Canada? What at first seemed like hypothetical political rhetoric is now becoming part of reality. The recent headlines on trade spats between the U.S. and its allies,...
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Did Politicians Just Kill The #1 Industry?
09/07/2018 6:42 PMVancouver real estate sales were down 36% in August - coming on the heals of the worst sales in 18 years in July. Employment in the industry is sagging, tax revenue is down thanks to all three levels of government's concerted effort to lower the value of people's most...
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Oil is Going To Transported – The Question is How
09/06/2018 6:02 PMIn the first 6 months of 2018 oil shipments from Canada to the US by rail are up 31% from 2017. This past June a record 204,000 barrels a day shipped by rail. And world wide demand keeps growing - the question is how do we want to transport our...
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What They Don’t Teach WILL Hurt You
09/05/2018 6:03 PMThe school curriculum now includes a heaping helping of social justice issues but still there's no time for the fundamental driver of change in society – economics and finance. Who does that...
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Canadian HELOCs rapidly overheating
09/05/2018 12:41 AM“If the Canadian government gets nervous about the number of outstanding home equity lines of credit as well as the increasing balances on these HELOC’s, there is a strong possibility that they may further tighten qualifications or guidelines for lines of credit....
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Resistance to Change in Education
09/04/2018 5:58 PMIt's the first day of school, and in the last 20 years, not much has changed in the way we educate our kids. Our world is changing, but the way we deliver education is not progressing at the same...
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