Managing Alone Book Review and Giveaway
A few weeks back, the co-author of Managing Alone Jennifer Black reached out to yours truly and offered me a copy of her book to check out. To be honest, I wasn’t entirely sure what to make of the book…
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Why mortgage insurance doesn’t work for everyone
Why mortgage insurance doesn’t work for everyone You just bought your house – congratulations! You can’t wait to move in and make your house a home. With all the excitement that comes with a new house, I’m afraid there’s a…
Weekend Reading – Mistakes, Stock Considerations, AWeber and more
Kicking off this Weekend Reading, thanks to Rob Carrick for including my article in the Globe and Mail this past week under the title “Mistakes, I’ve made a few”. Each week you’ll find a number of informative reads in Rob’s…
So, when are stocks on sale?
The following is a guest post from Rob L., a fan of My Own Advisor living in Munich, Germany. Probably one of the hardest things for an investor to determine is when a stock might be on sale. Today, I…
Consider what you spend for your enough number
Consider what you spend for your enough number Earlier this year, I wrote one of the biggest retirement questions and potentially one of the most frequently asked retirement questions is “How much is enough”? The answer to this question at…
September 2013 Financial Goals Update
“Every goal, every action, every thought, every feeling one experiences, whether it be consciously or unconsciously known, is an attempt to increase one’s level of peace of mind.” – Sydney Madwed, poet for the business world. Goals are good but…
Long Weekend Reading – Feedburner on the way out and great blogs
With the site redesign successfully complete, I’ve started to turn my technical attention to another matter – FeedBurner. Some of you subscribe to my blog using FeedBurner, via RSS or email subscription. Thanks for that and I appreciate it! However, some…
Creating a common sense investment plan
Creating a common sense investment plan Certified Financial Analyst Ben Carlson may be a relative newcomer to the personal finance blogosphere but Ben has some great, time-tested advice in a short ebook he recently released that’s worth checking out. In…
My Dumbass Financial Moves
My Dumbass Financial Moves I spend a lot of time on My Own Advisor sharing what’s working in my financial plan and how incremental money management changes are moving me forward towards my goals each month. Making my savings automatic,…
Algonquin Power – Buy, Sell or Pass?
In doing some research, I found some news about Algonquin Power (AQN), a company I’ve considered adding more of to my growing dividend income portfolio since making an initial purchase a few years ago, around 2011. Today’s post will provide…