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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Travis Forman, Portfolio Manager at Strategic Private Wealth Counsel - Harbourfront Wealth Management . Not to alarm you, but there may be a red flag in your portfolio. You might have a sound investment plan and be adequately diversified, but how are you protecting your purchasing power? Do you have inflation-fighting assets in your portfolio? Whether we acknowledge it or not, we are in an era of higher inflation. Just a couple of years ago, inflation was low, and interest rates were at rock bottom. As we know, this has changed significantly since then. While peak inflation of 9.1% in the United States and 8.1% in Canada may no longer be a reality, a swift return to the days of 2% inflation is also unlikely. If you need to hear it from someone other than me, the multinational investment corporation BlackRock agrees. In its 2023 outlook, the firm stated, “we think we are going to be living with inflation … we see … [Read more...] about Know The Red Flag In Your Portfolio

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Gong Tae-kyung, played by Ahn Jae-hyeon, is an OB/GYN who is so loved by his patients that he even makes their babies smile. The kind and caring doctor seems to be the perfect man. He comes from a wealthy family and he’s handsome. He’s dating a beautiful TV anchorwoman. But he has one flaw—at least from the perspective of the woman he is dating. He doesn’t ever plan on getting married. It’s a condition he imposes on the women he dates. Any talk of marriage and the relationship ends. His solicitous manner is reserved for his patients. When his girlfriend proposes at the start of the k-drama The Real Has Come , he quickly breaks up with her. Oh Yeon-doo, played by Baek Jin-hee, is a star teacher and lecturer. The sunnily optimistic and hardworking Yeon-doo thinks she has the perfect relationship and assumes her boyfriend will soon propose. Her boyfriend could not be more romantic. Roses, cake, and an engagement ring await her … [Read more...] about A Meet-Cute In Red Ink Launches A Scandal In ‘The Real Has Come’

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Creating the ideal pairing of wine and food is something that many of us struggle with, and would love to know more about how to make this task a bit more simple. So where to turn to for guidance? How about the wine director at Oriole, a Michelin two-star restaurant in Chicago? Her name is Emily Rosenfeld, and I sat down recently with her to learn her thoughts about what makes for a great wine and food pairing, both specifically with the food at Oriole where she selects all the wines, but also in general, regarding more common dishes consumers enjoy at home. Originally from Indianapolis, Rosenfeld worked in the restaurant industry there for several years. Always looking to learn more, she would make the short trip to Chicago often to discover top restaurants and try new wines. Eventually realizing that there would be a greater selection of prized wines from around the world in Chicago compared to her hometown, she moved … [Read more...] about Pairing Wine And Food At Oriole, A Michelin Two-Star In Chicago

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Ainsley MacLean, MD, is Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) at the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente . Imagine you’re in line at your favorite coffee bar, waiting for your drink. You strike up a conversation with a friendly, extroverted stranger, and are immediately impressed by their seemingly limitless ability to improvise cute poems on a whim, yet somewhat bemused by their deadpan sense of humor and tendency to end statements with, “but be sure to seek expert advice.” This beguiling stranger’s name? ChatGPT. Looking at the new breed of AI tools including ChatGPT, BingGPT, Bard, Docs GPT, or any of the plethora of AI and heuristics-driven chatbots that are on the scene currently, the first thing you might notice is how incredibly crowded the field is. Experts predict that collectively, these products will profoundly influence the way we interact with all other technologies. … [Read more...] about ‘Making Friends’ With ChatGPT: A Guide To Best Practices For AI Interactions

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Bobby Bonilla collected six All-Star nods, three Silver Slugger Awards and won the World Series with the Marlins in 1997. Yet his name lives in infamy as the face of deferred payments in baseball. Each year, on July 1, New York Mets fans let out a collective groan when they’re reminded that Bonilla agreed to restructure his five-year, $29 million deal signed in 1991 in exchange for an annual payment of $1.2 million, starting in 2011 and ending in 2035. But Bonilla, 60, isn’t the only player collecting checks long after his playing days. MLB teams are still dishing out payments to at least 13 now-retired big leaguers, according to Spotrac data. That includes retained salaries and deferred payments, and excludes players not on rosters that have not explicitly announced their retirement. Collectively, that group of 13 will earn roughly $35 million in 2023. Leading the pack is former Baltimore Orioles slugger Chris Davis at … [Read more...] about Forget Bobby Bonilla. Chris Davis Leads MLB’s Highest-Paid Retired Players In 2023.

