Don’t be an Idiot, Get a Will already
It’s rather sad to think about but as much fun life can be it must come to an end. For richer or poorer, everyone dies and without a Last Will and Testament (i.e., Will) the government (not you) decides how…
Month: October 2012
October Update – 2012 personal finance and investing goals
It’s been a little over two months since my last update on our 2012 personal finance and investing goals, so what the heck, no time like the present to share what’s been good and where we are headed for the…
Weekend Reading – Books to help Canadians save more money and great blogs
Headlining the Weekend Reading roundup is Canada’s Frugal Couple, Steve and Linda Zussino who launched a free ebook this week to help Canadians save and make better use of their money. The free ebook is entitled Top 100 Websites for…
Reader Question – Where to start reading on your site?
A little while ago Matt wrote me asking: “I read your About section and thought I’d send you this quick ‘hi’. Do you have any advice where I should start reading on your site? Thanks for reading this quick email…
Dividend Growth: Freedom Through Passive Income eBook Review
Over the last few years, dividend investing and dividend growth stocks have roared back into investing favour. I’m not sure this type of investing ever went out of style but I think one could attribute more severe stock market volatility…
Weekend Reading – Cash back credit cards, economist predictions and great blogs
Leading off the best from the blogosphere this week, Boomer & Echo told us about the best no fee cash back credit cards in Canada. My favourite is the MBNA Smart Cash MasterCard. As Boomer & Echo nicely stated “with this…
DIY Investor Profile – Susan Brunner
Susan Brunner is a successful do-it-yourself (DIY) investor who has been investing in dividend paying stocks for decades. She was recently featured in the April 2012 edition of MoneySense magazine. Thanks to her investments, Susan hasn’t had a mainstream job since 1999. …
September 2012 Dividend Income Update
Last month, I wrote that many Canadians are quick to loathe our banking system, for their service fees and various surcharges. Love ‘em or hate ‘em banks are good for our Canadian economy and great for my dividend portfolio. In…