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What Dividends Might Pay For

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Mark | 7 Comments

My wife and I were daydreaming about retirement the other day when the subject of dividends and distributions came up. In looking at our current monthly expenses and thinking ahead here are some things that dividends might eventually pay for.…

2014 Blog Year In Review – 500,000 pageviews

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Mark | 32 Comments

2014 was a fine year for My Own Advisor thanks to every reader and visitor. Today’s blogpost will highlight a few milestones for the site and share some reflections when it comes to my favourite posts for the year that…

‘Twas the Night before Christmas in the financial blogosphere

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Mark | 12 Comments

‘Twas the night before Christmas in the financial blogosphere, Just one creature was stirring, a Holy Potato, oh dear! The stockings were hung by Robb Engen with care, In hopes that St. Nick would soon be there. As…

Year End Financial Housekeeping

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Mark | 9 Comments

The marketing campaigns are in full swing and people at work are becoming more edgy by the day. Yup, it’s Christmas time again! Kidding aside this is a great time of year and I’m looking forward to the holidays with…

Then and Now – H&R REIT

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Mark | 16 Comments

Then and Now – H&R REIT This post is a continuation of my series Then and Now where I revisit some older blogposts and either rip them to shreds (because my thinking has changed) or I’ll confirm my position on some personal…

Weekend Reading – Podcasts, buy and hold, lessons learned, financial fitness and more

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Mark | 18 Comments

Leading off this Weekend Reading edition, I want to thank Sheryl Smolkin for the recent interview with yours truly here. Check out what I said about starting my blog, investing lessons learned and more. Enjoy the rest of these articles…

The new savings rate is more than 10% folks

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Mark | 67 Comments

The new savings rate is more than 10% folks I was inspired by this blogpost recently that argued we’ve been thinking about our savings rates all wrong. Cait argued: “What if, instead of telling us how much to save, we…

2014 Financial Goals December Update

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Mark | 9 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…

Weekend Reading – TFSA audits, Top 50 sites, DRIP myths and more

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Mark | 23 Comments

Weekend Reading – TFSA audits, Top 50 sites, DRIP myths and more 2014 Weekend Reading material is winding down folks…hard to believe it’s mid-December… In case you missed it this week I boldly shared our financial progress here and I thought of…

Insurance everyone needs to consider

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Mark | 15 Comments

Insurance everyone needs to consider The following is a guest post with LSM Insurance. Let’s face it. Life insurance and insurance is general while critical to financial planning is not exactly a sexy topic. Now that I wrote the word…