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Weekend Reading – Living better on less, retirement numbers and more

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Mark | 12 Comments

Welcome to the latest edition of my Weekend Reading list. Before we get to the other articles, I recently shared some top Canadian dividend ETFs to consider for your portfolio and how we spent our tax refund this year. Enjoy…

How We Spent Our Tax Refund This Year

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Mark | 10 Comments

Some time ago on this site I offered up a question for readers to consider: What would you do with $1,000? In that article I shared what I’d do with that tidy sum if it found me. Recently we got our…

Weekend Reading – Financial streaks, ah-ha moments and more

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Mark | 12 Comments

Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading list where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was… This week I only posted one article about my $200,000+ debt load but I hope to get to more articles next…

I write about investing but I have over $200,000 in debt

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Mark | 46 Comments

Yes, you read the title of this post correctly. I’m in debt, lots of it. I run this personal finance and investing site, and enjoy doing it even though I have over $200,000 in debt. Debt sucks. Maybe I’m not…

Weekend Reading – Money tips, mortgage freedom and more

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Mark | 9 Comments

Welcome to your Weekend Reading list where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was…even if this edition is a little later than usual. Enjoy the rest of the May long weekend. Mr. CBB was mortgage…

Retirement Right This Way

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Mark | 10 Comments

One of my favourite financial books is The Investor’s Manifesto by William Bernstein, talked about the attributes of a successful investor: They must possess an interest in the process, They need more than a bit of math horsepower, far beyond simple arithmetic…

Dividend Tax Credit 101

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Mark | 10 Comments

Dividend Tax Credit 101 I’ve known for some time now that I get a tax-break by investing in Canadian dividend paying stocks owned outside registered accounts like my Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and my Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA).…

Weekend Reading – Top blogs, early retirement bloggers, dividend increases and more

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Mark | 6 Comments

Thanks to Jeremy over at Modest Money for running a poll to celebrate the Top Canadian Finance Blog for 2014. It’s great to be a finalist, thanks readers! So head on over to Modest Money and vote for My Own…

A 50 year bond is bad news for investors

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Mark | 19 Comments

I haven’t been alive for 50 years. I can’t imagine locking myself into an investment product for that long. Apparently some Canadians, namely institutional investors don’t feel the same. According to one recent report, our government has successfully sold $1.5…

Indexing 101

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Mark | 9 Comments

First My Own Advisor reader: “Great site, but I don’t know what you mean by indexing?” Me: I should write a post on that. Second My Own Advisor reader: “Hi Mark, I found this article interesting and while unable to…