Mike asks the MoneyTalks regulars, Ozzie, Michael, and Victor for their top financial story of 2023. Their answers might surprise you. Plus, words of wisdom from Judith Curry, Dr Brian Day, Lobo Tiggre, and Carol Roth on the Great Reset agenda. You can’t miss the Shocking Stat of Year and its profound impact on Canada.

Is the Santa Claus rally real – is it something that tips the odds in your favour? What does history tell us about investing in the fourth year of a presidential cycle? Canada’s foremost expert on seasonality and cycles, Don Vialoux, gives us an answer, and find out why he’s calling 2024 a “golden” year. Plus, we announce the MoneyTalks Person/Persons of the Year, and it’s from the media…sort of. You’ll never guess, but we’ll bet you’d agree it’s well deserved.

Antisemitism on campus – Mike asks what else don’t we see coming. Brian Gitt on nuclear power, investigative reporter Vivian Krause on what she’s digging into now, a Shocking Stat on what our money no longer buys (you will be shocked), a Quote, Goofy Award and so much more.

Mike highlights the public’s trust issues with the media, particularly the CBC. Can it be fixed? Food prices keep rising, so let’s find out why with our go-to expert, Sylvain Charlebois, Director of Dalhousie’s Agri‑Food Analytics Lab. Victor Adair on gold’s wicked week, and why wait for the Bank of Canada to reduce rates—Ozzie says it’s already happening. Plus, a Shocking Stat, a Goofy Award and more.

A MoneyTalks exclusive with the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Yves Giroux. Has the biggest federal government in history lost control of its expenses? Ozzie on the profound change coming to neighbourhoods throughout British Columbia. Rob Levy and Victor Adair on new highs in gold; has a new bull market begun? And if 70,000 people at COP28 isn’t goofy enough, we’ve got more.