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My Favourite Takeaways – Millionaire Teacher and FREE book giveaway

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Mark | 49 Comments

My Favourite Takeaways – Millionaire Teacher and FREE book giveaway When I first heard about Millionaire Teacher, I was excited to get my hands on it. Now that I have, I couldn’t imagine not owning this gem of a book in my…

Getting started with DRIPs and SPPs (Part 4 of 4)

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Mark | 17 Comments

Getting started with DRIPs and SPPs (Part 4 of 4) DRIPping Canadian dividend-paying stocks can be fun but more importantly, it can be an excellent wealth-building strategy. Imagine building some passive income from Canadian dividend-paying stocks over the next few years,…

Getting started with DRIPs and SPPs – Part 2

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Mark | 6 Comments

Getting started with DRIPs and SPPs There’s do-it-yourself investing and then there’s really do-it-yourself investing. I’d definitely put full dividend reinvestment plans (DRIPs) that include share purchase plans (SPPs) in the latter category. I have Part 1 on my DRIPs…

October 2011 Dividend Income Update

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Mark | 19 Comments

The simple fact is: success breeds success. This is why I firmly believe owning a basket of dividend-paying stocks as part of my overall investment plan is important. Month after month and quarter after quarter, success is bred by reinvesting…

How annuities can help you fight Groundhog Day

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Mark | 27 Comments

How annuities can help you fight Groundhog Day This guest post was written by Brian Poncelet is an insurance specialist and independent certified financial planner (CFP) working in the financial services. How annuities can help you fight Groundhog Day Groundhog…

Weekend Reading – The Elements of Investing (Part 3 of 3)

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Mark | 23 Comments

The Elements of Investing Over the last week or so, I’ve shared what I believe are the best takeaways from The Elements of Investing. This book is a gem and is one of my investing favourites because it is so matter of fact; straightforward,…

Favourite Takeaways – The Elements of Investing (Part 2 of 3)

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Mark | 16 Comments

The Elements of Investing Burton Malkiel and Charles Ellis are financial icons and thankfully for the rest of us, who are not, they’ve produced The Elements of Investing. This book is one of my investing favourites, written with straightforward facts and a bunch of do-it-yourself guidance that can…

Favourite Takeaways – The Elements of Investing (Part 1 of 3)

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Mark | 7 Comments

The Elements of Investing The authors of this book are famous, but if you haven’t heard of them or you’re new to investing, that’s OK. That means this book is meant for you. Burton Malkiel’s A Random Walk Down Wall…