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Weekend Reading – Financial checklists, dividends, rate cuts and more

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Mark | 17 Comments

Welcome to your Weekend Reading folks! This week I surprised myself and managed to publish more articles than usual, here is what made news: It’s impossible to predict the future but our financial plan has to start somewhere. Here are some…

How to start investing in dividend paying stocks

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Mark | 22 Comments

How to start investing in dividend paying stocks Every few months I get this question: how do I start investing in dividend paying stocks? Today’s post will begin to provide some answers on that subject and hopefully give you some…

Good luck to financial experts and their predictions

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Mark | 9 Comments

Good luck to financial experts and their predictions Over the last few weeks I’ve read a few articles where financial experts made some predictions for this year. Along with my little game I thought I’d share some predictions I found:…

Weekend Reading – Model Portfolios, wealthy habits, death and taxes, and more!

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Mark | 19 Comments

Welcome to another Weekend Reading edition folks, some of the best articles from the personal finance and investing blogosphere. Here are my articles that got some attention this week: I wrote about why I’m still a bit discouraged about retirement.…

New Year, New TFSA Room, Great Investment Ideas Here

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Mark | 26 Comments

Get excited savers! A new year means more Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) contribution room. Here are a few facts about the TFSA and how you can benefit from this magical account. TFSA 101 The Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) is…

The economics of your dishwasher

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Mark | 25 Comments

I was on Canadian Money Forum the other day and this thread that would not normally catch my attention, well, caught my eye: Dishwasher detergent, cost per wash The thread went on to describe or at least try and quantify…

Still discouraged about retirement

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Mark | 29 Comments

Some time ago, MoneySense Magazine chatted with actuary and pension guru Malcolm Hamilton about retirement. In the article Hamilton stated the following: “I was cautious and now have more than I need. I have no good use for the money,…

Weekend Reading – Bloggers to follow, mentions, quilts, goals, wishes and more

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Mark | 14 Comments

Welcome to some fine Weekend Reading folks! In case you missed it, here are the articles I published this week: I made these 2015 financial predictions. Here’s my take on some items to consider when transitioning out of the workforce.…

December 2014 Dividend Income Update

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Mark | 24 Comments

Welcome to my final dividend income update for 2014. For those of you new to these posts on my site, every month I discuss my approach to investing using Canadian dividend paying stocks and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), and how…

Transitioning out of the workforce

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Mark | 7 Comments

I read a few articles in recent weeks that discussed some ideas to transition away from “working life” and into “retirement life”. Here’s my take on where I think we’re headed on a few subjects regarding that transition down the…