Real estate

Money Managers

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Nicola Wealth and volatility laundering schemes

My latest analysis and warnings about Nicola Wealth.

Dec 18, 2025 8 min read

Real estate

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The Alignvest / Forum student housing merger, Reza Satchu's latest deal

Reza Satchu made a Hail Mary Pass in his latest deal.

Nov 25, 2025 7 min read

Memba them?

Ed Sonshine is in a bit of a pickle

The RioCan founder had an even bigger stake in lender Chesswood before it got into trouble.

Sep 18, 2024 5 min read

Family offices

Montreal's Bellini family is buying Manhattan commercial Real Estate

Some opportunistic commercial real estate investing.

Jul 23, 2024 1 min read

Moguls

Moray Tawse: A billionaire straight outta Rexdale

The lesser-known co-founder of mortgage lender First National.

Sep 15, 2023 3 min read

HNW shops

Nicola Wealth: all in on real estate

How Nicola Wealth built a dollar-store version of Blackstone in ten years.

Sep 5, 2023 8 min read

HNW shops

Nicola Wealth Management: The good, the bad and the kompromat

Nicola Wealth is the wealth manager most exposed to a downturn in North American real estate.

May 11, 2023 11 min read

Memba them?

Ira Gluskin is still around, believe it or not

It’s 2023 and Ira Gluskin is still around. Can you believe it?

Feb 9, 2023 5 min read

Moguls

Miles Nadal is now a shoe collector and capital allocator

An update on Miles Nadal of Peerage Capital and Peerage Realty and previously, MDC Partners.

Oct 6, 2022 8 min read

Moguls

Stephen Smith of First National: from bankrupt at 34 to billionaire

How Stephen Smith built a financial services conglomerate from the ashes of ruin.

Feb 19, 2022 5 min read

Calgary

Bob Dhillon, Barbara Stymiest and Vahan Kololian named to Order of Canada

Even with something as benign as the Order of Canada, I can create polemics.

Dec 29, 2021 2 min read

Moguls

Jay Hennick: from pool boy to billionaire

An under-the-radar billionaire who started from the bottom.

Sep 10, 2020 3 min read