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The Dividend Toolkit ebook Review and Takeaways

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Mark | 7 Comments

Happy Holidays everyone! I trust all my readers had a very Merry Christmas and you’re looking forward to ringing-in the New Year. I know I am. Before we leave 2012, I wanted to provide you with a review and…

Weekend Reading – Mayan mayhem, holiday wishes and great blogs

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Mark | 15 Comments

Will it end or won’t it end? Is that the question? I’m not talking about all the craziness in the stores lately or the NHL strike, I’m talking about the end of the world. By most interpretations, by way of…

2012 Blog Year In Review

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Mark | 13 Comments

2012 was a great year for My Own Advisor blog thanks to every dedicated reader, the casual reader, anyone who took a few seconds to comment on my site and all the blogs who referred to and linked to My…

December Update – 2012 personal finance and investing goals

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Mark | 9 Comments

Hard to believe how time flies…2012 is coming to an end. Overall, it’s been a good year for my wife and I and we have many things to be thankful for. First and foremost we have our human capital, which…

Weekend Reading – Passive investing video, giveaways and great blogs

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Mark | 9 Comments

Weekend Reading – Passive investing video, giveaways and great blogs Leading off this Weekend Reading list is a link to Passive Investing: The Evidence. This financial documentary is divided into eight chapters in a video just under an hour long. …

November 2012 Dividend Income Update

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Mark | 11 Comments

Warren Buffett has become one of the most successful investors our world has ever seen not by selling or trading companies, but by owning them. I will never amass the wealth of Warren, not even close, but you and I…

Weekend Reading – RRSPs for trips, Peter Hodson podcast and great blogs

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Mark | 14 Comments

Leading off this Weekend Reading list, I was surprised to learn recently that 6% of Canadians have taken money out of their RRSPs to fund a trip. Really? Hard to believe some folks are using a retirement account to take…

Got a defined benefit pension plan? Consider yourself lucky then consider it a big bond

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Mark | 18 Comments

Got a defined benefit pension plan? Consider yourself lucky then consider it a big bond You’ve probably heard that risk and reward go hand-in-hand. Take on more investment risk and you might be rewarded with higher investment returns. The potential…