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Weekend Reading – CIBC dividends, Carney farewell and great blogs

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Mark | 18 Comments

On Thursday, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) raised its dividend, after announcing its Q2 profit rose to $876-million, from $811-million a year ago. The dividend hike today was only by $0.02 but that little amount will add another $15…

How I Became a DIY Investor

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Mark | 30 Comments

How I Became a DIY Investor Thanks to Mr. CBB’s email question recently today’s post will retrace my investing journey, how I became a do-it-yourself (DIY) investor. The purpose of today’s post is to shed some light on my investment…

2013 Financial Goals – May Update

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Mark | 12 Comments

“If you’re bored with life, if you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things, you don’t have enough goals.” ― Lou Holtz I get up every day and want to be productive, at work, at home and…

Weekend Reading – Sens still standing, blogpost recap and many more

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Mark | 12 Comments

Well, from a real high to a major low. Reality hit my Ottawa Senators earlier this week, losing 7-3 to the mighty Pittsburgh Penguins. At the time of this post, our team is down 3-1 in the best-of-seven game series…

3 great ways to spend your tax refund wisely

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Mark | 5 Comments

Drawing some inspiration from some other great blogs and articles recently, I wanted to ask you – what did you do with your tax refund this year? Did you spend it wisely? I’m sure I’m no different than you but we’ve…

Canada’s Top Performing Companies 2013

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Mark | 16 Comments

Canada’s Top Performing Companies 2013 I was happy to see the latest edition of Canadian Business in my mailbox this week. Every year, the magazine issues the Investor 500 edition, a comprehensive look at Canada’s 500 largest publicly traded companies. …

Month: May 2013

Weekend Reading – CIBC dividends, Carney farewell and great blogs

How I Became a DIY Investor

2013 Financial Goals – May Update

Weekend Reading – Sens still standing, blogpost recap and many more

3 great ways to spend your tax refund wisely

Canada’s Top Performing Companies 2013

My recipe for a healthy lush lawn

Are financial fears any different around the world?

Weekend Reading – Sens in seven games and great blogs

Is Coca-Cola the perfect dividend paying stock?