Written by Paul Siluch
January 25^th, 2023

We need to talk about death. Not ordinary, God-decreed-it death.

Planned death, as in Medical Assistance In Dying. Or MAID as we call it here in Canada.

I have seen three in my practise as an investment advisor in just the last year. That’s up from zero from just two years ago. It wasn’t a thing, but now it most definitely is a thing. A very meaningful, society-impacting, generational change thing.

Written by Paul Siluch
January 13^th, 2023

You can’t throw a rock at the financial press this time of year without hitting an article about predictions for 2023. By the nature of predictions, almost all will be dead wrong.

I mean, the foremost futurist in 1970 predicted that the most popular vehicle in 1980 would be a flying car. Instead, it was the minivan! It was all about demographics - soccer moms needed space, not wings.

Predictions drum up attention, and the one correct guess will be promoted heavily a year later even if the other nine are completely wrong.

Written by Paul Siluch
December 21st, 2022

It is the winter solstice today, the longest night of the year and the shortest day. Few likely have noticed, as North America – from Houston to Victoria – is in the grip of frigid arctic weather.

Indeed, it seems like the entire year of 2022 has been in a similar icy grip, not unlike the classic Christmas carol “In the Bleak Midwinter” by Christina Rossetti.