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2020 Financial Goals

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Mark | 57 Comments

2020 Financial Goals Another year, another round of goal setting! I figure if you never have an end in mind you’ll never get to where you want to be. For years on this site, I mean years, we’ve set financial…

Weekend Reading – Royals on FI vs. #FIRE, too much RRSP, best stocks to own in 2020, and more #moneystuff

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Mark | 18 Comments

Weekend Reading – Royals on FI vs. #FIRE, too much RRSP, best stocks to own in 2020, and more #moneystuff Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was…

December 2019 Dividend Income Update

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Mark | 41 Comments

December 2019 Dividend Income Update Welcome to my final dividend income update from the decade that was – this is our December 2019 dividend income update. To put a bow on our decade of dividend income from key accounts, let’s…

Should you invest in covered call ETFs?

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Mark | 27 Comments

Should you invest in covered call ETFs? One of the basic tenants of investing is you can’t (easily) add yield or income to your portfolio without taking on additional risk. While I believe this remains to be true, the products…

Weekend Reading – Rates of return edition, lessons learned from early retirement, best books of 2019 and more #moneystuff

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Mark | 38 Comments

Weekend Reading – Rates of return edition, lessons learned from early retirement, best books of 2019 and more #moneystuff Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition (and my first of 2020!) where I share some of my favourite articles from…

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The six phases of financial independence

Should you become a DIY investor?

I prefer Financial Independence Work On Own Terms (FIWOOT) versus FIRE

Financial Freedom Target: Age 50 – May 2019 Update

How to draw down a portfolio using Variable Percentage Withdrawal (VPW)

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FIRE at 52, how to draw down what we’ve worked so hard for

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Great low-cost ETFs for the U.S. stock market

Why my goal to live off dividends remains alive and well

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

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2020 Financial Goals

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December 2019 Dividend Income Update

Should you invest in covered call ETFs?

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5 stocks I want to buy more of in 2020

Weekend Reading – Market predictions for 2020, reasons for FI, ETFs for your 2020 TFSA and more #moneystuff

2019 Financial Goals – December Update