SEAN SCHNEIDER on ONE THING THE BUDGET GOT RIGHT
One thing the Canadian government seemed to get right in this year's election orientated budget was the increase in RSP allowance first time home buyers are eligible to withdraw for a down payment. Too many hard-working younger generation Canadians are finding it near impossible to save the 10% minimum downpayment required to qualify for even a [...]
A CHANGE IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN HISTORY?
A new satellite cell phone company may be on the cusp of changing human history. By deploying a new approach using nanosatellites, Ubiquitlink appears poised over the next few years to connect the planet’s whole off-grid population to the Internet. Nanosatellites are tiny 16-pound toaster-sized boxes which are now being built for under $100,000. As [...]
THE DATA INDUSTRIES TIPPING POINT
Like a crisp fall evening where the chill in the air instinctively tells you the season is about to change, the data industry feels like it has just hit its tipping point. And despite the odorous smell coming from Facebook and it’s questionable ties to Cambridge Analytica, and the manipulation of the American election, this […]
PREPARING FOR TAX SEASON
As we enter a new year, the process of planning for the 2018 personal tax return season becomes top of mind for many. The primary objective is to ensure that the least amount of income tax is paid within the legal framework. The following are a few of the more commonly missed items when taxpayers […]
The Coming Canadian Debt Calamity?
You may be in for a shock over the next few years as the well-meaning though overly generous Federal and Provincial government spending and policies come home to roost. Canadians are borrowing money at a record rate bringing with it rapid inflation. We are nearing the point where it is likely to tear at the [...]
WHY WE FOLLOW THE FUTURE
At Schneider Insurance, we follow the future, because it's going to arrive whether we like it or not. The start of the new year is a great time for an overview of where things are at. This year, one of the pieces we reviewed over the holidays was produced by futurist Peter Diamandis on the [...]
DNA SEQUENCING – THE FOUNDATION OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE COMMODOTIZES
Right up near the top of the list of wise things your Grandmother used to tell you was something like “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Turns out, she had it absolutely right. Yet even in her wildest dreams, there is little possibility she would have realized, the extent that saying […]
THE INEVITABLE MARCH TOWARDS OUTSOURCED SELF CARE
American politicians may have done their best to try and kill Obamacare, and while the fate of 11 million Americans health care coverage may be tested once again after the 2016 U.S. election, one thing is becoming clearly unstoppable – there is an inevitable move afoot towards outsourced health diagnosis and self-care. Service industries, such as the […]
HOW THE GOOGLE PILL COULD USHER IN PROACTIVE HEALTHCARE
As we’ve been talking about on this blog for the last few years, health care is about to take a massive leap forward into its proactive future. Here is a great example. Google recently announced they’re working on a game changing nano health pill. Its invisible nano particles will float around in your body, then […]
