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The second paragraph gives the simple logic. Rich people are also the powerful people and if their kids are in public school they make sure public schools are good quality. This is why private schools should never get a dime of public money. They don’t need to be illegal but it’s nutty to subsidize them.

In Finland, there’s no private escape hatch — everyone’s kids go to the same neighborhood schools. 🏫

When rich and poor families share the same classrooms, everyone has a reason to make them great.
That’s how Finland built one of the world’s strongest, most equitable public education systems - by making sure every child learns together.

The S&P 500 stock market has been ON FIRE despite the Iran situation. Good times for investors!

The latest Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting was today.

Here is a live link to the replay. The actual meeting starts at about the 20 minute mark.

Berkshire annual meeting recap: Buffett says investing environment not ideal, sees 'gambling' in markets Warren Buffett has loomed large at Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meetings. Greg Abel tackled a wide array of topics in his first as CEO.

25 years ago, I set out to analyse long-term stock market returns compared to bonds and cash. (Spoiler alert, stocks win!)

Luckily, I came across the best possible data source which was an expensive annual reference book called Stocks, Bonds Bills and Inflation by Roger Ibbotson with data starting in 1926.

I was able to write a reference article with graphs and have updated it annually and I share it freely. I added Gold to it some years ago.

Now, finally we have reached the point where there is an even 100 years of data available and, coincidentally, the annual yearbook will no longer be produced.

This will likely be my last year of updating this highly enlightening article.

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Here's two facts that most will find hard to believe:

1. The S&P 500 has returned 108,000% gains AFTER DEDUCTING INFLATION or multiplied money 1081 times over the last one hundred years.

2. That took "only" a compounded real average annual return of 7.23542% - after deducting inflation.

Try it : 1.0723452 to the power of 100 is 1081.

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President Trump has tasted the “drug” that is territorial expansion of the United States. He has openly talked about acquiring Greenland and Cuba - even Canada. He has taken out Maduro in Venezuela. He is threatening the “conquest” of Iran.

To say the least, the world needs to buckle in for a rough ride.

Is investing in the stock market the best way for working Canadians to eventually get rich?

It may not be the fastest way but it's probably the surest way to get relatively rich for most people.

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Saving up money is hard, but investing can be easy! You can create a professional low-fee investment portfolio by buying just one Exchange-traded- fund (ETF) such as VBAL or XBAL on the Toronto Stock Exchange. You just need a self-directed investment account to do this. I just updated my free article that explains this fully. I don't get any Commission or benefit if you do this.

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Warren Buffett is out with a Thanksgiving letter today. It includes advice on how to be a better person. (Don't be a jerk). His letters are always enjoyable and educational and not just for investors. This letter includes some stories and some dark humor about being 95. Read it and tell me if you agree.

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