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2020 Financial Goals – May Update

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Mark | 0 Comments

2020 Financial Goals – May Update Hey Everyone, Welcome to another goals update. “You have to set goals that are almost out of reach. If you set a goal that is attainable without much work or thought, you are stuck…

Weekend Reading – Anonymous blogging, building dividend portfolios, COVID-19 budget impacts, and more #moneystuff

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Mark | 8 Comments

Weekend Reading – Anonymous blogging, building dividend portfolios, COVID-19 budget impacts, 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 personal finance…

Financial Independence Update – May 2020

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Mark | 37 Comments

Financial Independence Update – May 2020 In recent years, I’ve become more passionate to eventually work on my own terms. This doesn’t mean I want to leave my current job by any stretch now. I enjoy what I do and working…

Weekend Reading – $64 million pension, COVID-19 budget impacts, 5 types of investors and more #moneystuff

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Mark | 7 Comments

Weekend Reading – $64 million pension, COVID-19 budget impacts, 5 types of investors 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…

What are Dividend Aristocrats and Should You Own Them?

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Mark | 10 Comments

What are Dividend Aristocrats and Should You Own Them? The following guest post was contributed to My Own Advisor by Sure Dividend. The coronavirus crisis has caused a great deal of economic uncertainty. We’re not nearly out of the woods…

April 2020 Dividend Income Update

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Mark | 26 Comments

April 2020 Dividend Income Update Welcome to my latest dividend income update for 2020. You can find my previous update below: March 2020 Dividend Income Update Regular readers of this site will know we continue to take a two-pronged (hybrid)…

Ask the Advisor – Dealing with and getting through financial emergencies

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Mark | 26 Comments

Ask the Advisor – Dealing with and getting through financial emergencies To quote Mr. Mike Tyson once again on my site: “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” -Mike Tyson, former heavyweight boxing champion. How true.…

Spend more or retire earlier in this bulletproof retirement plan

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Mark | 16 Comments

Spend more or retire earlier in this bulletproof retirement plan The following case study was a prepared a few months ago prior to our world getting rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although some of the portfolio values have changed it…

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