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Beat The Bank – Simply Successful Investing from Larry Bates

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Mark | 29 Comments

Beat The Bank – Simply Successful Investing from Larry Bates “Millions of Canadian investors are losing up to half of their retirement savings to decades of paying mutual fund fees. Most investors have no sense of the scale of this…

Weekend Reading – More income, lessons from the financial crisis, biggest and best weed stocks and more

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Mark | 17 Comments

Weekend Reading – More income, lessons from the financial crisis, biggest and best weed stocks and more Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition – where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the…

DIY and Private Equity Investor Profile – Matthew Wilson

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Mark | 37 Comments

DIY and Private Equity Investor Profile – Matthew Wilson Long-time readers of this blog are well aware common stocks that pay dividends and low-cost, diversified Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) make up the one-two punch for what I’ve coined our “hybrid”…

August 2018 Dividend Income Update

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Mark | 38 Comments

August 2018 Dividend Income Update I don’t really care how often you read or hear that “a million dollars ain’t what it used to be” – thanks to inflation. Let’s be honest, that’s still a HUGE chunk of change…for us……

Weekend Reading – Travel hacking, top dividend ETFs, FIRE, #CanFinSummit and more

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Mark | 11 Comments

Weekend Reading – Travel hacking, top dividend ETFs, FIRE, #CanFinSummit and more 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 blogosphere.…

The Canadian Financial Summit 2018 – Online and FREE!

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Mark | 14 Comments

The Canadian Financial Summit 2018 – Online and FREE! Last year, I had the opportunity to participate in the first Canadian Financial Summit, and I was glad I did. This year, this event proves to be even bigger and better! The Canadian…

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