The Wealthy Barber on Canadians’ New Financial Reality
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How has the financial landscape changed for Canadians since The Wealthy Barber?
Investing is simple, but don't confuse that with thinking it's easy. A stock is not just a ticker. At the end of the day, you have to remember that it's a business.
Just my reminder to people who own cyclicals, don't be surprised when there's a cycle.
If there's uncertainty in the markets, there's going to be some great opportunities for investors. This has to be one of the biggest quarters I've seen from this company in quite some time. Welcome to the Canadian Investor Podcast. I'm Simone Bélanger and I have a special guest today, Dave Shilton. You might know him from the Wealthy Barber or Dragon's Den. That's actually where I first found out about you in my early 20s when you were in the Dragon's Den. So welcome to the podcast, Dave. Really excited to have you today.
No, my pleasure to be here. We were talking just before we went on about you being in Ottawa, one of my favorite cities. I love going to the parliament buildings.
What challenges do younger Canadians face in today's financial environment?
To this day, every time I'm in Ottawa, I walk down and view them. They are spectacular. I think a lot of Canadians forget just how gorgeous our nation's capital is. So I've enjoyed it there immensely and been very well treated over the years.
You are nice. I think you forgot to mention one small detail. There's always some renovations going on. So that's kind of the running joke for Ottawa residents. There's always some kind of crane around the building. No, I'd say it's so true.
And I also remember going to Ottawa in 1992 for a weekend of speeches and it was minus 45 to minus 50 every day. And I honestly remember thinking, why do people live here? Like it is a nice place to visit, but why do people live here? That being said, I mentioned to you that Ottawa was our number one city per capita for the original wealthy barber. Some of that's because I happen to give a lot of speeches there.
How important is good financial advice for building wealth?
Then you get the word of mouth flowing. I did a lot of interviews on radio. But I think the government employee base really adopted the book and the word of mouth very strongly. So, yeah, I've had nothing but good times in Ottawa over the years. I used to go to a lot of Senators games as well, including their first year when they weren't playing at an official arena at that time. The Civic Center. Yeah, exactly. The Civic Center. And I had an obstructed view seat my first ever game.
So, no, nothing but good memories. Okay, well, no, that's great. And thank you on behalf of Ottawa residents for those kind of words. But really excited to have you. So for people who are not super familiar, although I think most people should be, but do you want to give us a little bit of your story aside from the Welty Barber Dragon's Den and how that came about and then essentially what's been your focus since?
Well, you know, it's an interesting background.
Why do simple, consistent financial decisions matter more than trends?
I went to Wilfrid Laurier University, economics graduate, came out, went into the investment business. Actually, when I was 17, 18, along with a guy named Alex Moustakis, my best friend then, my best friend now, we started a GIC agency. So I got involved in the investment business at a very young age, like 17, I think I was, and was always fascinated by the space. And then while I was a young stockbroker, we called them stockbrokers, not investment advisors back in the day. This is the early 80s. I really got lucky. I wrote some articles for a local newspaper slash magazine that went over well using humor. And I thought, you know, I like communicating. I like educating. I opened up a side business to teach teachers financial planning.
And honestly, that was a life changing decision. Just that one call changed everything. I went in front of groups of teachers. I used a very informal delivery, not a lot of charts and that type of thing. It's more conversation, storytelling, humor.
What lessons did Dave Chilton learn from his career and Dragon's Den?
It resonated. It went over very well. Other areas, other boards of education started getting in touch. I knew I was on to something. So I thought, what about tackling this through a book? And I had seen that my clients as a young broker wouldn't read books. They found them too dull, too intimidating.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How has the financial landscape changed for Canadians since The Wealthy Barber?
0:01–0:58
2
What challenges do younger Canadians face in today's financial environment?
0:58–1:52
3
How important is good financial advice for building wealth?
1:52–2:43
4
Why do simple, consistent financial decisions matter more than trends?
2:43–3:40
5
What lessons did Dave Chilton learn from his career and Dragon's Den?
3:40–4:28
6
How can Canadians effectively save money in today's economy?
4:28–5:18
7
What are the pros and cons of home ownership versus renting?
5:18–5:59
8
What timeless financial advice does Dave believe will benefit future generations?
5:59–56:55
Speakers
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