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Three dividend stocks to own and one to sell now

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Mark | 13 Comments

Three dividend stocks to own and one to sell now Guest post by Mike Heroux, The Dividend Guy, in collaboration with My Own Advisor about dividend stocks to own. Mark and I have been fellow bloggers since 2011 as we…

Weekend Reading – Afraid of a bear market, 4% rules, embracing slow FI and more #moneystuff

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Mark | 14 Comments

Weekend Reading – Afraid of a bear market, 4% rules, embracing slow FI and more #moneystuff Hey Everyone, Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the…

October 2019 Dividend Income Update

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Mark | 13 Comments

October 2019 Dividend Income Update Welcome to my latest dividend income update for 2019. With my October dividend income update, that’s a sign we’re getting closer to year end! Hard to believe really… For those of you new to these…

Top dividend ETFs – get cash for life

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Mark | 17 Comments

Top dividend ETFs – get cash for life Cash for life from dividend ETFs? Quite possible friends! Read on to learn why. I would argue nothing makes investors consider dividend ETFs more like rock-bottom interest rates. And here they are.…

Weekend Reading – Preparing for early retirement, best ETFs, how to dump your advisor and more #moneystuff

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Mark | 8 Comments

Weekend Reading – Preparing for early retirement, best ETFs, how to dump your advisor and more #moneystuff Hey Everyone, Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across…

Financial independence on a teacher’s salary

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Mark | 23 Comments

Financial independence on a teacher’s salary To many, financial independence (FI) seems reserved for just high-income earners. There is no way FI can be achieved on a teacher’s salary – or can it? While the recipe for financial independence is…

Weekend Reading – What it takes to retire early, investing lessons learned, rising home prices and more #moneystuff

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Mark | 4 Comments

Weekend Reading – What it takes to retire early, investing lessons learned, rising home prices and more #moneystuff Hey Everyone, Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was…

Strive for financial independence not early retirement

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Mark | 36 Comments

Strive for financial independence not early retirement Strive for financial independence and not early retirement? What on earth do you mean? Are you looking for financial independence? Are you looking to flat-out retire early? Is it just semantics between the…

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Three dividend stocks to own and one to sell now

Weekend Reading – Afraid of a bear market, 4% rules, embracing slow FI and more #moneystuff

October 2019 Dividend Income Update

Top dividend ETFs – get cash for life

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Financial independence on a teacher’s salary

Weekend Reading – What it takes to retire early, investing lessons learned, rising home prices and more #moneystuff

Strive for financial independence not early retirement