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Mark Gruner

Financial Leader and Author

Mark Gruner comes from Montreal, Canada. He studied at McGill University. He did his undergraduate studies in Biochemistry, then moved on to do post-graduate studies in Public Accounting. After completing attaining his CPA degree, he went on to work for a small CA firm and then worked at Coopers & Lybrand. 

He then went on to work internationally in Europe. He worked as the CFO for Commission for Real Property Claims for Displaced Persons (CRPC). Then went on to work for International Finance Corporation (IFC)  part of the World Bank Group.

With IFC he moved to Istanbul, Turkey and then to Johannesburg, South Africa. He was responsible for many financial improvements in the region at IFC and made some changes to the way the budget process works across all of IFC.

He then later moved to Manila, Philippines to become the Director of Finance for International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). 

Most recently, Mark published his first book on Personal Finances, which can be purchased on Amazon.

Read some recent Posts from Mark Gruner

Stock Correction

This week we’ve seen quite a tumble in the stock market. We saw a large drop in the S&P 500 NASDAQ and Dow Jones. For the week, most of those have lost somewhere around 5%. A decrease of 5% in one week is significant…Read more

It is important to understand the basics of investing. You need to understand certain principles. One of them would be what is a stockbroker. The stockbroker is the company or person who is the go-between for you and the stock market.…Read more

I visualize investing as a stream of water. Imagine this stream meanders from left to right. The left to right movement is indicative of prices going up. Now imagine this stream is always going from left to right. It consistently moves at a slow pace…Read more

I have long believed that there must be some science behind the stock market and what can predict prices, but I soon realized that the market was based on many other factors. Was I wrong in my belief? At first, I thought yes, but soon I realized that no, I was not wrong…Read more

Investing is not just for the wealthy, it is actually for everybody. It is a great way to make passive income and a great way to have your money work for yourself…Read more

Using a spreadsheet tool is an amazing accomplishment for taking your budgeting to the next level. This is a critical development for anyone in business or anyone looking to improve efficiency…Read more