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Weekend Reading – U.S. Thanksgiving, cash giveaways, podcasts and more

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Mark | 9 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American readers and to everyone, enjoy this Weekend Reading edition. I want to thank Kyle Prevost from My University Money and Young and Thrifty fame for allowing me to make a mess of their podcast…

October 2013 Dividend Income Update

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Mark | 6 Comments

Welcome to my latest dividend income update (better late than never) for October 2013. For those of you new to these posts on my site, every month I discuss my approach to investing using dividend paying stocks and how reinvesting…

What’s in your portfolio? Larry MacDonald

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Mark | 16 Comments

As part of Financial Literacy Month, I reached out to various bloggers and financial experts to ask what’s in their portfolio. More specifically, I wanted to pick their brains to find out what their investing goals were, learn a little…

Investing advice that never goes out of style

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Mark | 8 Comments

Over the last week, I found myself thinking about what a new investor might want to know or be mindful of as they start their financial freedom journey. Considering I haven’t reached financial freedom yet, I thought I would list…

Weekend Reading – Christmas shopping, average home prices rising and more

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Mark | 12 Comments

Earlier this week I wrote about some key financial terms and shared some of the great benefits that come with tax free investing. Enjoy these articles I checked out over the last week. Have a great weekend! Canadian Budget Binder…

Tax Free Investing – TFSAs 101

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Mark | 8 Comments

Tax Free Investing – TFSAs 101 If you were a resident of Canada, aged 18 in 2009 or now 18 today, did you know you had the opportunity to save thousands of dollars in a tax free account? Learn about…

Financial Stuff 101 – EPS, P/E, Bears and Bulls

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Mark | 8 Comments

Anyone who wants to become a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) investor should consider becoming more familiar with various financial terms and definitions. Otherwise, if and when you decide to own stocks, you might not be able to differentiate your hanging man from…

Month: November 2013