You must look like a money person for clients to trust you.

You can't look at the intrinsic value of gold as you can a business. Gold doesn't give you cash flow, and, at the end of the day, cash flow is what is important. Gold doesn't give you dividends.

From an early age my mother told me that there were so many of us that if I was to get anything in life I would have to get it myself. So I did.

Doing business in Jamaica is not easy, but it is rewarding.

Private equity has been the purview of super wealthy individuals and institutions.

My wealth came from growing businesses. I had wealth, but not liquidity. Basically I transferred illiquid shares of AIC for liquid shares of Manulife. Now I'm the biggest individual shareholder of Manulife.

If people perceive themselves as having very little opportunities to be fulfilled, then it cheapens their life and outlook. The solution is to reverse it; make sure they know opportunities abound.