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In courting dividend stocks get to know your dates

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Mark | 7 Comments

In the world of courting and finding Mr. or Mrs. Right, a critical part of this journey is dating. Same goes for the dividend investor. Any do-it-yourself (DIY) stock investor, who is planning to live off their stream of dividend income,…

June Update – 2012 personal finance and investing goals

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Mark | 17 Comments

Over the last couple of years, we’ve written down our personal finance and investing goals in black and white. I figure you can’t fix what you don’t know let alone keep track of. So, sharing our goals on My Own…

History repeats…some ETFs seem like Mutual Funds to me…

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Mark | 6 Comments

History repeats…some ETFs seem like Mutual Funds to me… For years, the financial industry has promoted and used mutual funds for personal and institutional portfolios. Actually, it’s been more than years, centuries in fact. The advent of mutual funds dates…

Age 50 is too late to start saving for retirement

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Mark | 37 Comments

Age 50 is too late to start saving for retirement We’ve all heard the same song for some time now: Canadian debt loads are too high. Canadian savings rates are dropping. Canadians expect to work past age 66, not because…

My plan for a prolonged low interest rate environment

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Mark | 10 Comments

My plan for a prolonged low interest rate environment No doubt interest rates play an important role in the economy. They are a vital tool of monetary policy. Interest rates affect all of us but not necessarily in a good…

May 2012 Dividend Income Update

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Mark | 9 Comments

May 2012 Dividend Income Update “I am an advocate of investing in individual, high-quality stocks, provided you can take care to avoid certain pitfalls. Historically, stocks have proven to offer as good as return as any other investment vehicle –…