• 2024 vs. 2025 Predictions | Will Canada See a Recession in 2025? | Where is Canada’s GDP headed?
    Dec 30 2024

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    On today’s episode, Darren and Christina are going over their predictions from 2024 on topics like the Bank of Canada interest rate, GDP growth, inflation, the stock market, as well as the housing market and Bitcoin.

    If we do say so ourselves, the 2024 predictions were pretty bang on! Let’s see what they think for 2025. Tune in now!

    Show notes:

    00:00 - Introduction

    1:05 - Bank of Canada interest rate predictions

    2:20 - GDP growth predictions

    3:55 - Inflation predictions

    6:20 - Stock market predictions

    8:15 - Housing market predictions

    12:10 - Bitcoin predictions

    15:20 - AI predictions

    19:05 - High cash value life insurance prediction

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    21 mins
  • Why You’re Not Rich (And What Wealthy People Do Differently) | The Life-Changing Habits of the Ultra Successful
    Dec 23 2024

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    On today’s episode, Darren and Christina are breaking down the seven habits that wealthy people use to find success including setting clear goals, constantly learning and bettering yourself, managing your money properly, as well as delaying gratification. Tune in now!

    Show notes:

    00:00 - Introduction

    1:25 - The four freedoms

    3:00 - The first habit: setting clear goals

    5:15 - The second habit: consistent learning and self improvement

    7:05 - The third habit: smart money management

    8:50 - The fourth habit: developing multiple different streams of income

    11:35 - The fifth habit: delaying gratification

    15:00 - The sixth habit: networking and building connections

    16:35 - The seventh habit: maintaining a positive mindset

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    21 mins
  • Control and Compound Financial’s CORE Values | One of the Main Reasons Companies Have Tremendous Success
    Dec 16 2024

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    On today’s episode, Darren and Christina are breaking down Control and Compound’s four core values. If you’re a business owner and you don’t have any core values, this is a great episode to check out. Core values are unique to each business and Darren and Christina chat about why they chose these particular values and why they think they will help Control and Compound continue to find success and growth. Tune in now!

    Show notes:

    00:00 - Introduction

    2:00 - Control and Compound’s first core value: Be Better Everyday

    3:10 - Control and Compound’s second core value: Be a Good Person

    4:55 - Control and Compound’s third core value: Not a Lot of Traffic on the Extra Mile

    7:00 - Control and Compound’s fourth core value: No Entitlement

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    10 mins
  • Bitcoin’s Surge is Changing EVERYTHING. Here’s What You Need to Know
    Dec 9 2024

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    On today’s episode, Darren and Christina are chatting all things Bitcoin! Although it currently sits at a price of 99k+ USD, Bitcoin hit the 100k mark recently and that is causing a lot of excitement in the investing community.

    They chat about the key factors driving the current surge, which countries are leading the trend in embracing Bitcoin, the Trump presidency and what that means for cryptocurrency, as well as the potential risks associated with investing in Bitcoin. Tune in now!

    Show notes:

    00:00 - Introduction

    1:30 - Bitcoin has hit 100k! What does it all mean?

    3:45 - Key factors that are driving the current Bitcoin surge

    5:55 - Which countries are leading the trend in embracing Bitcoin

    9:05 - How will Trump’s presidency affect the future of Bitcoin?

    11:55 - Why are nation states starting to embrace Bitcoin so much?

    14:25 - What are the risks that come with Bitcoin?

    15:55 - Turning a negative into a positive

    21:10 - What does this all mean for our listeners?

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    26 mins
  • What the Government Doesn't Want You to Know About Debt | Do Wealthy Canadians Pay Their Fair Share of Tax?
    Dec 5 2024

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    On today’s episode, Darren is joined by Jake Fuss, Director of Fiscal Studies for the Fraser Institute. Darren and Jake chat about the common assumption that wealthy Canadians don’t pay their fair share in tax, as well as what the average Canadian pays in tax per year, Jake’s thoughts on Canadian debt as well as what type of tax policy or reform he thinks will revitalize Canada. Tune in now, this interview was incredibly informative!

    Show notes:

    00:00 - Introduction

    1:05 - Do wealthy Canadians pay their fair share of taxes?

    3:30 - Average Canadian tax bill

    5:25 - Capital gains and expenditures

    7:20 - Less and less money is being invested in Canada, what are the long term consequences?

    9:30 - Is Canada actually doing a “great job” with our debt?

    14:00 - Canada’s economic growth: the real numbers

    15:50 - Canada’s productivity gap vs. the USA

    17:35 - What sort of tax policy reform could revitalize Canada?

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    21 mins
  • Is Trump Good or Bad for Canada? | Inflation on the Rise AGAIN?? | Canadian Productivity at an All Time Low
    Dec 2 2024

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    On today’s episode, it’s the December update and Darren and Christina are breaking down updates with the Bank of Canada, the Canadian dollar, the stock market, big news in the Bitcoin world including a further look at what the Trump presidency means for cryptocurrency, as well as interesting news in the life insurance world. Tune in now!

    Show notes:

    00:00 - Introduction

    00:40 - Bank of Canada update

    2:50 - Canadian dollar update

    5:05 - Stock market update

    5:40 - Bitcoin update

    11:29 - Canadian real estate update

    15:00 - Life insurance industry news

    16:15 - Control and Compound news

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    22 mins
  • Business Owners: Do This to Pay as Little Tax as Legally Possible | What Qualifies as a Business Expense? | Robert Gauvreau | Part 2
    Nov 25 2024

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    On today’s episode, Darren and Christina are joined by Robert Gauvreau for part 2 of their series with him! In Part 2, Robert is breaking down tax credits vs. tax deductions, some of the tax credits that are available to business owners, what qualifies as a business expense as well as whether or not you should own a vehicle with your business or personally. Tune in now!

    Show notes:

    00:00 - Introduction

    1:40 - Tax credit vs. tax deduction

    3:00 - Common tax credits for business owners?

    4:00 - How do you get tax credits as a business owner?

    6:35 - The most popular tax credits for business owners

    8:25 - What qualifies as a business expense?

    12:40 - Recommended software for doing taxes for your business

    16:30 - Business expenses that a lot of business owners don’t know are business expenses

    21:40 - Car ownership: business vs. personal

    30:00 - A couple more tips from Robert

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    39 mins
  • Bitcoin is SURGING | Will the Trump Presidency Send Bitcoin to the MOON??
    Nov 18 2024

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    On today’s episode, Darren and Christina are breaking down all the news on Bitcoin over the last few months. Bitcoin has been absolutely surging since early October and since Trump was re-elected, it’s gone ever higher.

    Darren breaks down what he thinks the long term impact of the Trump presidency will be on Bitcoin, as well as major trends that are driving the demand, and why large corporations are now looking to invest massive amounts of cash into Bitcoin. Tune in now!

    Show notes:

    00:00 - Introduction

    1:35 - The US Election’s impact on Bitcoin

    2:55 - Trump’s influence on Bitcoin’s most recent surge

    4:25 - What types of impacts will we see with the Trump presidency

    6:20 - Major trends that are driving Bitcoin’s demand

    9:30 - Darren on why large corporations are now investing in Bitcoin

    13:50 - Cold storage vs. ETF

    16:15 - Darren’s take on where he thinks Bitcoin is heading

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    20 mins