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ALWAYS CONSULT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL BEFORE MAKING ANY INVESTMENT DECISION

May 26, 2026 | Truth about ‘Investing’

Danielle Park

Portfolio Manager and President of Venable Park Investment Counsel (www.venablepark.com) Ms Park is a financial analyst, attorney, finance author and regular guest on North American media. She is also the author of the best-selling myth-busting book "Juggling Dynamite: An insider's wisdom on money management, markets and wealth that lasts," and a popular daily financial blog: www.jugglingdynamite.com

The segment below offers some real talk about the madness that passed as investing savvy in Canadian real estate over the last decade. Until the ‘easy money’ tide goes out, most have no idea how ill-advised and self-destructive their behaviours are. Revelations tend to spread as prices drop and losses compound.

The Shocking Contrast between A Professional Financial Advisor and A Real Estate Wealth Coach. How this lust for Real Estate Investment blew up after 2009 & has, for some people, ended in Tragedy today. Here is a direct video link.

Similar truths apply to the “financial advice” and investment management areas, where most people deal with risk-selling agents rather than risk-management fiduciaries. It’s often only when bubbles burst that reality dawns. By then it is usually too late.

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May 26th, 2026

Posted In: Juggling Dynamite

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