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Overlooked retirement income and planning considerations

Overlooked retirement income and planning considerations

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Mark | 39 Comments

Overlooked retirement income and planning considerations I’ve updated this overlooked retirement income and planning considerations to reflect some current thoughts. Check it out! I’ve mentioned this a few times on my site: there is a wealth of information about asset…

Financial Independence Update – April 2021

Financial Independence Update – April 2021

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Mark | 22 Comments

Financial Independence Update – April 2021 Realizing financial independence can be hard. Yes, there are posts out there related to some shockingly simple math behind early retirement but let’s face it – it takes years of saving and investing hard work…

Weekend Reading – Best ETFs in Canada, lessons on bonds, permanent portfolios and more!

Weekend Reading – Best ETFs in Canada, lessons on bonds, permanent portfolios and more!

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Mark | 50 Comments

Weekend Reading – Best ETFs in Canada, lessons on bonds, permanent portfolios and more! Well hello! I hope you had a great week. Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition, a long Easter weekend edition no less, highlighting some of…

Weekend Reading – Finding value stocks, affordable housing is gone, is $1 million enough and more!

Weekend Reading – Finding value stocks, affordable housing is gone, is $1 million enough and more!

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Mark | 23 Comments

Weekend Reading – Finding value stocks, affordable housing is gone, is $1 million enough and more! Hey Readers, I hope you had a great week! Welcome…to another Weekend Reading edition, highlighting some of my favourite articles from the week that…

How much cash should you keep?

How much cash should you keep?

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Mark | 42 Comments

How much cash should you keep? Inspired by a number of recent reader questions, I thought I would chime in on this subject: how much cash should you keep including our plans for the future when it comes to cash.…

What are you saving money for?

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

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

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

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…

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

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…