Nick Bakish

CFA, Fin, Pl., CLU, TEP. Director, Wealth Management, Portfolio Manager at Richardson GMP

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

151 million people live on this island, and it's nearly 2% of the world population.

It's called Java, it's part of the Greater Sunda Islands and it's in Indonesia.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Google’s new quantum chip is so powerful it might be tapping into parallel universes.

Google's groundbreaking quantum processor, Willow, has achieved the seemingly impossible: solving an extraordinarily complex computational problem in under five minutes—a feat that would require the world's most advanced supercomputer approximately 10 septillion years to complete (10²⁵).

This mind-boggling performance has revived one of the most provocative ideas in physics: could quantum computers like Willow be performing calculations across vast numbers of parallel universes?

Hartmut Neven, founder and lead of Google Quantum AI, believes the answer may be yes. He argues that Willow’s results align strikingly with the many-worlds (or multiverse) interpretation of quantum mechanics, in which every quantum measurement causes reality to branch into multiple, equally real parallel universes. In this view, a quantum computer doesn’t just calculate faster within our universe—it effectively distributes the workload across countless parallel realities simultaneously.

The idea traces back to physicist David Deutsch, who, as early as the 1980s, suggested that the exponential power of quantum computation could only be fully explained if the machine is exploiting resources from many coexisting worlds.

Yet the interpretation remains deeply divisive.

Many physicists and quantum computing experts insist that no multiverse is required. Willow’s breakthrough, they argue, is fully explainable through standard quantum mechanics—leveraging superposition (qubits existing in multiple states at once), entanglement, and the mathematics of high-dimensional Hilbert spaces—all within a single universe.

So what has Willow truly demonstrated?

It has pushed quantum technology into a regime so extreme that it compels us to re-examine the deepest foundations of reality itself. Whether or not Willow is quietly borrowing power from alternate universes, one thing is clear: practical, large-scale quantum computing is no longer science fiction—and it is forcing us to confront profound questions about the nature of the cosmos, computation, and existence.

[Sierra Club Canada Fdn @SierraClubCan]

Sierra Club Canada is hiring in:
- #CornerBrook, NL
- #Halifax, NS
- #Ottawa, ON
- #Brampton, ON

Send us your resume and cover by June 13. For the full job description: https://t.co/vx1yAoVzKW

[Sierra Club Canada Fdn @SierraClubCan]

Happy #WorldOceansDay! Join us on June 12th with the @OrchestreAgora in #Montréal for a concert which will include a piece by composer Claudie Bertounesque that includes the songs of #Belugas recorded near #Tadoussac. Get tickets here: https://t.co/DrtxN6XCAc

#WorldOceansDay2024

[Nick Bakish @nbakish]

Happy New Year! All the best!

[Nick Bakish @nbakish]

I just liked “Green Finance - an All Hands On Deck webinar” on #Vimeo: https://t.co/lF3ya1qawn

[Ben Wolkon @BenWolkon]

At the @AmericasForum @ForumAmeriques in Miami, we talked about investing in tech that lowers emissions by modernizing industry.

Climate is the biggest challenge we have to tackle, but also the biggest opportunity to invest in a better future.

@nbakish #miamiWSF #IEFAonline

[International Economic Forum of the Americas @AmericasForum]

📷 #MiamiWSF's inaugural session on #Finance and #CapitalMarket: Moving to the Next Growth Stage with @sonalibasak @BloombergTV, @Vista_Equity, @ThornburgFunds & @sagardholdings.

[International Economic Forum of the Americas @AmericasForum]

📷 This morning's opening remarks at the 2022 #Miami World Strategic Forum with @mdcpresident @MDCollege! #MiamiWSF

[Sierra Club Canada Fdn @SierraClubCan]

Watch our recent webinar with Nick Bakish (@nbakish) & Christopher Richards (of @FoundationWCPD) exploring trends in #GreenFinance, #GreenGiving, & how by making financial contributions you can help shift some of the world’s biggest problems: https://t.co/alfgLwYsjj #Finance

[WEALTH (WCPD Inc) @WEALTH_WCPDInc]

Join WCPD’s Chris Richards tonight for an online webinar on Green Finance, with @nbakish & @SierraClubCan Details below. @PeterGIV

[Sierra Club Canada Fdn @SierraClubCan]

Sierra Club Canada Foundation is hosting a webinar with @nbakish and Christopher Richards about green conscious giving on October 19th at 7pm. Register here: https://t.co/MjviUPniO0

[HitPlay Productions @HitPlayProd]

Did you know that at least 40 North Atlantic right whales have died since 2017? That's almost 10% of the total population of the endangered species. If that doesn't sound like much, if we compare that to 10% of the human population, it represents everyone in North & South America

[HitPlay Productions @HitPlayProd]

Help give the North Atlantic right whale a future: Write to your officials & ask them to protect these great mammals: 🇨🇦 (https://t.co/v0CMQsPi9G) & 🇺🇸 (https://t.co/nmuRt2R2b6)

[HitPlay Productions @HitPlayProd]

.@NOAAFisheries's Barb Zoodsma and @MyFWC's Katie Jackson explain the relationship between North Atlantic right whale mom and calf and how essential it is to their survival. See more from both Barb and Katie in #LOTRW. #WhaleWednesday

[HitPlay Productions @HitPlayProd]

Our quest to name NARW No. 4615 (a whale featured in #LOTRW) continues! Choose your 3 top names and help us narrow the field. Vote now: https://t.co/TAiOxv5Y2S

[HitPlay Productions @HitPlayProd]

Sadly, whale entanglements are not a new phenomenon. Dr. Charles "Stormy" Mayo of the Center for Coastal Studies (@CCSPtown) talks about pioneering whale disentanglement and how the emergency practice has changed. #EarthDay 🌎

[HitPlay Productions @HitPlayProd]

North Atlantic right whales aren't the only aquatic animals under threat from entanglement. 5 humpback whales have become entangled off the California coast this year. Here's how the gov't is reacting:

[Chris Pronger @chrispronger]

I played 20 years in the NHL.

I was one of the highest earning NHL players of all time. And friends with many other pro athletes.

My guess is more than 50% of pro athletes have financial issues in retirement.

[Nick Bakish @nbakish]

Please Stand up for North Atlantic right whales with @lastrightwhales and tell your elected government officials in Canada to ensure that these critically endangered great whales are on the path to recovery. #LOTRW https://t.co/n6wiECBcyb