Retirement - My Own Advisor

10 ways to get retirement ready

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Mark | 44 Comments

10 ways to get retirement ready You’ve worked your entire life. You put some money away; invested, watched that money now and then over time. Yet instead of living it up for everything you’ve worked so hard for you’re counting…

Retirement Income for Life – Retirement Calculators

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Mark | 46 Comments

Retirement Income for Life – Retirement Calculators As a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) investor who works off his own financial plan to achieve financial freedom, I’m always drawn to a various (read in: free!) calculators that can help investors like you and…

Age 60, retirement on a lower income – can I do it?

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Mark | 63 Comments

Age 60, retirement on a lower income – can I do it? Retirement plans come in all shapes and sizes but retirement on a lower income is possible. Not every Canadian has a house in Toronto or Vancouver they can…

How to use real estate, ETFs and dividend stocks to retire in style

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Mark | 3 Comments

How to use real estate, ETFs and dividend stocks to retire in style For a few years now, I’ve been inspired and motivated by early retirement. Or, for any members of the “retirement police” out there, let’s just say I’m…

Should you own a mortgage in retirement? How you can retire even with debt

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Mark | 35 Comments

Should you own a mortgage in retirement? How you can retire even with debt For a few years now, I’ve been inspired and motivated by early retirement. We continue to be a fair distance away from realizing our financial goals…

This is insane, you don’t need $5 million to retire

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Mark | 35 Comments

This is insane, you don’t need $5 million to retire If we all do, we’re all doomed. Then again, this is Suze Orman. A woman who vacations on a private island and has a private plane to get there. Yep. …

How Americans Can Overcome our Retirement Crisis

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Mark | 8 Comments

How Americans Can Overcome our Retirement Crisis The following is a guest post from Clint Haynes, a Certified Financial Planner® from Kansas City, Missouri. If you still think that your future Social Security check is enough to live off for…

Feeling Financially Trapped

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Mark | 39 Comments

Feeling Financially Trapped Are we there yet? You know, this early retirement thing? Those are questions I’m asking of late… That could be because we’re inching closer every month to realizing one of our huge, rather, monstrous personal finance goals. On the other…

They want to spend $50,000 per year in retirement. Did they save enough?

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Mark | 103 Comments

They want to spend $50,000 per year in retirement. Did they save enough? Michael and Julie want to spend $50,000 per year in retirement. They are 35. The “4% Rule” says they need $1.25 million at age 55. But do…

How do we measure up? Can we hit 10 goals in 10 years for early retirement?

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Mark | 21 Comments

How do we measure up? Can we hit 10 goals in 10 years for early retirement? Passionate fans of this site will know I’m not an early retirement zealot but I am very interested in working part-time on my own…