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How much do you need to retire on $8,000 per month?

Posted on June 3, 2026 by Mark | 14 Comments

How much do you need to retire on $8,000 per month? In previous posts on my site, I highlighted how much you need to save to retire on $5,000 per month AND $6,000 per month AND even $7,000 per month…

Weekend Reading – 2026 Big Bank Earnings

Posted on May 30, 2026 by Mark | 4 Comments

Weekend Reading – 2026 Big Bank Earnings Hi DIY Investors! Welcome to a new Weekend Reading edition, highlighting big bank earnings for Q2. In case you missed a few recent posts, well, here they are below! I recently wrote about…

There is no perfect portfolio

Posted on May 23, 2026 by Mark | 36 Comments

There is no perfect portfolio While the financial industry often tries to sell a “holy grail” on asset allocation, I’m pretty convinced now in my own DIY investing journey there is no single, universally-accepted perfect portfolio. Today’s post unpacks that…

The Best All-in-One Exchange Traded Funds

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Mark | 102 Comments

The Best All-in-One Exchange Traded Funds What are some of the Best All-in-One Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to own? How can some of these All-in-One ETFs make investing easier and much better for you? Read on! My investing approach Passionate…

Weekend Reading – Playing not to lose

Posted on May 16, 2026 by Mark | 28 Comments

Weekend Reading – Playing not to lose Welcome to a new Weekend Reading edition about investing, since once you’ve won that game it’s potentially more important as you age to play not to lose. This was my last Weekend Reading…

Weekend Reading – All Time Highs

Posted on May 9, 2026 by Mark | 70 Comments

Weekend Reading – All Time Highs Hey Everyone! Welcome to an updated Weekend Reading edition on this theme – investing more at all time market highs. First up, some recent reads: Last weekend I provided a take about this: Weekend…

April 2026 Dividend Income Update

Posted on May 7, 2026 by Mark | 16 Comments

April 2026 Dividend Income Update Hi DIY Investors! Welcome to a new month and a new tally: our April 2026 Dividend Income Update. For established readers and some new readers that recently joined my free newsletter, this is our monthly…

Weekend Reading – Generating Your Retirement Income

Posted on May 2, 2026 by Mark | 40 Comments

Weekend Reading – Generating Your Retirement Income How are you going to generate your retirement income? Today’s post will share some of my brief thoughts on that as a newly minted retiree myself as part of a new pillar post…

How We Invest

Posted on April 29, 2026 by Mark | 80 Comments

How We Invest After a whopping 1,700+ published articles on this site and over 40,000 comments, I figured it would be time to write a pillar post about how we invest. I originally posted this article in 2024, and I…

I just did a thing – I retired in my early 50s

Posted on April 25, 2026 by Mark | 91 Comments

I just did a thing – I retired in my early 50s I can’t speak for others…but I’m sure there is a moment people imagine what their retirement day is and what that will feel like—a clean break, a celebratory…

Weekend Reading – $100,000 spending per year

Posted on April 18, 2026 by Mark | 36 Comments

Weekend Reading – $100,000 spending per year Let’s jump right in – taking centre stage this Weekend Reading is my latest post: How much do you need to spend $100,000 per year in retirement? Based on the comments on the…

How much do you need to spend $100,000 per year in retirement?

Posted on April 17, 2026 by Mark | 37 Comments

How much do you need to spend $100,000 per year in retirement? They say a million dollars ain’t what it used to be. Which is entirely true if you want to spend $100,000 per year in retirement. Today’s post unpacks…

March 2026 Dividend Income Update

Posted on April 10, 2026 by Mark | 34 Comments

March 2026 Dividend Income Update Hi DIY Investors! Welcome to a new month and therefore a new tally: our March 2026 Dividend Income Update. For regular and new readers here at My Own Advisor, this is our monthly update to…

Weekend Reading – Dividend All-Stars

Posted on April 4, 2026 by Mark | 17 Comments

Weekend Reading – Dividend All-Stars Hey Folks! Welcome to a new Weekend Reading edition about some dividend all-stars to consider for your portfolio, and much more. First up, some recent reads in case you have missed them! For early retirees…

A Modern Adjusted Cost Base App for Canadian DIY Investors

Posted on April 2, 2026 by Mark | 25 Comments

A Modern Adjusted Cost Base App for Canadian DIY Investors When investing or making trades in a taxable (or non-registered) investment account, you may realize what are known as “capital gains” or “capital losses”. Basically, you made money or lost…

The best strategies to combat sequence of returns risk

Posted on March 28, 2026 by Mark | 46 Comments

The best strategies to combat sequence of returns risk I’ve posted this subject a few times but not as part of a standing post for ongoing reference – so here we go – here are some of the best strategies…

Weekend Reading – Will AI Replace Financial Advisors?

Posted on March 21, 2026 by Mark | 25 Comments

Weekend Reading – Will AI Replace Financial Advisors? Welcome to a new Weekend Reading edition about AI, replacing financial advisors. A take on that in a bit. Here are some recent posts in case you missed them: During my vacation…

February 2026 Dividend Income Update

Posted on March 20, 2026 by Mark | 26 Comments

February 2026 Dividend Income Update Well hello! Welcome to my overdue February 2026 Dividend Income Update. For new and established readers here at My Own Advisor, you should know this is our monthly update to share how we are progressing with…

The Best Asset Allocation Entering Retirement

Posted on March 14, 2026 by Mark | 61 Comments

The Best Asset Allocation Entering Retirement The trigger for this post was some recent reading on vacation in Belize. Our morning view from the villa in Belize, March 2026. With retirement just over a month away for me (with my…

How much do you need to live off dividends?

Posted on March 7, 2026 by Mark | 50 Comments

How much do you need to live off dividends? Yes, investing for income has risks but this doesn’t invalidate many who might desire to live off dividends or distributions to some extent as part of their retirement income plan. How…

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