Author: ontheball1

Helping You Find Your Way

Sector Search: Safest Investments, by History After doing a little bit of market research I’ve come across some data that I think will prove helpful for you and your portfolio. Before we dive in make sure you follow on Twitter & Instagram & if you enjoy it, at the end they’ll be a link requesting […]

Israel and Lebanon Gas Deal

Crisis + Offshore Oil= Opportunity? As of October 27th, 2022 Lebanon and Israel have come to a deal (brokered by the United States) to divide up ownership of maritime boundary areas of the Mediterranean; an unlikely event given the hostilities between each other. The settling of these boundaries allow for the transparency to set-up for […]

The Largest Disaster on Earth

Shocking Numbers from Africa This is data is taken from the 2022 Ibrahim Index of African Governance–the most thorough, intensive research report I’ve seen on the continent. I’m in the process of breaking down some important results (by overall governance trends and then it’s individual categories) that I strongly encourage you to check out by […]

Stranded on an island with Tuition debt

Your Life is Worth More Than Your Grades Oh boy, you’re graduating high school soon and you’re still unsure what to do? Life= Over There’s many conflicting messages: Your friends are battling for the top universities; one family member is encouraging you to take a trade like carpentry or plumbing as though they have discovered […]

Obsolete Idea

The Piggy Bank Died Long Ago Mom and Dad are usually right, but they’re wrong about this thing. They are wrong when they say “Save your money”. Get a job, and “save it in your bank account”. “If only you saved your money…” I’m writing to suggest to you that you are (practically) unable to […]

Azerbaijan

Using Fire Protectors as Wealth Protectors What in gods name is this article about… Fire protec–using a fire blanket to protect my cash? Not quite. There’s a country out there that very few people hear about, can point to on a map, or know anything about. While they’re not the richest (& likely won’t be […]

Positive Presentation

Shake It Out I wanted to write this that may assist you in a job interview or making a good impression, despite it being a somewhat tiny detail in your behaviour. Handshaking. I’ve recently met some people while travelling internationally [check out a whole other page called OnTheBall Travels!] and I immediately noticed how timid […]

Continents for Kids

A Grade 4 lesson that Americans Don’t Know Every so often one of those talking puppets on television puts on an episode to ask people on the street questions on where a country is on a map. The answers are shockingly wrong. And it’s not like, “where’s Togo?” its like “where’s Canada?” and the answers […]