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9<title>Robin R. Speziale &#8211; National Bestselling Author; Market Masters. Robin Speziale writes about how to invest in the stock market for the DIY investor. [email protected]</title>
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447<p style="text-align: center"><strong>Robin Speziale</strong> is the author of the Globe &amp; Mail National Bestseller, <a href="https://robinrspeziale.com/market-masters/"><strong>Market Masters</strong></a>, featuring exclusive conversations with Canada&#8217;s top investors, as well as <strong><a href="http://a.co/d/cDyz0U3">Capital Compounders</a> </strong>(<em>pickup your free copy <strong><a href="https://capitalcompounders.com">here</a></strong></em>)<strong> </strong>and <strong><a href="https://robinrspeziale.com/lessons-from-the-successful-investor/">Lessons From the Successful Investor</a></strong>.</p>
448<p style="text-align: center">Robin has been saving, investing, and building his portfolio since 18. He built a <a href="https://robinrspeziale.com/2017/03/03/how-i-built-a-300000-stock-portfolio-before-30-and-how-you-can-too-my-8-step-wealth-building-journey/"><strong>$300,000 Stock Portfolio before 30 (And Shares His 8-Step Wealth Building Journey)</strong></a>. Robin has been featured in the <strong><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/globe-advisor/article-how-to-grow-your-tfsa-tips-from-financial-bloggers-to-fatten-your/">Globe &amp; Mail</a></strong>, <a href="https://business.financialpost.com/investing/investing-pro/five-reasons-to-love-stocks-no-matter-what-the-market-is-doing"><strong>Financial Post</strong></a>, <a href="https://www.thestar.com/business/personal_finance/2016/02/24/the-best-kept-secrets-of-canadas-smartest-investors-mayers.html"><strong>Toronto Star</strong></a>, and <strong><a href="https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/a-marathon-not-a-sprint-what-to-know-before-you-buy-your-first-stock-1.1350338">BNN</a></strong>, among other media outlets<strong>.</strong> He lives in Toronto.</p>
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450<p style="text-align: center">See Robin&#8217;s list of <strong><a href="https://robinrspeziale.com/capital-compounders/">40 Canadian Capital Compounders</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://robinrspeziale.com/2019/09/07/us-compounders/">50 US Compounders</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://robinrspeziale.com/future-60/">Future 60 MicroCaps</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://robinrspeziale.com/dividend-growth-machines/">Dividend Growth Machines</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://robinrspeziale.com/2019/07/25/canadas-technology-software-superstocks-%f0%9f%9a%80/">Canada&#8217;s Technology &amp; Software Superstocks</a></strong>, and the <strong><a href="https://robinrspeziale.com/2019/08/14/canadas-next-billion-dollar-company/">Next Billion Dollar Company</a></strong>.</p>
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460<p style="text-align: center"><em>Market Masters (ECW Press, 2016) </em>is my National Bestselling Book. <a href="https://robinspeziale.wordpress.com/market-masters/">Learn More.</a></p>
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465<p style="text-align: center">“First class interviews of successful investors sharing a diverse range of sound investment philosophies.&#8221; &#8212; <strong>Lawrence A. Cunningham, co-author, The Essays of Warren Buffett</strong></p>
466<p style="text-align: center">&#8220;Wealth of insights in to what it takes to succeed as an investor from a group of renowned Canadian investors.&#8221; &#8212; <strong>James P. O’Shaughnessy, Author, What Works on Wall Street</strong></p>
467<p style="text-align: center">&#8220;A wonderful resource for anyone who wants to study some of Canada’s world-class investors.&#8221; &#8212; <strong>Guy Spier, Author, The Education of a Value Investor</strong></p>
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474<h4 style="text-align: center"><strong>What the Media is Saying About Robin Speziale</strong></h4>
475<p style="text-align: center">&#8220;Robin Speziale has identified 28 legendary investors in the Canadian stock market and captured in writing the essence of their strategies in his tour de force, Market Masters.&#8221; <strong>&#8212; John Reese, CEO of Validea Capital Management and columnist for The Globe and Mail</strong></p>
476<p style="text-align: center">&#8220;He loves consumer companies with a strong brand and a &#8216;moat&#8217;, a competitive advantage that others cannot easily penetrate.&#8221; <strong>&#8212; Ellen Roseman, Business Columnist</strong></p>
477<p style="text-align: center">&#8220;Mr. Speziale has plenty of advice to pass on in his new book.&#8221; <strong>&#8212; The Globe and Mail</strong></p>
478<p style="text-align: center">&#8220;Robin Speziale has a passion for investing in his own financial future, and that of others.&#8221; <strong>&#8212; The Mississauga News</strong></p>
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579var WPGroHo = {"my_hash":""};
580//# sourceURL=wpgroho-js-extra
581</script>
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581
