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Survivorship benefits for CPP and OAS

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Mark | 56 Comments

Survivorship benefits for CPP and OAS Long-time readers of this blog will know I remain many years away from full-on retirement – so I have tons of time to consider when to take our Canada Pension Plan (CPP) benefit and…

Weekend Reading – How to invest in your TFSA, passive income updates, top stocks to own this year and more!

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Mark | 18 Comments

Weekend Reading – How to invest in your TFSA, passive income updates, top stocks to own this year and more! Hi Everyone, Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week…

October 2020 Dividend Income Update

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Mark | 40 Comments

October 2020 Dividend Income Update Welcome to my latest dividend income update. For those of you new to these posts on my site, for a few years now, every month I discuss our approach to investing using Canadian dividend paying…

VEQT vs. XEQT vs. HGRO Equity ETFs

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Mark | 30 Comments

VEQT vs. XEQT vs. HGRO Equity ETFs With so many equity ETFs to choose from it might be hard to figure out the top ones to own. Today’s post helps solve that problem by looking at and comparing Vanguard’s VEQT vs.…

Weekend Reading – Christmas cash giveaways, navigating financial uncertainty, another FIRE journey and 2021 TFSA limit!

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Mark | 36 Comments

Weekend Reading – Christmas cash giveaways, navigating financial uncertainty, another FIRE journey and more! Hey folks! Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the personal finance…

Weekend Reading – Low-cost ETFs, The Masters, Biden and your finances and more!

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Mark | 14 Comments

Weekend Reading – Low-cost ETFs, The Masters, Biden and your finances and more! Well Hello! Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the personal finance and…

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My Financial Independence Plan

Financial Independence Update – October 2020

Two expenses stealing your early retirement dreams (that are not coffee)

How I’m preparing for a global recession

How to get through a stock market crash – and benefit from it

How much cash should you keep?

I’ve maxed out my TFSA and RRSP. Now what?

2010-2019: Financial reflections of the last decade

Does the 4% safe withdraw rate still make any sense?

Top Dividend ETFs – get cash for life

The six phases of financial independence

Should you become a DIY investor?

I prefer Financial Independence Work On Own Terms (FIWOOT) versus FIRE

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

What are the best ETFs for my RRSP?

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

Why my goal to live off dividends remains alive and well

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

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