Mike’s Editorial: New taxes on homes, carbon taxes, higher CPP premiums, car insurance, ultility rates and property taxes to name just a few but not a word about the waste and inefficient spending. With lots of examples like the $910 million blown on the Phoenix pay system and $212,000 on the 2017 Budget cover.

….also Michael Levy’s Top Stories of the Week & Michael’s Big Fat Idea with Tyler Bollhorn of StockScores.com on what are the Principles so that you can be successfull. 

01.00 – 02.14 – When it comes to poverty Laval University Economist, Stephen Gordon is tired of the all talk, no action crowd.

03:55 – 18:27: Featured Guest Lance Roberts – As the Stock Market Bull grinds higher & higher more and more investors are gravitating to “passive” indexes and sector specific ETFs. It’s a strategy that works when liquidity is high and values continue to grow. But what happens in a bear market? Or when liquidity becomes an issue? Lance Roberts posits the uncomfortable scenario – “what happens if those passive investors become active panic sellers?”. Lance winds up warning investors about the “best way to ruin yourretirement” 

….also Michael’s Shocking Stat, Ozzie’s 3 Best Countries For a Modest Retirement, Victor’s Live From The Trading Desk & Michael’s Goofy

Two shocking stats: 1.  47% of Canadians have to renew their mortgage in the next 12 months…at higher rates. 2. Government policies add $186,000 to the cost of a new home in Toronto.