349 –  How to Recognize Heinous Financial Advice with Danielle Park

349 – How to Recognize Heinous Financial Advice with Danielle Park

Author: Doug Hoyes May 8, 2021 Duration: 35:53

Should you put all of your savings at risk in the stock market to earn enough for a down payment on a house?  Probably not. Danielle Park, lawyer, and wealth manager explains why some financial advice is "heinous", how to recognize bad financial advice, and why you should think critically about the financial advice we are bombarded with every day.

Related Links:

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Danielle's blog post on Doug Hoyes' TV appearance: https://jugglingdynamite.com/2021/04/22/financial-stress-rising-for-households/

The Questrade ad: https://youtu.be/Ta2a7LkVVHc

Doug Hoyes on BNN Bloomberg on April 21, 2021: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/~2185816

Podcast 248 – Danielle's first appearance: Building Wealth in a Challenging World: https://youtu.be/Y9mc-3ht0Uw

Podcast 348 – How Deflation Will Impact the Economy and Your Debt with Jeff Booth: https://youtu.be/7Kt7KBfemh8

Danielle Park's website: https://jugglingdynamite.com/

Danielle's book: Juggling Dynamite: An Insider's Wisdom on Money Management, Markets, and Wealth That Lasts on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3h349lZ

Danielle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kdaniellepark

Danielle's investment management firm – Venable Park: http://www.venablepark.com/


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