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Weekend Reading – Reader Q&A

Posted on March 22, 2025 by Mark | 10 Comments

Weekend Reading – Reader Q&A Welcome to some new Weekend Reading, a Reader Q&A edition. In case you missed my post this week, I wrote about The Debt Burden of many Canadians here: The Debt Burden Weekend Reading – Reader…

Reader Questions – Saving and Investing Updates

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Mark | 35 Comments

Reader Questions – Saving and Investing Updates I appreciate hearing from you and receiving your saving and investing questions! I acknowledge our saving and investing approach might not be suitable to everyone yet I firmly believe things are working out…

Reader Questions – More Saving and Investing Updates

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Mark | 2 Comments

Reader Questions – More Saving and Investing Updates With more thanks to so many fine readers and subscribers, welcome to more reader questions – more saving and investing updates with my answers. I’ll remind all readers today that I’ll be…

Reader Question – Help for retirement on a low income

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Mark | 19 Comments

All things considered, the more money you make, the more money you can likely save for retirement. Some people can save but don’t. Some people want to save but can’t for a variety of reasons. If you’re earning a low…

Reader Questions – Essential Saving and Investing Advice

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Mark | 10 Comments

Reader Questions – Essential Saving and Investing Advice Thanks good readers, I appreciate hearing from you and receiving your saving and investing questions. I’ll be the first person to acknowledge our saving and investing approach might not be suitable to…

Reader Questions – Monthly Dividend Income Updates

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Mark | 19 Comments

Reader Questions – Monthly Dividend Income Updates For the last few years on my site I’ve posted monthly dividend income updates like these. From these articles I receive a number of emails and questions from readers regarding my DIY approach to…

Reader Questions – Saving and Investing Stuff

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Mark | 17 Comments

I receive a number of emails every week about my approach to saving and investing. I’ll be the first person to acknowledge my investment strategies are not perfect but I feel, over time, the plan is good and it’s working…

How to move my TFSA to an online brokerage – Reader Q&A

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Mark | 8 Comments

Over the last few weeks I’ve received a number of emails from readers asking about Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). Here is one example, paraphrasing and quoting where I can: Hi, thanks for your blog. I’m new to the investment…

Reader Question – Should I invest directly in the USA outside registered accounts?

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Mark | 10 Comments

Readers of my site likely know by now I’m a fan of investing in dividend paying stocks and indexed Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to fund my financial freedom. I invest in dividend paying stocks for a few key reasons: I…

Reader Questions – FAQs about my retirement plan

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Mark | 4 Comments

Reader Questions – FAQs about my retirement plan I receive a number of emails every week about my approach to saving and investing. I’ll be the first person to acknowledge my investment strategies have been far from perfect execution. I’ve…

Reader Question – Annual Cost of a DIY Portfolio

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Mark | 20 Comments

Reader Question – Annual Cost of a DIY Portfolio Over the last few weeks, the inbox to My Own Advisor has been flooded. Unfortunately it’s taken me a bit longer than I would have liked to get back to many…

How I Became a DIY Investor

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Mark | 27 Comments

How I Became a DIY Investor Thanks to Mr. CBB’s email question recently today’s post will retrace my investing journey, how I became a do-it-yourself (DIY) investor. The purpose of today’s post is to shed some light on my investment…

Reader Question – What stocks have paid dividends for generations?

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Mark | 11 Comments

Reader Question – What stocks have paid dividends for generations? In the My Own Advisor inbox recently, I got an email from a reader wondering the following: “Hi, I would like to invest in dividend paying stocks. Do you know…

Reader Question – Just Starting Out

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Mark | 7 Comments

Reader Question – Just Starting Out In the My Own Advisor mailbox recently I got an email from an eager young investor. Thanks to Dylan for allowing me to post these questions. “Hey Mark I’m 21 years old and looking…

Reader Question – Where to start reading on your site?

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Mark | 7 Comments

A little while ago Matt wrote me asking: “I read your About section and thought I’d send you this quick ‘hi’. Do you have any advice where I should start reading on your site? Thanks for reading this quick email…