Darren and Christina welcome wealth coaches Dan Spry, Jake Mitchell, and Ryan O'Quinn back to the podcast to walk through your first education session with Control and Compound.

They explain how the strategy works, why the right policy and its structure matter, and how example numbers help bring the concept to life. The coaches also answer questions they regularly hear: Am I too old to start? What if I'm uninsurable? Why hasn't my financial advisor mentioned this?

For business owners, farmers, and real estate investors who need access to money for opportunities and unpredictable years, this episode explains what the learning process looks like and how the relationship continues after a policy is in place.

In our October economic update, Darren and Christina dig into why stronger GDP numbers don't always translate into Canadians feeling richer and why the size of your slice matters more than the size of the economy.

We also discuss the possibility of Bank of Canada rate hikes, inflation, the weaker Canadian dollar and why fixed mortgage rates can rise even when the policy rate hasn't changed.

Your business can bring in more revenue while keeping less of every dollar. In this episode, Darren and Christina break down what Canadian business owners can control as costs, tariffs, and uncertainty put pressure on their companies.

They cover a simple margin calculation that every owner should understand, when to revisit pricing, how to spot supplier risk, and why access to capital matters most before you need it.

They also discuss a question many owners put off: if most of your wealth is tied to your business, what happens to your retirement plan if you cannot sell on your terms?

Wealthy Canadians aren't necessarily better at picking investments—they're often playing a completely different financial game.

In this episode, Darren and Christina reveal six principles wealthy families use to build, protect and pass down their wealth. They explain why liquidity can be more valuable than a slightly higher return, why taxes must be considered before every major financial decision and why wealthy families build coordinated financial systems instead of collecting disconnected products.

In this episode, Darren and Christina break down the taxes Canadians see, the taxes hiding in the cost of everyday life and the future taxes being created through government deficits.

They also compare the Canadian and American tax systems, examine why highly skilled workers, entrepreneurs and investment capital are leaving Canada, and explain how tax rules can severely limit the wealth-building ability of Canadian business owners and real estate investors.

Most importantly, they discuss what Canadians can actually control—and how properly structured high-cash-value life insurance may help reduce taxation on the growth, access and eventual transfer of their wealth.

What if the money you're saving for the future could still be used to grow your business, purchase real estate or take advantage of opportunities today?

In this episode of Control and Compound, Darren Mitchell and Christina Wyatt are joined by Control and Compound wealth coaches Dan Spry, Jake Mitchell and Ryan O'Quinn for a conversation about infinite banking, high-cash-value life insurance and the strategies they use to help Canadians build and protect their wealth.

Canada's trade negotiations with the United States have collapsed—and 50% tariffs are now in effect on billions of dollars in goods. What did Canada walk away from, who will ultimately pay for the retaliation, and what could this mean for Canadian businesses, jobs and investment?

Do high-income Canadians actually pay their fair share of taxes?

It is one of the most emotionally charged arguments in Canadian politics. But before Canadians decide who should pay more, we need to understand who is already paying what.

In this episode, Darren and Christina examine Canada's progressive tax system, including new data showing that the top 20% of income-earning families pay 65.3% of the country's personal income taxes. They also explore what happens when higher tax rates influence investment, entrepreneurship, hiring and the movement of capital and skilled professionals.

Ray Kroc didn't invent McDonald's. He recognized that one successful restaurant could become something much bigger.

At 52 years old, Kroc took the McDonald brothers' efficient restaurant model and transformed it into a global system. But hamburgers were only one part of the strategy.

In this Financial Autopsy, Darren and Christina examine how Ray Kroc used standardization, franchising, real estate and accessible capital to build one of the most recognizable businesses in history.

You spent years building your company, creating revenue and accumulating retained earnings. But once the money has been made, an entirely different challenge begins:

How do you keep it working without losing access or control?

In this episode, Darren and Christina explain why successful business owners eventually begin thinking like bankers… even when they don't realize it.

Courtney and Terrence Howell didn't move to rural Newfoundland because it was the easiest place to build a business. They moved there because it was where they wanted to build their life.

After meeting while teaching English in South Korea, the couple eventually settled in Grates Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador. With backgrounds in anthropology and fine arts, they launched an art and tourism business before transforming an old school into a Cajun-Creole fusion restaurant.

Then a walk along the beach changed everything.

The Bank of Canada says the Canadian economy is beginning to improve, inflation has fallen to 2.8%, the TSX has reached another all-time high and Canadian consumers continue to spend.

So why does the economic outlook still feel so uncertain?

In the August 2026 Economic Update, Darren and Christina break down the proposed 50% U.S. tariffs on certain Canadian products, the latest movement in the Canadian dollar, what's driving the Canadian and American stock markets, and why major institutions continue buying Bitcoin.

Michele Romanow didn't build her wealth by chasing a bigger salary. She built companies, retained ownership and used each success to create her next opportunity.

In this financial autopsy, Darren and Christina examine how the Dragons' Den investor went from launching a caviar company in New Brunswick to building businesses such as Buytopia, SnapSaves and Clearco. More importantly, they break down the financial pattern that continued throughout her career.

In this episode of Control and Compound, Darren and Christina break down the economic and environmental arguments behind Canada's EV strategy, the assumptions the plan depended on, what happened to Honda's proposed $15 billion Ontario EV supply chain, and why Canada is now allowing up to 49,000 Chinese EVs into the country annually.

Whether you're a parent, business owner, homeowner, or simply want to protect your family, this conversation could save your loved ones months—or even years—of confusion, stress, and unnecessary legal headaches.

What does it really take to build a global company from Atlantic Canada?

In this month's entrepreneurial spotlight, Darren sits down with entrepreneur Travis McDonough, founder of Kinduct and Wellnify, to explore the mindset, resilience, leadership, and relentless perseverance required to build one of Canada's most successful sports technology companies.

Canada has a problem... and it's bigger than inflation.

On this month's economic update, Darren and Christina break down the hidden crisis facing Canada's economy: uncertainty. From interest rates and inflation to the falling Canadian dollar, housing, trade negotiations, business investment, and Canada's untapped natural resources, this update explains why so many Canadians feel like the official numbers don't match real life.

They also cover what the uncertainty around the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement could mean for business owners, investors, jobs, wages, and the future of the Canadian economy.

If you're trying to understand what's really happening in Canada right now — and how it could affect your money — this episode is worth watching.

For decades, Canadians were told retirement was simple:

✔ Pay off your mortgage ✔ Max out your RRSP ✔ Collect CPP and OAS ✔ Retire comfortably.

But that plan was built for a completely different Canada.

In this episode, Darren and Christina explain why inflation, taxation, government policy, and longevity are changing retirement forever—and why accumulating assets alone is no longer enough.

John D. Rockefeller didn't just build one of the largest fortunes in history – he built a system that allowed his wealth to last for generations.

In this episode of Control and Compound, Darren and Christina are doing a financial autopsy on Rockefeller and how he built his fortune through discipline, ownership, reinvestment, vertical integration, and control of capital. They also explain how the Rockefeller family preserved wealth using life insurance, trusts, and family governance.

The big lesson? Building wealth is one thing. Structuring it properly so it can continue for generations is another.

In this episode, Darren and Christina break down why successful entrepreneurs can still feel trapped inside the business they built. They discuss the stages of entrepreneurship, how business owners become the bottleneck, why revenue alone does not create freedom, and how systems, delegation, liquidity, and long-term planning can help create true financial and operational freedom.