582<script crossorigin='anonymous' type='text/javascript'  src='/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravatar-hovercards/wpgroho.js?m=1610363240i'></script>
582
583
584	
584<script>
585		// Initialize and attach hovercards to all gravatars
586		( function() {
587			function init() {
588				if ( typeof Gravatar === 'undefined' ) {
589					return;
590				}
591
592				if ( typeof Gravatar.init !== 'function' ) {
593					return;
594				}
595
596				Gravatar.profile_cb = function ( hash, id ) {
597					WPGroHo.syncProfileData( hash, id );
598				};
599
600				Gravatar.my_hash = WPGroHo.my_hash;
601				Gravatar.init(
602					'body',
603					'#wp-admin-bar-my-account',
604					{
605						i18n: {
606							'Edit your profile →': 'Edit your profile →',
607							'View profile →': 'View profile →',
608							'Contact': 'Contact',
609							'Send money': 'Send money',
610							'Sorry, we are unable to load this Gravatar profile.': 'Sorry, we are unable to load this Gravatar profile.',
611							'Gravatar not found.': 'Gravatar not found.',
612							'Too Many Requests.': 'Too Many Requests.',
613							'Internal Server Error.': 'Internal Server Error.',
614							'Is this you?': 'Is this you?',
615							'Claim your free profile.': 'Claim your free profile.',
616							'Email': 'Email',
617							'Home Phone': 'Home Phone',
618							'Work Phone': 'Work Phone',
619							'Cell Phone': 'Cell Phone',
620							'Contact Form': 'Contact Form',
621							'Calendar': 'Calendar',
622						},
623					}
624				);
625			}
626
627			if ( document.readyState !== 'loading' ) {
628				init();
629			} else {
630				document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', init );
631			}
632		} )();
633	</script>
633
634
635		<div style="display:none">
636	</div>
637		<!-- CCPA [start] -->
638		
638<script type="text/javascript">
639			( function () {
640
641				var setupPrivacy = function() {
642
643					// Minimal Mozilla Cookie library
644					// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/cookie/Simple_document.cookie_framework
645					var cookieLib = window.cookieLib = {getItem:function(e){return e&&decodeURIComponent(document.cookie.replace(new RegExp("(?:(?:^|.*;)\\s*"+encodeURIComponent(e).replace(/[\-\.\+\*]/g,"\\$&")+"\\s*\\=\\s*([^;]*).*$)|^.*$"),"$1"))||null},setItem:function(e,o,n,t,r,i){if(!e||/^(?:expires|max\-age|path|domain|secure)$/i.test(e))return!1;var c="";if(n)switch(n.constructor){case Number:c=n===1/0?"; expires=Fri, 31 Dec 9999 23:59:59 GMT":"; max-age="+n;break;case String:c="; expires="+n;break;case Date:c="; expires="+n.toUTCString()}return"rootDomain"!==r&&".rootDomain"!==r||(r=(".rootDomain"===r?".":"")+document.location.hostname.split(".").slice(-2).join(".")),document.cookie=encodeURIComponent(e)+"="+encodeURIComponent(o)+c+(r?"; domain="+r:"")+(t?"; path="+t:"")+(i?"; secure":""),!0}};
646
647					// Implement IAB USP API.
648					window.__uspapi = function( command, version, callback ) {
649
650						// Validate callback.
651						if ( typeof callback !== 'function' ) {
652							return;
653						}
654
655						// Validate the given command.
656						if ( command !== 'getUSPData' || version !== 1 ) {
657							callback( null, false );
658							return;
659						}
660
661						// Check for GPC. If set, override any stored cookie.
662						if ( navigator.globalPrivacyControl ) {
663							callback( { version: 1, uspString: '1YYN' }, true );
664							return;
665						}
666
667						// Check for cookie.
668						var consent = cookieLib.getItem( 'usprivacy' );
669
670						// Invalid cookie.
671						if ( null === consent ) {
672							callback( null, false );
673							return;
674						}
675
676						// Everything checks out. Fire the provided callback with the consent data.
677						callback( { version: 1, uspString: consent }, true );
678					};
679
680					// Initialization.
681					document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function() {
682
683						// Internal functions.
684						var setDefaultOptInCookie = function() {
685							var value = '1YNN';
686							var domain = '.wordpress.com' === location.hostname.slice( -14 ) ? '.rootDomain' : location.hostname;
687							cookieLib.setItem( 'usprivacy', value, 365 * 24 * 60 * 60, '/', domain );
688						};
689
690						var setDefaultOptOutCookie = function() {
691							var value = '1YYN';
692							var domain = '.wordpress.com' === location.hostname.slice( -14 ) ? '.rootDomain' : location.hostname;
693							cookieLib.setItem( 'usprivacy', value, 24 * 60 * 60, '/', domain );
694						};
695
696						var setDefaultNotApplicableCookie = function() {
697							var value = '1---';
698							var domain = '.wordpress.com' === location.hostname.slice( -14 ) ? '.rootDomain' : location.hostname;
699							cookieLib.setItem( 'usprivacy', value, 24 * 60 * 60, '/', domain );
700						};
701
702						var setCcpaAppliesCookie = function( applies ) {
703							var domain = '.wordpress.com' === location.hostname.slice( -14 ) ? '.rootDomain' : location.hostname;
704							cookieLib.setItem( 'ccpa_applies', applies, 24 * 60 * 60, '/', domain );
705						}
706
707						var maybeCallDoNotSellCallback = function() {
708							if ( 'function' === typeof window.doNotSellCallback ) {
709								return window.doNotSellCallback();
710							}
711
712							return false;
713						}
714
715						// Look for usprivacy cookie first.
