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Are you living your financial values?

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Mark | 11 Comments

Are you living your financial values? Last year, I wrote about my financial rules of thumb – a moderate list of financial principles we try and live by. Upon reflecting on this older post recently, I wondered if we are…

Reader Question – Why don’t you just buy dividend ETFs?

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Mark | 16 Comments

Reader Question – Why don’t you just buy dividend ETFs? Every week, I receive many requests and questions from readers in my inbox. Thanks for those by the way and keep those questions coming folks. One of the more frequent…

Where’s your focus…increasing cash flow or net worth?

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Mark | 9 Comments

Where’s your focus…increasing cash flow or net worth? Net worth is one of the most widely used metrics to report financial progress. This calculation is commonly used in part because it’s a simple and easy metric to understand and apply:…

June 2012 Dividend Income Update

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Mark | 12 Comments

June 2012 Dividend Income Update “A good investor has the courage to make choices. The stock market is a bit like a zoo. There are all kinds of animals there, from elephants to tigers to snakes to monkeys. You only…

A few great reasons why I own ETFs

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Mark | 27 Comments

A few great reasons why I own ETFs For folks who have followed My Own Advisor for some time, you might already know that I employ a two-pronged approach to grow my retirement portfolio across various accounts. One approach is…

Book Review & Giveaway – How Not To Move Back In With Your Parents by Rob Carrick

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Mark | 10 Comments

Rob Carrick, personal finance columnist for The Globe and Mail and author of four previous books that include How to Play Less and Keep More for Yourself and What’s Good, Bad and Downright Awful in Canadian Investments Today is back…

Investing in our health – July update on Square Foot Garden

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Mark | 10 Comments

No green thumb? No room for a big garden? A few weeks ago, I wrote answering “no” to these questions and some others might make you a great candidate for Square Foot Gardening. This year, we’re giving Square Foot Gardening…