He’s the financial touchstone for millions of Canadians.
From the eye-opening best seller “2015” to the then-controversial, “The Strategy”, through to his annual guides and collected wisdom, the far-reaching and prescient “2020”, his extremely timely warning about real estate in “Greater Fool”, and most recently his chronicle of the financial meltdown in “After the Crash”, Garth Turner has delivered to Canadians exactly what they need, exactly when they need it.
His populist, commonsense, sometimes kick-in-the-pants style of writing distills and explains macroeconomics and global finances, then puts readers right in the middle of it all, concluding with real hope – and real strategies – for their financial security.
Now is clearly the time for the next Garth Turner book, ‘After the Crash’. Big picture. Forward thinking. Answers for volatile and turbulent times.
With household debt levels at historic highs, with almost 90% of all family assets unwisely in real estate, with markets uncertain, recession tipping towards depression, the Canadian savings rate at zero and the American economy teetering, people need guidance, perspective and help, as well as a warning about what is coming.
Most Canadians know Garth Turner. They have followed his multifaceted career as a communicator, author, soeaker, columnist, TV personality, entrepreneur, MP and populist.
They know he’s an agent of change whose words on the future, and insights on today, are as unique, unpredictable and compelling as the man himself.
Garth Turner’s career expertise lies in business, personal finance, real estate and taxation. He’s authored many best-selling books, lectured extensively across the country, hosted Canada’s most-watched business television show, and written a syndicated newspaper column carried in scores of cities.
Garth’s volunteer work has included serving as a National Director of the Sierra Legal Defence Fund, which fights to uphold environmental legislation, and as a national spokesperson for the Alzheimer Society of Canada.
His entrepreneurial spirit has led him to start many businesses, from the country’s largest independent producer of network television programming, to the restoration of heritage buildings and in the hospitality industry, creating a host of jobs in our vibrant small business sector.
Garth Turner has served twice as a Member of Parliament in Canada’s House of Commons. He also is a member of Canada’s Privy Council. Garth has been Business Editor of CTV, daily newspaper columnist for Sun Media, columnist for Canadian Business magazine, nationally syndicated newspaper and radio commentator and a life-long entrepreneur, founding and managing businesses from network television production to newspapers to restaurants and book publishing. He was educated at the University of Toronto Schools, the University of Toronto, and the University of Western Ontario. He is married to Dorothy, and shares an emotional attachment with his motorcycle.
