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Weekend Reading – Dividend hikes, RRSPs, mortgages, CPP, OAS and more

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Mark | 9 Comments

Welcome to some fine Weekend Reading folks, some of the best articles from the personal finance and investing blogosphere. Earlier this week, I reminded everyone the RRSP is a powerful savings vehicle and I shared some tax tips I think…

Weekend Reading – Killing mortgages, Ponzi schemes, books for investors and more

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Mark | 18 Comments

Welcome to some fine Weekend Reading folks. Earlier this week I mentioned there are far worse problems to have in retirement than this and I shared this milestone about our retirement plan. By the way, I continue to be done with…

January 2015 Dividend Income Update – Milestone moment

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Mark | 32 Comments

Welcome to my first dividend income update for 2015. For those of you new to these posts on my site, every month I discuss my approach to investing using dividend paying stocks and low-cost Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and how…

There are worse problems to have in retirement

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Mark | 49 Comments

There are worse problems to have in retirement As RRSP season starts ramping up I’m thinking you and I are going to be seeing a number of RRSP related articles, seeing a number RRSP season TV ads and listening to…

Weekend Reading – Cool videos, decisions, anniversaries, buys and more

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Mark | 20 Comments

Welcome to some fine Weekend Reading folks. Winter in Canada got you down yet? I know I’m ready to wave the white flag. We continue to get snow in Ottawa amidst -25 degree Celsius weather. Good times if you’re a…

Reader Questions – Monthly Dividend Income Updates

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Mark | 19 Comments

Reader Questions – Monthly Dividend Income Updates For the last few years on my site I’ve posted monthly dividend income updates like these. From these articles I receive a number of emails and questions from readers regarding my DIY approach to…

Reader Question – Just Starting Out – Help Needed

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Mark | 19 Comments

Reader Question – Just Starting Out – Help Needed In the My Own Advisor inbox recently I got some emails from readers about just starting their investing journey. Thanks for your emails folks, keep them coming. Today’s post will offer some…

Weekend Reading – RRSP ideas, retiring wealthy, currency exchange tips and more

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Mark | 23 Comments

Welcome to some Weekend Reading folks, helping you save, learn and prosper here on My Own Advisor. This week I shared some of my favourite, low-cost equity Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and thanks to my friends at TurboTax Canada I’m…

TurboTax Canada Giveaway and Tax Tips

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Mark | 36 Comments

Thanks to my friends at TurboTax I have a few online codes to giveaway this tax season. Thanks TurboTax Canada! I’ll draw the winners of this giveaway at random later this month. If you’re one of the lucky winners I will…