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued a complaint against Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world, alleging that the firm put profits over compliance and committed “numerous violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations.” Also mentioned were Changpeng Zhao, the Binance founder and CEO, and former Chief Compliance Officer Samuel Lim, who is cited widely throughout the complaint and allegedly orchestrated much of the malfeasance. Today’s filing is the latest in a series of questionable behaviors by the company. However, while the CFTC is seeking disgorgement of profits, civil monetary penalties, registration bans and a permanent injunction against violations of the CEA and CFTC regulations, the long-term impact of this filing is unclear. Specifically the document, filed today in the federal courthouse in Chicago, alleges that the company offered crypto derivatives, … [Read more...] about U.S. Regulator Says That Binance Illegally Helped Americans Trade On Its Exchange

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Buying holiday gifts for gamers should be a piece of cake—just get them a game, like Cyberpunk 2077 , Animal Crossing or Doom Eternal . But games are so predictable; you can do better than that. There are a slew of gaming-related gifts that show you understand what gaming is all about. We’ve rounded up 17 of the best gift ideas for gamers, from items priced (and sized) for stocking stuffers all the way up to showstopper gifts that’ll be the subject of conversation on Discord for weeks to come. A Working Retro Arcade Cabinet that Fits on a Desk My Arcade Dig Dug Micro Player You can buy full-size arcade cabinets to recreate the 80s arcade experience in your basement (just scroll down the list for a killer example) but not everyone has room for that. Instead, My Arcade offers a handful of tabletop micro-sized arcades. It’s all a matter of taste and personal memories, of course, but this Dig Dug cabinet … [Read more...] about 17 Of The Best Gifts For Gamers Will Level Up Their Love

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin IDK’s creative acumen, his savvy for business, and his thoughtful airs pierce. His inner seas are oceans of song, direction, and rhymes of personal revolution. IDK is a polymath. He performs as musician and manager alike, handling the economics of his artistry, negotiating his deals firsthand. It’s as unusual as it is laudable and difficult. He’s collaborated with The Neighborhood, Saba, KAYTRANADA, Domo Genesis, Young Thug, A$AP Ferg, Denzel Curry , and Bas. Dancing with his right brain, he turns silence into capturing sound. Balancing his left brain, he confers with the powers of bureaucracy, law, and record labels. “Most artists that I meet are focused on the right brain. They tend to struggle a lot. They feel restricted. And there's a tendency to rely on their team or their manager. It’s good to have people like that, but dependence could affect your livelihood because you can't control anyone else,” said IDK. … [Read more...] about Polymath Of Rap, IDK, Applies Both Sides Of His Brain

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Succession is back for its fourth and final season and that makes me both tremendously happy and a little bit sad. Happy to get one more delicious season of family drama, backstabbing and plotting that makes House Of The Dragon almost look tame by comparison; sad that it’s almost over, of course. I could handle a couple more seasons of Succession. In any case, there’s blood in the water. Logan Roy is making his last gambit and the sharks are circling. Who will end up sitting on the Iron Waystar RoyCo Throne? Who will bend the knee? Let’s talk about it. The Revenge Of The Kids When we left off at the end of Season 3, Logan Roy (Brian Cox) had just made a surprise play. After meeting with GoJo creator Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgard) the Roy patriarch decided that now was the time to sell rather than acquire. Matsson would take over both companies—instead of one of Roy’s idiot children—and Logan would walk away … [Read more...] about ‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 1 Review: Rummage Sale

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Norfolk Healthy Produce’s purple tomato first appeared in The New York Times Magazine eight months ago. Genetically engineered to naturally produce higher levels of healthy antioxidants, this purple tomato is supposed to make the longed-for-world of garden-to-table quality and scrumptious taste available from the grocery shelf — offering individuals the choice of a healthier tomato by challenging trends of GMOs as flashpoints for health concerns, Big Ag, and risk offloaded to the consumer and benefit to recouped only the producer. “Tomatoes are the second-most consumed vegetable in the United States, and while there are many options with types of tomatoes, there is huge consumer dissatisfaction with what you can actually find when shopping,” says Nathan Pumplin, President and CEO of Norfolk. “Everyone loves fresh heirloom tomatoes from their garden for a caprese salad or BLT, and that’s what people want but can’t find at … [Read more...] about To Proudly G(M)O Where No Tomato Has Gone Before With Norfolk Healthy Produce