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Weekend Reading – Scary money stats, killer giveaways, frightening financial plans and more!

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Mark | 12 Comments

Weekend Reading – Scary money stats, killer giveaways, frightening financial plans and more! Welcome to your Weekend Reading list that includes some scary money stats, killer giveaways, frightening financial plans and more. Before we cut into the articles, here is…

Weekend Reading – 50,000 views, passionate readers, REITs, buying freedom and more!

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Mark | 6 Comments

Thanks for the continued support of this site. My Own Advisor gets almost 50,000 pageviews per month! Earlier this week I provided an update on these financial predictions, telling you “don’t let pros fool you” in what they pretend to…

Frugal Trader – why I’m living off dividends and distributions

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Mark | 12 Comments

A short while ago on My Own Advisor I wrote a controversial post about the intent to live off dividends and distributions form our portfolio. I know some investors don’t agree with my approach. That’s fine. For me, it’s something…

September 2015 Dividend Income Update

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Mark | 19 Comments

September 2015 Dividend Income Update Welcome to my latest dividend income update. For those of you new to these posts on my site, every month I discuss my approach to investing focusing on dividend paying stocks and how reinvesting the…

2015 Financial Predictions – October Update

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Mark | 9 Comments

As you might already know from earlier this year, just for kicks, I made some financial predictions by looking into my cloudy crystal ball. Here is a recap of what I think might happen in 2015 and where I’m at…

Weekend Reading – Aristocrats, home buyers, debt, unlimited vacations and more

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Mark | 6 Comments

Hi again friends and welcome to some Weekend Reading. This week I continued my series about living off dividends and distributions, you can read about The Dividend Guy’s plan here and Dividend Earner’s plan over here. How about them #Jays…

Dividend Earner – why I’m living off dividends and distributions

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Mark | 33 Comments

As you might already be aware, a short while ago on My Own Advisor I wrote a controversial post about the intent to live off dividends and distributions form our portfolio. Some investors don’t agree with this approach: “The trouble…

The Dividend Guy – why I’m living off dividends and distributions

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Mark | 12 Comments

Hi again friends. A short while ago on My Own Advisor I wrote a controversial post about the intent to live off dividends and distributions from our portfolio. Some investors don’t agree with me on this: “The trouble with a…

Weekend Reading – TFSA election impacts, why dividends, Millennials and money and more

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Mark | 12 Comments

Welcome to some Long Weekend Reading – I hope you enjoy your time with family and friends this Thanksgiving. It’s certainly time for me to give thanks and be thankful for many things in my life. I’m thankful and blessed…

Tawcan – why I’m living off dividends and distributions

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Mark | 28 Comments

This article is a continuation of a series on my site, about living off dividend or distribution income. To check out the first article in this series click here. A short while ago on My Own Advisor I wrote a…