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Long Weekend Reading – Mortgages vs. Investing, volatility, quizzes and more

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Mark | 17 Comments

Welcome to some long Weekend Reading, some of my favourite personal finance and investing articles from the week that was. On this site, I wrote about the best things the TFSA offers and I listed some 20 Canadian dividend paying…

Canadian Dividend Stocks to Buy and Mostly Forget

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Mark | 44 Comments

Canadian Dividend Stocks to Buy and Mostly Forget There are quite a few dividend payers in Canada, but the ones that provide steady dividend increases and those companies that have been paying dividends for generations is a rather short list. In…

Some of the very best things about the TFSA

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Mark | 41 Comments

The Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) allows Canadians to set aside and grow money tax-free throughout their lifetime. This is a great deal folks. Each year, you likely already know you can contribute up to the pre-defined dollar limit for the calendar year,…

Weekend Reading – Wealth Creation Stocks, Failing, Killing Mortgages and More

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Mark | 12 Comments

Welcome to another Weekend Reading list, sharing the best in personal finance and investing. This week, these 15 financial rules got a bit of press across social media circles and I shared four fat financial failures to avoid. Enjoy these top…

Four Fat Financial Failures

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Mark | 21 Comments

Mistakes are part of life, might as well accept that. I’m learning to accept that concept more as I get older. When it comes to personal finance in particular hopefully our money management mishaps are smaller and infrequent over time. …

Agree or Disagree – Testing 15 Financial Rules

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Mark | 42 Comments

Agree or Disagree – Testing 15 Financial Rules Recently, an article on BrighterLife.ca caught my attention – 15 common financial rules of thumb. Today’s post will offer my take! Your retirement income needs to be 70% of your working income.…

Weekend Reading – Poor bond yields, blog success, debt and more

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Mark | 15 Comments

Welcome to another Weekend Reading edition, my selections for the best in personal finance from the blogosphere. This week, I wrote about my financials goals for 2014 and thanks to my friends at 5i Research, I shared some technical details…

2014 Financial Goals – August Update

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Mark | 16 Comments

To keep me honest and focused I post my financial goals on My Own Advisor. One thing I’ve learned over the years is I have a much better chance at realizing my goals if I keep tabs on them, and…

REITs: Book Value and Net Asset Value Revealed

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Mark | 24 Comments

What’s not to love about Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)? You probably know I’ve written about REITs before. REITs are best understood as a professionally managed trust that buys and holds real estate properties. They offer investors (like you and…

Weekend Reading – 40,000 pageviews, portfolio updates, goals and more

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Mark | 20 Comments

Welcome to my Weekend Reading roundup folks, and I want to take a quick moment to thank you, the fans for visiting and commenting and contributing: Earlier this week, I made a case for indexing and then I pursued to write…