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Your Ever Growing Income – Giveaways and U.S. edition

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Mark | 8 Comments

Your Ever Growing Income – Giveaways and U.S. edition “Do you want to find a simpler method of investing, one that makes sense and will help you earn a growing income during your retirement?” – Henry Mah, CMA, author of…

How to optimize credit card use

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Mark | 21 Comments

How to optimize credit card use In the personal finance blogosphere you’ll hear all kinds of views about credit cards. Don’t own them at all. Own them but only do this. Hack credit cards for rewards and points! For example,…

Weekend Reading – More dividends, paying off your house faster, great capital allocators and more #moneystuff

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Mark | 23 Comments

Weekend Reading – More dividends, paying off your house faster, great capital allocators and more #moneystuff Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the personal finance…

May 2019 Dividend Income Update

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Mark | 7 Comments

May 2019 Dividend Income Update Welcome to my latest dividend income update for 2019 folks – happy to have you as a reader of my site. For those of you new to my site or new to these posts, for…

A 30-something path to building wealth

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Mark | 16 Comments

A 30-something path to building wealth You might already know from reading various posts on this site – I enjoy learning from others. This theme applies whether I’m learning from successful retirees that have “been there, done that” on my…

Weekend Reading – Giveaways, why bother with bonds, why invest in international stocks and more #moneystuff

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Mark | 21 Comments

Weekend Reading – Giveaways, why bother with bonds, why invest in international stocks and more #moneystuff Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the personal finance…

3 top REITs on my radar this year

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Mark | 38 Comments

3 top REITs on my radar this year If you aren’t planning to sell your stocks, any of your stocks, any time soon – you and I shouldn’t fear market calamity. If anything, it should be time to celebrate. Why? Stocks…

Stock Investing for Canadians – Review and Giveaway

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Mark | 31 Comments

Stock Investing for Canadians – Review and Giveaway “The basics of stock investing are so elementary that few people recognize them. When you lose track of the basics or first principles, you lose track of why you invested to begin…

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Financial Freedom Target: Age 50 – May 2019 Update

How to draw down a portfolio using Variable Percentage Withdrawal (VPW)

What are the best ETFs for my RRSP?

Your Ever Growing Income – Review and Giveaway

FIRE at 52, how to draw down what we’ve worked so hard for

The best all-in-one Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

Great low-cost ETFs for the U.S. stock market

December 2018 Dividend Income Update

10 ways to master your money in 2019

Why my goal to live off dividends remains alive and well

Here’s why the new $6,000 TFSA limit for 2019 is totally worth it

The friendly dividend histories of great Canadian stocks

They want to spend $50,000 per year in retirement. Did they save enough?

How do we measure up? Can we hit 10 goals in 10 years for early retirement?

How to diversify my TFSA using ETFs

BMO SmartFolio Review and Offers

When to take your Canada Pension Plan benefit

What makes a great Exchange Traded Fund?

Our lofty goal to build a $1 million portfolio

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