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What are you saving money for?

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Mark | 12 Comments

What are you saving money for? Image courtesy of Behavior Gap Easy question to ask. Tough one to answer I think. Carl Richards, of Behavior Gap fame and more, reflects on this question often in this book, other books, and with…

Weekend Reading – Living off $1 M, pro athletes living in vans, RRSP contributions and more #moneystuff

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Mark | 18 Comments

Weekend Reading – Living off $1 M, pro athletes living in vans, RRSP contributions and more #moneystuff Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the personal…

Weekend Reading – Air Canada hotseat, budgets don’t work, $1 M is not enough, and more #moneystuff

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Mark | 4 Comments

Weekend Reading – Air Canada hotseat, budgets don’t work, $1 M is not enough, and more #moneystuff Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the personal…

Why it’s never too soon to run some retirement numbers

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Mark | 52 Comments

Why it’s never too soon to run some retirement numbers Inspired by various articles on this subject in recent months, I believe it’s never too soon to run your retirement numbers. This post will tell you why. Dream early, dream…

How much is enough for retirement? April 2018 update and reader questions

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Mark | 21 Comments

How much is enough for retirement? April 2018 update and reader questions We’re all told to save, invest and stay invested for the long-term. Sound advice for sure in our asset accumulation years. But most of us will want to…

How to build a million dollar portfolio (or close to it)

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Mark | 51 Comments

How to build a million dollar portfolio (or close to it) They say a million dollars isn’t what it used to be. Fine. In my book though it’s still a huge pile of money. Beyond inflationary pressures, workplace pensions disappearing over…

Overlooked retirement income and planning considerations

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Mark | 17 Comments

Overlooked retirement income and planning considerations I’ve mentioned this a few times on my site: there is a wealth of information about asset accumulation, how to save within your registered and non-registered accounts to plan for retirement. There is far…

2018 Financial Goals – February Update

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Mark | 8 Comments

2018 Financial Goals – February Update We’ve come a long ways in recent years, by documenting and following up on our financial goals, but we have more work to do – to reach our two major financial long-term goals: Become…