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Toronto Tech scene picking up and hopefully the increased talent pool in Canada doesn't leave to a drain of talent to the US. Interesting article.

The baby boomer/retiree population is the biggest it's ever been in Canada. Many of them are now making their cottage the Primary Residence in an effort to focus on downsizing, tax planning and keeping the cottage within the family from an estate perspective!

Apple reports earnings after market close today! The Tech sector this quarter has been a mixed bag of results. Some chip makers did very well. FAANG stocks hit both extremes over the past few weeks with Netflix and Facebook weighing down on the tech sector. Alphabet and Amazon on the other hand had great earnings and forward guidance.

GDP chart of the US Economy over the last 20 years. Take a look:

Ford has discussed cutting Ontario minimum wages in January but let's see what he does with wages especially knowing that 11% of Ontario's workforce are employed by the Provincial government.

Netflix is trying to emerge as a major player in Indian cinema, television and documentaries. They are hoping their next 100 million subscribers come from India. The breakout success of "Sacred Games" might only be the start. 21st Century Fox (FOX) streaming service Hotstar has 75 million subscribers and Google's (YouTube) have major head starts over rival Netflix. For those interested in Amazon, the Seattle based company is planning on spending $5B in original Indian content.

Interesting read on competition in Canada, foreign involvement and oligopolies running the Economy.

Will it be 1 - 2- or 3 Interest Rate hikes in Canada this year? Many are asking amid all the trade discussion, Economic numbers and the NAFTA question marks.

The Economist talks about inheritance and estate tax and potential tax reform in certain countries!