Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on April 21, 2018 on AM740 and FM 96.7 in Toronto. Topics covered on the show track the lifestyle articles and themes published in Tonic Magazine. This week we discuss what it takes to get an apartment building built in Toronto with Mitchell Abrahams, how to get insurance for free with Larry Berdugo and the best Spring recipes with Tonic Cookbook Reviewer, Naomi Bussin.

We specifically discuss:

How To Get An Apartment Built in Toronto:

What comes first the land or the building?

What is the intent of the financier?

The lost decade 1990-2000

Low interest/mortgage rates since 2000

Acquiring land

Land assembly

demolition and redevelopment

investment: condominium vs. apartment

What works on the land, zoning and market

stakeholders

How to Get Insurance for Free

Life Insurance

Corporate Insured Retirement Plan

Critical Illness Insurance

After 15 years return of premiums

Estate Transfer Strategy

Insurance as an asset class

The Best Spring Recipes:

Asparagus

“Dinner: Changing the Game”

Peas

Epicurious: Pea Mash

Lamb

“Caucasus”

Rhubarb

“Sweeter Off The Vine”