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My Favourite Takeaways – Millionaire Teacher and FREE book giveaway (Part 2)

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Mark | 33 Comments

In my last blogpost, Part 1 of My Favourite Takeaways – Millionaire Teacher and FREE book giveaway, I raved about Andrew Hallam’s book. I consider Millionaire Teacher a gem for your personal finance library because it is an excellent and an…

My Favourite Takeaways – Millionaire Teacher and FREE book giveaway

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Mark | 50 Comments

My Favourite Takeaways – Millionaire Teacher and FREE book giveaway When I first heard about Millionaire Teacher, I was excited to get my hands on it. Now that I have, I couldn’t imagine not owning this gem of a book in my…

Getting started with DRIPs and SPPs (Part 4 of 4)

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Mark | 17 Comments

Getting started with DRIPs and SPPs (Part 4 of 4) DRIPping Canadian dividend-paying stocks can be fun but more importantly, it can be an excellent wealth-building strategy. Imagine building some passive income from Canadian dividend-paying stocks over the next few years,…

Getting started with DRIPs and SPPs – Part 2

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Mark | 6 Comments

Getting started with DRIPs and SPPs There’s do-it-yourself investing and then there’s really do-it-yourself investing. I’d definitely put full dividend reinvestment plans (DRIPs) that include share purchase plans (SPPs) in the latter category. I have Part 1 on my DRIPs…

October 2011 Dividend Income Update

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Mark | 19 Comments

The simple fact is: success breeds success. This is why I firmly believe owning a basket of dividend-paying stocks as part of my overall investment plan is important. Month after month and quarter after quarter, success is bred by reinvesting…

Weekend Reading – The Elements of Investing (Part 3 of 3)

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Mark | 23 Comments

The Elements of Investing Over the last week or so, I’ve shared what I believe are the best takeaways from The Elements of Investing. This book is a gem and is one of my investing favourites because it is so matter of fact; straightforward,…