Archive for the tag 'emotions'

“This offer is available TODAY only; you’d better hurry while it lasts!” “Normally I would charge much higher than this, but for you only, I’m making you a special offer that you can’t refuse.” “You would be stupid to turn down such a good deal.” Do these slogans sound familiar to you? If so, then [...]

33 Comments Kevin on Jun 2nd 2011

Invest It Wisely is featured this week! I would like to give a big thank you to Larry MacDonald for featuring Invest It Wisely in the “Me and My Money” section of the Globe & Mail. Thanks for giving me the opportunity and for doing a great job with the interview! For those of you [...]

9 Comments Kevin on Aug 8th 2010

As some of you might know, we recently made the decision to purchase a condominium. As the unit is still under construction, we won’t be able to move in until sometime in January. The long period of delivery posed a problem when attempting to get a mortgage approval from traditional places such as ING Direct, [...]

26 Comments Kevin on Jul 21st 2010

What is fear? Why do we experience fear, and how does it affect us? Well, fear is quite simply one of the most basic and primal emotions that we are capable of experiencing. Most animals share this emotion with us, from mice to men. Fear is the drive that takes us away from danger, and [...]

23 Comments Kevin on Jun 30th 2010

Ah, emotions… the spice of life; they are the medium by which we experience joy and happiness, motivation, fulfillment, and self-actualization. They push us along toward our goals, and serve as a check and balance on our behavior. I see emotions as a sort of yin-yang relationship: when they are in balance, we can perform optimally. [...]

14 Comments Kevin on Jun 4th 2010

I recently sold off a good chunk of my precious metals at the market peak, and with the recent market turmoil that doesn’t seem like it was such a bad decision. However, I am in a bit of a dilemma: I have a downpayment to pay, and I have a choice to draw on mutual [...]

9 Comments Kevin on May 19th 2010