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Weekend Reading – Big money goals, Your Ever Growing Income, minimize your tax and more #moneystuff

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Mark | 2 Comments

Weekend Reading – Big money goals, Your Ever Growing Income, minimize your tax and more #moneystuff Hey folks! Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the…

2019 Financial Goals – April Update

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Mark | 17 Comments

2019 Financial Goals – April Update “I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.” – Michael Phelps. Ya, I’m never going to reach the swimming heights that…

Millennial housing struggles – it ain’t all avocado toast

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Mark | 29 Comments

Millennial housing struggles – it ain’t all avocado toast It ain’t all avocado toast folks. At least that’s what I hear from millennials now and then. (notes: Depending upon your source, demographers and researches typically define millennials as those born…

Weekend Reading – killing the Home Buyers’ Plan, top stocks for 2019, cycle of wealth and more #moneystuff

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Mark | 2 Comments

Weekend Reading – killing the Home Buyers’ Plan, top stocks for 2019, cycle of wealth and more #moneystuff Hey folks! Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was…

Your Ever Growing Income – Review and Giveaway

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Mark | 80 Comments

Your Ever Growing Income – Review and Giveaway “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 Your…

March 2019 Dividend Income Update

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Mark | 39 Comments

March 2019 Dividend Income Update Here are some of my favourite lessons learned from my years of investing: With investing, you often get what you don’t pay for – fees matter. Please consider ditching your expensive mutual funds already if…

Weekend Reading – Giveaway reminders, gotta love dividend investing, and more #moneystuff

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Mark | 5 Comments

Weekend Reading – Giveaway reminders, gotta love dividend investing, and more #moneystuff 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 and investing…

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

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Mark | 79 Comments

FIRE at 52, how to draw down what we’ve worked so hard for To FIRE or not to FIRE. Is that really the question? Whether you agree with the “movement” or not, many investors strive for Financial Independence (so they…

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Weekend Reading – Big money goals, Your Ever Growing Income, minimize your tax and more #moneystuff

2019 Financial Goals – April Update

Millennial housing struggles – it ain’t all avocado toast

Weekend Reading – killing the Home Buyers’ Plan, top stocks for 2019, cycle of wealth and more #moneystuff

Your Ever Growing Income – Review and Giveaway

March 2019 Dividend Income Update

Weekend Reading – Giveaway reminders, gotta love dividend investing, and more #moneystuff

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