Main St. versus Wall St., consumer versus speculator. The Ponzi continues until some kid says, 'the Emperor has no clothes'. Sadly, the reversion to the mean will hurt many of those who simply can't ...

New property listings leapt 11% nationwide from December to January, the largest monthly increase in almost two years.

Despite a 200 basis point drop in the Bank of Canada’s overnight rate, Canadian mortgage rates have more than doubled from the pandemic’s easy credit days when buyers were engulfed in bidding wars ...

“Looking ahead, we expect consumer insolvencies in Canada to rise by 20–30% in 2025, driven by rising unemployment, record-high credit card debt, financial stress from elevated mortgage renewal rates, ...

Bubbles may seem fun on the way up, but they’re universally brutal in the inevitable deflation stage. China’s stimulus boom ...

Big Wall Street investors like Blackstone and Amerst Holdings have lowered their purchases of homes, and haves started to sell off properties. Here is a direct video link.

https://jugglingdynamite.com/2025/02/12/investors-liquidating-real-estate/ Investors dumping real estate Blackstone is selling off their subsidiary Home Partners of America, and doing big price ...

Contrary to the popular belief that ‘rich people’ pay cash, those with higher-than-average incomes tend to borrow more than average to fund their spending and acquire other assets. Leverage magnifies ...

Participating in a recent VRIC panel with my two favourite economists was fun, and I have included the video clip below. As the only money manager on the panel, I must add a caveat to David’s comments ...

According to the latest Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals, 2024 saw a 15-year high in Canadian business and consumer insolvencies—about 375 daily. The group expects ...

How long the Trump bump will continue in stock prices is everyone’s guess. Still, great expectations increase room for disappointment, and nothing matters more to long-term investment returns than the ...