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Catching up with Millionaire Teacher and Expat – Andrew Hallam

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Mark | 51 Comments

Part of the joy that comes with running this blog is the opportunity to meet and share personal finance and investing perspectives with folks I wouldn’t have normally gotten to know. Andrew Hallam is one of those individuals. I’ve been…

Weekend Reading – Money freebies, TSI specials, seniors in poverty, strip bonds and more

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Mark | 27 Comments

Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition, some of the best saving and investing articles from the blogosphere for the week that was. Earlier this week I reminded you about this TurboTax giveaway, your opportunity to win some free online…

How to use ShareOwner to invest

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Mark | 21 Comments

This post is from a fan of My Own Advisor and avid dividend investor Tawcan. I started investing in stocks in my mid 20’s. Back then I didn’t know much about dividend growth investing so I didn’t pay much attention…

RRSP facts and guidance for this season

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Mark | 19 Comments

With “RRSP season” now in full swing I thought I would remind you about some RRSP facts, why the RRSP is a powerful savings vehicle, why you might want to take advantage of it (or not), what to avoid when…

TurboTax Giveaway and More Great Tax Filing Tips

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Mark | 1 Comment

TurboTax Giveaway and More Great Tax Filing Tips Doing your taxes can seem overwhelming and time consuming – but it really doesn’t have to be. The key is being prepared and using the right tax filing software. Once again thanks…

Weekend Reading – Wanting the market to crash, overspending, not showing up and more

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Mark | 18 Comments

Welcome to some Weekend Reading friends – the best from the personal finance and investing blogosphere. Before I get to the articles I enjoyed this week, I thought I would show you some of the snow I moved this week.…

TurboTax Giveaway and Great Tax Filing Tips

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Mark | 37 Comments

TurboTax Giveaway and Great Tax Filing Tips Once again thanks to my friends at TurboTax I have a few online codes to giveaway to some lucky readers this tax season. Thanks TurboTax Canada! I’ll draw the winners of this giveaway at random in…

January 2016 Dividend Income Update

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Mark | 24 Comments

Welcome to my first dividend income update for 2016. 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…

What will your retirement look like?

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Mark | 22 Comments

This is a question I read about quite a bit but we haven’t really answered it for ourselves. We have some ideas though… Let’s start with what we don’t want: Being lazy around the house Absence of hobbies Little exercise…

Weekend Reading – Stop making your advisor rich, RRSP suggestions, tax tips and more

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Mark | 14 Comments

Welcome to some Weekend Reading friends. Earlier this week I shared some top Canadian dividend paying stocks to buy, including two companies that recently raised their dividends, and if you want to be more productive, and I do, consider these…