Fair enough! It’s north to me, but not truly north, I do realize that. I don’t want to go much further than there, though, so that I can still easily come down to visit family back home.
I know the cost is higher, but we have a budget of just under $1 million in cash, so we should be okay.
I’d just like access to a peaceful quiet forest and a cozy home. I’m a simple girl~ uwu
Yes and yes. I have a budget of around $1 million in cash, but I’ve been told it can be done in some areas for more like $800,000.
Fair enough! I have no real sense of the northern 90% of my own country, I’m embarrassed to say. XD
Would you mind elaborating on your remark about them being a bit more conservative? I realize that rural places tend to be more conservative by default, but I’m wondering whether that means center-right mind-your-own-business conservatives, or the kind that are a bit more… upfront.
Full disclosure, I’m trans and so is my wife, so it is indeed something we have to keep in mind.
Good call. Those bike lanes are a traffic disaster. They should be on side streets.
It’s in biotech, but I’d rather not get more specific than that. My exact subfield only has a handful of people working in the space.
Thank you so much! These are great starting points. Also, thank you for the condolences – it’s been a couple of years since her dad (the heir) passed away, and several more since her grandpa passed. Getting possession turned out to be very complicated, but we’re nearing the finish line on that front.
I do have a remaining question, actually. Real estate is an interesting option, and I like the idea of a nice stable rental income over the years. However, here in Canada where we now live, I fear that there’s a substantial real estate bubble. If true, now would probably be an awful time to by. What do you think?
Ah, STOXX it is, then! I’d like to stay away from US assets as much as possible, given the current… environment.
Is one better than the other?
Thank you, this sounds like good advice. I should’ve mentioned in the original post, but we’re in Canada. We’ll start by approaching a tax accountant and then go from there.
We already have a cause we support, and while we most definitely won’t be donating everything, we will absolutely be donating a percentage.
Yep, for sure. We’ll also make sure anyone we work with is a fiduciary, to help guard against those kinds of corrupt practices.
There are a large number of funds available to us through the company, which has its account at UBS Switzerland AG. What should we be prioritizing when fund-shopping?
We are shopping for an asset manager, but it seems like a good idea to walk into that with our eyes already open and some beginning ideas.
I used to drive to Toronto every day, usually down University Ave, but sometimes down Bay St. I can tell you for free that traffic got much worse on University as a result of those bike lanes.
The destinations argument doesn’t really work, since you can easily bike on the road for a short distance to get to where you’re going, or have a short walk.