Investor Profiles - My Own Advisor

DIY and Real Estate Investor Profile – Maria from Handful of Thoughts

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Mark | 32 Comments

DIY and Real Estate Investor Profile – Maria from Handful of Thoughts Long-time readers of this blog are well aware common stocks that pay dividends and low-cost, diversified Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) make up the one-two punch for what I’ve…

A 30-something path to building wealth

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Mark | 16 Comments

A 30-something path to building wealth You might already know from reading various posts on this site – I enjoy learning from others. This theme applies whether I’m learning from successful retirees that have “been there, done that” on my…

Why living off dividends still works for me – Tawcan

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Mark | 64 Comments

Why living off dividends still works for me – Tawcan Passionate fans of this site know I’m a huge fan of dividend income, for many reasons: The income received from our Canadian and U.S. stocks is real money; I do…

DIY and Private Equity Investor Profile – Matthew Wilson

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Mark | 37 Comments

DIY and Private Equity Investor Profile – Matthew Wilson Long-time readers of this blog are well aware common stocks that pay dividends and low-cost, diversified Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) make up the one-two punch for what I’ve coined our “hybrid”…

DIY Investor Profile 2018 Update – Susan Brunner

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Mark | 118 Comments

DIY Investor Profile 2018 Update – Susan Brunner Susan Brunner is a successful do-it-yourself (DIY) investor who has been investing in dividend paying stocks for decades. Thanks to her investments, she hasn’t had a mainstream job since 1999! (She still…

Money Makeover – Retired with a small pension, now what?

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Mark | 69 Comments

Money Makeover – Retired with a small pension, now what? I liken preparing for retirement like organizing ourselves for one of our big international trips – a little planning can go a lonnng way. While any financial plan is not…

Worried about retirement? Don’t be if you consider this wealth of advice

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Mark | 68 Comments

Worried about retirement? Don’t be if you consider this wealth of advice For a few years now, I’ve been inspired and motivated by early retirement stories. We’re certainly not there yet but we’re getting there slowly. Using this site to…

A savvy millennial’s journey to early retirement

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Mark | 26 Comments

A savvy millennial’s journey to early retirement For a few years now I’ve been inspired and motivated by early retirement. I’ve also been inspired by other investing stories. You can read some of those stories here. When it comes to…

Balancing some risks and rewards with investing

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Mark | 0 Comments

Balancing some risks and rewards with investing I’ve been interested in the stock market ever since my grandpa asked me to help him choose and track some shares with him when I was just ten. I’ve been hooked on reading…

What is Simply Investing?

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Mark | 2 Comments

I’ve been a big fan of dividend investing for many years. I know other bloggers feel the same. Some bloggers follow a similar investing recipe I do – they own many Canadian dividend paying stocks for income and a few…

What’s in your portfolio update – Blogger and author Kyle Prevost – Take 2

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Mark | 11 Comments

A few years ago on this site I reached out to various bloggers and financial experts to ask what’s in their portfolio. I pursued this because I was curious about their financial goals, investments strategies, and how their approach might…

What’s in your portfolio? DIY investor Richard Garand – Take 2

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Mark | 10 Comments

A few years ago on this site I reached out to various bloggers and financial experts to ask what’s in their portfolio. I pursued this because I was curious about their financial goals, their investments strategies to realize these goals…

Stop worrying, make your portfolio safer, and choose better investments

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Mark | 7 Comments

Richard is a fan of My Own Advisor and a passionate index-investor. The media makes it sound so easy: “Don’t sell when the market is down.” “Stick to your plan.” Right. But when we keep hearing these messages how is…

Smart Saving and Investing Advice: My Story

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Mark | 24 Comments

Smart Saving and Investing Advice: My Story The following is a guest post from a passionate reader of this site, Phil. Read on about Phil’s saving and investing story to financial independence. Who am I? Just a guy that met…

You don’t need $1 million to retire on, read my story

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Mark | 66 Comments

The following is an article written by Gary, an avid reader of this site. Gary wanted to respond to my claim about needing at least $1 million in assets to retire well, and maybe more for Generation X and Y.…

What’s in your portfolio? DIY Investor Richard Garand

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Mark | 13 Comments

If you’ve been following my blog for the last month or so you know I reached out to various bloggers and financial experts to ask what’s in their portfolio. I did this to find out what their investing goals were,…

What’s in your portfolio? Kyle Prevost

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Mark | 1 Comment

Happy New Year! Over the last month or so various bloggers and financial experts have been kind to respond to my question: what’s in your portfolio? I asked this question to find out what goals these investors had, learn a…

What’s in your portfolio? Robb Engen from Boomer & Echo

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Mark | 2 Comments

Over the last few weeks various bloggers and financial experts have been kind to respond to my question: what’s in your portfolio? I asked this question to find out what goals these investors had, learn a little about their investing…

What’s in your portfolio? The Dividend Guy

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Mark | 7 Comments

A few weeks back I reached out to various bloggers and financial experts recently to ask what’s in their portfolio. I did this to find out what their investing goals were, learn a little about their investing strategies, uncover some…

What’s in your portfolio? Big Cajun Man

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Mark | 8 Comments

If you’ve been following my blog for the last few weeks, you know I reached out to various bloggers and financial experts to ask what’s in their portfolio. I did this to find out what their investing goals were, learn…