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Stock Moves...And finally, here’s a look at
the performance of Canada’s big banks that make the majority of their
revenue in the mortgage business
“Livin’ The Dream”
My resolution was to make small
resolutions every day. Or a list of task that takes less than fifteen minutes defeated before you begin. But if it’s
things to do.
You’ve done this, have you?
And you didn’t keep it up for more tomorrow.
than a week or two?
There are tricks.
And reasons why it’s useful.
Trick 1:
Everything on the list must be
By Janeen Wagemans
attainable in a day.
Lose forty pounds is not a good
ew Year’s resolutions hover
Nsomewhere between a tradition selection.
and a cliché. The brand-spanking new Eat an apple is doable.
year is an opportunity for new begin- Trick 2:
nings, for starting afresh and anew. A Break chores into component parts. can take a break from needing to
clean slate ready to write on. Every Clean and organize kitchen
day is, of course, a new beginning, cupboards. Seriously?
but the first day of a new year seems How about clean and organize the
to demand a bit of sober reflection. coffee area.
What bad habits do we want to break? Or even better, clean coffee area. whatever. You may find that you have items (organize the mud room).
What new habits do we want to form? Organize coffee area.
At the risk of sounding smug, I Rather than “do laundry,” separate Which is satisfying. Or you may be is a skill like any other, but your New
came up with a successful resolution one job into its component tasks.
last year that actually stuck! Start washing machine.
It was an app, actually, but it can be Put clothes in dryer.
modified with a notepad or an agenda. Fold and put away.
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as you could purchase nearly any security and watch its market
value rise in the short-term for no fundamental reason apart from
the “Fear of Missing Out”. We could write an entire article on how
that strategy would have served you in 2022, but let’s just say a lot
of ‘investors’ saw their heard earned savings crumble away and
are learning the difference between speculating (gambling) and
investing.
Since 1960 we have had eight U.S. recessions, that’s an average of
one every seven years! Despite this, long-term returns of diversified
portfolios have remained sound and have allowed disciplined
investors to compound their wealth over that time. Remember,
economies can’t avoid cycles and investors certainly can’t predict
markets…, but they can have a plan in place to weather years like
2022 and continue their path to achieving their goals.
Disclaimer: “Equity Associates Inc. is registered as a Mutual
Fund Dealer & an EMD Dealer in selected provinces. The opinions
expressed in this communication are those of the writer and do not
necessarily reflect those of Equity Associates Inc. This information
is not intended to provide specific personalized advice including,
without limitation, investment, financial, legal, accounting or tax
advice.”
It seems rather silly at first, but every climb (clean the garage) you will be
to complete is far more likely to be something that can be completed in
done today than it is to be put off until fifteen minutes, you are likely to take
it on, if for no other reason than to
The fun is in having many small tick it off your list. So satisfying.
tasks to tick off. But what if your list is too long to
Trick 3: get done in one day?
Enter tasks when you think of them. This is when you can be your
You forgot to get in touch with Aunt own worst enemy. Unreasonable
Elderberry over the holidays? expectations placed on you by your
Enter – phone Aunt Elderberry. boss cause you to be resentful. You
You ran out of dishwasher soap? know this is true. So, you don’t want
Enter – buy dishwasher soap. to place unreasonable expectations on
Once you enter the task, your brain yourself. You’ll just be grumpy.
Prioritize!
constantly remind you. Separate the “need to do” items
Trick 4: from the “nice to do” items.
Check in with the checklist every Separate the time sensitive items
day when you pause for a cup of tea or (make dinner) from the more flexible
a thing or two to check off your list. Maintaining a daily resolution list
reminded that you should take care of Year’s resolution for 2023 should
a task that is still undone. This is where be to get started. If you master this
Trick 2 comes in handy. If there’s a skill, you may not need a New Year’s
mountain on the list that is too big to resolution for 2024 at all!