If machines do everything well, including allocating capital and resources efficiently, can that be deflationary, can that eliminate poverty? I don't know. It's hard to be very optimistic if you look at how humans have behaved historically.

I've always loved to play games, and face it: investing is one big game. You need to be decisive, open-minded, flexible and competitive.

Whenever I see a stock market explode, six to 12 months later you are in a full blown recovery.

Part of my advantage is that my strength is economic forecasting, but that only works in free markets, when markets are smarter than people. That's how I started. I watched the stock market, how equities reacted to change in levels of economic activity, and I could understand how price signals worked and how to forecast them.

Canadians are very well behaved, they don't throw their food.

I'm very sunny. You know, I'm always optimistic.