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Weekend Reading – Can I retire, savings gene, recessions, RDSPs and more

Weekend Reading – Can I retire, savings gene, recessions, RDSPs and more

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Mark | 20 Comments

Thanks for stopping by again this week friends, checking out My Own Advisor. My wife and I recently returned from an overseas summer vacation to Scotland – which has been the highlight of our summer thus far. During our vacation…

Lacking consensus on retirement withdrawal strategies

Lacking consensus on retirement withdrawal strategies

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Mark | 123 Comments

Lacking consensus on retirement withdrawal strategies If you think you’re confused about how best to accumulate assets for your financial future you haven’t seen anything yet. What might be some good retirement withdrawal strategies? How different is asset accumulation vs.…

Thanks TFSA, we don’t need the Home Buyers’ Plan anymore

Thanks TFSA, we don’t need the Home Buyers’ Plan anymore

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Mark | 31 Comments

Thanks TFSA, we don’t need the Home Buyers’ Plan anymore This post was updated in early 2023. Original thinking remains below. Buying a home can and is, expensive. We know. We are home-moaners ourselves. It was the biggest financial decision…

Should you cash in that childhood life insurance policy?

Should you cash in that childhood life insurance policy?

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Mark | 7 Comments

I’ve been debating this very question for a few years myself. Should you cash in that childhood life insurance policy or keep it? There are certainly pros and cons. First, let’s revisit why you might have purchased this policy in…

Weekend Reading – Dividend income, stock investing, diversification, pending recession and more

Weekend Reading – Dividend income, stock investing, diversification, pending recession and more

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Mark | 12 Comments

Welcome to some of the best personal finance and investing articles around for your Weekend Reading friends. I only managed one post this week and that was how I used to sabotage my portfolio. Those days are over. I found…

Weekend Reading – Rich renters, famous shopping bans, false profits and more

Weekend Reading – Rich renters, famous shopping bans, false profits and more

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Mark | 7 Comments

Welcome to my some fine personal finance and investing Weekend Reading friends. Earlier this week I shared our progress on this financial goal and I questioned the need to hold bonds at this time. What do you think about those…

Revisiting the need for bonds

Revisiting the need for bonds

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Mark | 22 Comments

“Bonds make bad times better.” This is the message from investing guru Paul Merriman who is an authority on index investing, asset allocation and active money management. It was interesting to read Merriman’s recent take on bonds in this MarketWatch…

June 2015 Dividend Income Update

June 2015 Dividend Income Update

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Mark | 17 Comments

How to get started with dividend investing? I get this question often from readers. A few months ago I wrote this post about getting started with dividend stocks. In reading that post you’ll come to realize that a company’s assets…

Weekend Reading – Enough money, fat mortgages, savings goals and more

Weekend Reading – Enough money, fat mortgages, savings goals and more

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Mark | 14 Comments

Welcome to some Weekend Reading for my friends who like to celebrate Canada Day all week and those partying south of the border for July 4th this weekend. This week I only managed to sneak in one post about…