u/GarySparrow0

I noticed that From Prussia With Love is immediately followed by the Miracle of Peckham. In Prussia with love, Del is doing one of the worst thing he's ever done; trying to flog a baby. He even has an attack of conscious at the end and cancels the deal, saving Boycie from having to convince everyone that his grandfather was Louis Armstrong.

In the next episode, The Miracle of Peckham, even though it's obviously a scam, he does it to save the hospice. They make it clear that he is not going to profit from it personally.

Do you think this is Del trying to redeem himself after trying to sell a baby?

Rewatching to Hull and Back. In the end Terry stops the car and tells Slater they've known about his diamond smuggling schemes for a while and now they have caught him in possession.

Did Terry know right from the start that Del and Rodney were involved? He let it slip that Boycie was the money man in Sid's Cafe (only to be scolded by Slayer), was letting Del know this intentional?

How did the Trotters get away with it? Even though it was a sting to get Slater, they still broke the law and the police knew it.

I have a corporation with cash sitting in the bank doing nothing. My original plan was to create a holding company and invest the funds long term through a corporate Wealthsimple account using ETFs (XEQT, VFV)

When I brought this up to my accountant who currently handles my taxes, bookkeeping, payroll, expenses, etc. he immediately told me, “Don’t do that,” and instead wants to connect me with a financial broker from his office to manage the investments.

My concern is that this recommendation may be more about generating fees than acting in my best interest. Is there any real advantage to using a financial broker over a self-directed ETFs? Can a broker realistically provide better long-term returns, or meaningfully reduce risk?

I am starting my investing journey with around $500k, but I have a lot of dread and fear for the future..

Firstly, the economy. I believe we're on the edge of an economic disaster that will make 2008 crisis look like a picnic. With the AI tech bubble, housing crisis, US debt now surpassing the countries annual GDP and the price of fuel all happening together and when it hits, our portfolios will tank.

Secondly, I feel like the last 30 years have been a like a buffet for the stock market and I am arriving right as they finish desert. Surely the skyrocketing stock market over the last decade or so can't be sustainable. How are corporations supposed to grow 25% every year to keep up with what we've been experiencing?

Thirdly, the cost of living. With continuous soaring costs of living and unemployment, I feel like I can never be financially free, even if I invest 500k today and continue to add 100k+ a year, it still won't be enough to take care of me when I am retired.

Please convince me I am wrong.