About Me

--- About David & The Growth Engine I’m David, and my journey has been anything but a straight line. Fresh out of high school, my very first job was as a clerk for a stock broker—a spark that kindled a lifelong fascination with the markets and launched a career spanning thirty years of day trading, alongside ventures in accounting, real estate, and mortgages. Along the way, my path took some rugged turns, including living for a few years in Northern Ontario and working for two junior mining companies, and later returning to college in my 30s to study computers. Now, at 81, I’m launching my most ambitious project yet. This blog is my open-book experiment to master content creation in 2026. I’m not just sharing abstract theories; I’m documenting the build of **The Growth Engine** from scratch. Whether I’m applying the disciplined mindset of a veteran day trader to blog analytics, or drawing on decades of financial background to craft practical wealth blueprints, my goal is to show that it is never too late to engineer a new path. What You’ll Find Here The Growth Engine is built around three core pillars, offering broad, thorough coverage to help you level up your life and finances: * **Personal Finance & Markets:** Practical insights drawn from a lifetime in trading, economics, and financial services, helping you make sense of wealth-building, markets, and economic trends. * **Self-Improvement:** Actionable strategies, mindset shifts, and reflections on continuous growth—proving that personal evolution has no expiration date. * **Blogging & Content Creation:** A transparent, behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to build a digital platform from the ground up in today's landscape. When I’m Not Building the Blog... Away from the charts and the keyboard, you’ll usually find me tending to the garden, out for a good walk, or deep into a book—particularly anything focused on economics, markets, and self-improvement. I’m thrilled to see early visitors already dropping by, and I’d love for you to join me on this journey. We can learn, build, and grow together. ---

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