My “Letter from Calgary” column in the March 2010 issue of the Investment Executive newspaper
Some are suggesting that Alberta’s blockbuster boom needed to cool
Some recent polling got me thinking about the relationship between psychology — people’s beliefs and outlooks — and objective reality.
After 18 months of economic hammering, Canadians report feeling … better off! And [...]

My Letter from Calgary column from the November 2009 issue of Investment Executive:
Westerners could be better at conducting a reality check when “opportunity” knocks
Among the descriptors people typically attach to the Prairies culture, entrepreneurialism belongs near the top of the list. Over the brief histories of the three provinces, the region — particularly Alberta — [...]

My Letter from Calgary column published in the November 2008 issue of Investment Executive:
If the effects of the market meltdown and accompanying recession on a particular city or region seem hard to predict, here in Calgary don’t even try. A general economic downturn could be devastating – or we might not even notice. Falling commodity [...]

My “Letter from Calgary” column from the August 2008 issue of the Investment Executive newspaper:
The other day my investment adviser sent along a hilarious though grimly apt graph from a Trimark presentation showing the emotional cycle of investors as they ride – and bungle – the investment cycle. Feelings like “thrill” and “excitement” accompany the [...]

“Letter from Calgary” from the February 2008 issue of Investment Executive:
When Alberta’s economy crashes, you really know it. Mass layoffs, foreclosures, bankruptcies, empty office towers, weed-eaten industrial parks, homeowners walking away from mortgages, sports cars and fancy trucks practically given away in the Bargain Finder, hours of shouting on talk radio, new bumper stickers and [...]