716						var usprivacyCookie = cookieLib.getItem( 'usprivacy' );
717
718						// Found a usprivacy cookie.
719						if ( null !== usprivacyCookie ) {
720
721							// If the cookie indicates that CCPA does not apply, then bail.
722							if ( '1---' === usprivacyCookie ) {
723								return;
724							}
725
726							// CCPA applies, so call our callback to add Do Not Sell link to the page.
727							maybeCallDoNotSellCallback();
728
729							// We're all done, no more processing needed.
730							return;
731						}
732
733						// We don't have a usprivacy cookie, so check to see if we have a CCPA applies cookie.
734						var ccpaCookie = cookieLib.getItem( 'ccpa_applies' );
735
736						// No CCPA applies cookie found, so we'll need to geolocate if this visitor is from California.
737						// This needs to happen client side because we do not have region geo data in our $SERVER headers,
738						// only country data -- therefore we can't vary cache on the region.
739						if ( null === ccpaCookie ) {
740
741							var request = new XMLHttpRequest();
742							request.open( 'GET', 'https://public-api.wordpress.com/geo/', true );
743
744							request.onreadystatechange = function () {
745								if ( 4 === this.readyState ) {
746									if ( 200 === this.status ) {
747
748										// Got a geo response. Parse out the region data.
749										var data = JSON.parse( this.response );
750										var region      = data.region ? data.region.toLowerCase() : '';
751										var ccpa_applies = ['california', 'colorado', 'connecticut', 'delaware', 'indiana', 'iowa', 'montana', 'new jersey', 'oregon', 'tennessee', 'texas', 'utah', 'virginia'].indexOf( region ) > -1;
752										// Set CCPA applies cookie. This keeps us from having to make a geo request too frequently.
753										setCcpaAppliesCookie( ccpa_applies );
754
755										// Check if CCPA applies to set the proper usprivacy cookie.
756										if ( ccpa_applies ) {
757											if ( maybeCallDoNotSellCallback() ) {
758												// Do Not Sell link added, so set default opt-in.
759												setDefaultOptInCookie();
760											} else {
761												// Failed showing Do Not Sell link as required, so default to opt-OUT just to be safe.
762												setDefaultOptOutCookie();
763											}
764										} else {
765											// CCPA does not apply.
766											setDefaultNotApplicableCookie();
767										}
768									} else {
769										// Could not geo, so let's assume for now that CCPA applies to be safe.
770										setCcpaAppliesCookie( true );
771										if ( maybeCallDoNotSellCallback() ) {
772											// Do Not Sell link added, so set default opt-in.
773											setDefaultOptInCookie();
774										} else {
775											// Failed showing Do Not Sell link as required, so default to opt-OUT just to be safe.
776											setDefaultOptOutCookie();
777										}
778									}
779								}
780							};
781
782							// Send the geo request.
783							request.send();
784						} else {
785							// We found a CCPA applies cookie.
786							if ( ccpaCookie === 'true' ) {
787								if ( maybeCallDoNotSellCallback() ) {
788									// Do Not Sell link added, so set default opt-in.
789									setDefaultOptInCookie();
790								} else {
791									// Failed showing Do Not Sell link as required, so default to opt-OUT just to be safe.
792									setDefaultOptOutCookie();
793								}
794							} else {
795								// CCPA does not apply.
796								setDefaultNotApplicableCookie();
797							}
798						}
799					} );
800				};
801
802				// Kickoff initialization.
803				if ( window.defQueue && defQueue.isLOHP && defQueue.isLOHP === 2020 ) {
804					defQueue.items.push( setupPrivacy );
805				} else {
806					setupPrivacy();
807				}
808
809			} )();
810		</script>
810
811
812		<!-- CCPA [end] -->
813		<div class="widget widget_eu_cookie_law_widget">
814<div
815	class="hide-on-button ads-active"
816	data-hide-timeout="30"
817	data-consent-expiration="180"
818	id="eu-cookie-law"
819	style="display: none"
820>
821	<form method="post">
822		<input type="submit" value="Close and accept" class="accept" />
823
824		Privacy &amp; Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use. <br />
825To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here:
826				<a href="https://automattic.com/cookies/" rel="nofollow">
827			Cookie Policy		</a>
828 </form>
829</div>
830</div>			<div id="actionbar" dir="ltr" style="display: none;"
831				class="actnbr-pub-illustratr" role="region" aria-label="Site actions">
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852											<input type="hidden" id="_wpnonce" name="_wpnonce" value="
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854										<p class="actnbr-login-nudge">
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