David Trahair: 7 books
Entrepreneurial Itch
Don't Scratch Until You Read This Book
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2012
Statistics show that 90% of businesses fail within their first five years of operation. What is the story behind these intimidating odds? Every year, unsuspecting entrepreneurs show up at their banks asking for small-business loans. The problem is that far too many people go into business without...
Crushing Debt
Why Canadians Should Drop Everything and Pay Off Debt
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2012
As the majority of Canadians are now spending much more than they make, their debt levels are reaching crisis proportions. Excluding mortgage debt, the average Canadian owes over $25,000 in consumer debt, which poses massive risks not only for the individuals carrying that financial load, but for...
Cash Cows, Pigs and Jackpots
The Simplest Personal Finance Strategy Ever
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2012
A contrarian and controversial look at personal finance, and a super simple strategy for making—and keeping—more money
Traditional financial wisdom persuades us to grow our net worth and build our assets. But traditional financial wisdom is often wrong. In Cash Cows, Pigs and Jackpots:...
Enough Bull
How to Retire Well without the Stock Market, Mutual Funds, or Even an Investment Advisor
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2009
The one book your bank REALLY does not want you to read.
More than ever before, Canadians are frightened and stressed out about their retirement and financial future. With the mortgage, car payments and credit card bills, there never seems to be enough to pay the current bills let alone save...
Smoke and Mirrors
Financial Myths That Will Ruin Your Retirement Dreams (8th Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2015
If you read the papers and listen to the “experts,” you’ve heard the usual pitches about retirement: you’ll need a million dollars so you better start an RRSP early and maximize your contributions, trust the stock market and mutual funds for the best returns and put your faith in a financial...
Enough Bull
How to Retire Well without the Stock Market, Mutual Funds, or Even an Investment Advisor
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
Stop risking everything to make your investment advisor rich
The stock market crash of 2008 proved one thing: traditional retirement planning advice simply doesn't work. The risks are too enormous. Trusting the stock market is like gambling with your family's future. But how do you plan for...
by N.S. Trahair, M.A. Bradford, David Nethercot
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2017
The fully revised fourth edition of this successful textbook fills a void which will arise when British designers start using the European steel code EC3 instead of the current steel code BS5950. The principal feature of the forth edition is the discussion of the behaviour of steel structures and...