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Weekend Reading – Dividends can get cut edition

Posted on January 14, 2023 by Mark | 35 Comments

Weekend Reading – Dividends can get cut edition Yup, I think the title says it all! More on that in a bit for this week’s theme – welcome to a new Weekend Reading edition. In case you missed some recent…

Weekend Reading – What does your retirement look like?

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Mark | 30 Comments

Weekend Reading – What does your retirement look like? Hi Folks! Welcome to my new Weekend Reading: what does your retirement look like edition. Thanks again for your readership! This site now has almost 6,000 dedicated email subscribers. That is…

5 stocks I bought in 2022

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Mark | 17 Comments

5 stocks I bought in 2022 With 2022 highlighting my 15-year tenure as a DIY investor, My Own Advisor no less (!), we inch closer to our semi-retirement dreams. On that journey, earlier this year, I shared 5 stocks I…

Top Canadian stocks to buy and hold – forever

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Mark | 50 Comments

Top Canadian stocks to buy and hold – forever Warren Buffett once said, “Our favorite holding period is forever.” Well, another famous person also once sang, forever is a mighty long time… Inspired by various articles over the years, and…

5 stocks I’m still buying in 2022

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Mark | 27 Comments

5 stocks I’m still buying in 2022 “We do it because cash is the oxygen of independence, and – more importantly – we never want to be forced to sell the stocks we own.” – Morgan Housel, The Psychology of…

5 stocks I want to buy in 2022

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Mark | 45 Comments

5 stocks I want to buy in 2022 As I approach 15 years as a DIY investor, a hybrid investor no less, we inch closer to some major financial independence dreams. I’ll link to that update later on, below. Our…

5 stocks I bought more of in 2021

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Mark | 27 Comments

5 stocks I bought more of in 2021 Earlier this year, I shared 5 stocks I wanted to buy more of in 2021: Canadian National Railway (CNR) Algonquin Power (AQN) RioCan REIT (REI.UN) Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B) BlackRock (BLK) 5 stocks…

May 2021 Dividend Income Update

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Mark | 55 Comments

May 2021 Dividend Income Update Save. Invest. Wait. Do it over and over again. That’s the boring part. The exciting part: money that makes money, tends to make more money if you leave it alone. Welcome to my latest monthly…

March 2021 Dividend Income Update

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Mark | 61 Comments

March 2021 Dividend Income Update “I look forward to sharing March dividend income updates and beyond with you – good, bad or indifferent!” I wrote that a year ago. My, how pandemic time flies! Welcome to my March 2021 dividend…

5 stocks I want to buy in 2021

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Mark | 52 Comments

5 stocks I want to buy in 2021 I’ve been a DIY investor for over 11 years now, a hybrid investor no less. Like every year, there are many stocks I buy this year. Here are 5 stocks I want…