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November 2020 Dividend Income Update

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Mark | 46 Comments

November 2020 Dividend Income Update It’s been quite the investing year. Dividend increases, cuts, and the recent Canadian big-bank dividend freeze announcement just to name a few. Looking bigger picture, back to March 2020, I couldn’t image this is where…

Weekend Reading – Reader questions, early retirement, 2.4% rules, all weather portfolios

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Mark | 12 Comments

Weekend Reading – Reader questions, early retirement, 2.4% rules, all weather portfolios and more #moneystuff Hey Everyone, Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition about answering some reader questions, early retirement, 2.4% rules and some all-weather portfolios. I hope you…

The benefits of Variable Percentage Withdrawals (VPW)

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Mark | 90 Comments

The benefits of Variable Percentage Withdrawals (VPW) As folks start entering retirement (or even start thinking about retirement), I suspect the following questions come to mind… How much is enough to fund my retirement? When should I start drawing down…

The Crossover Point for investors

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Mark | 33 Comments

The Crossover Point for investors Can you retire when you have $500,000 invested? How about $750,000? What about $1 million? Need more? I’ve got these calculations on this page here actually. I recently read an article on Retire by 40…