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Reader Questions – Saving and Investing Updates

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Mark | 17 Comments

Reader Questions – Saving and Investing Updates I appreciate hearing from you and receiving your saving and investing questions so I can share some updates. I’ll be the first person to acknowledge our saving and investing approach might not be…

How much cash should you keep?

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Mark | 63 Comments

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

Weekend Reading – More money moves to weather the pandemic, frugal living tips, commuting pensions and more!

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Mark | 16 Comments

Weekend Reading – More money moves to weather the pandemic, frugal living tips, commuting pensions and more! 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 – Stock splits creating value, getting started, how many DRIPs are enough and more!

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Mark | 21 Comments

Weekend Reading – Stock splits creating value, getting started, how many DRIPs are enough and more! Hey Everyone, Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the…

Pros and cons of dividend reinvestment plans

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Mark | 36 Comments

Pros and cons of dividend reinvestment plans Readers of this site will know I take a hybrid approach to investing, including using dividend reinvestment plans for wealth-building. Today’s post highlights my pros and cons to using those dividend reinvestment plans…

February 2019 Dividend Income Update

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Mark | 48 Comments

February 2019 Dividend Income Update Welcome to my latest dividend income update for 2019 folks – happy to have you on the site. For those of you new to these posts on my site, for the last few years, every month I…

DIY Investor Profile – Robert Gibb

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Mark | 0 Comments

Robert Gibb is a Victoria-based Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) investor who has been investing in dividend paying stocks for years. My Own Advisor recently contacted this seasoned do-it-yourself (DIY) investor to answer a few questions about investing in stocks, his…

Closing your DRIPs and SPPs, transferring your shares to your brokerage

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Mark | 28 Comments

Closing your DRIPs and SPPs, transferring your shares to your brokerage Previously, I wrote a comprehensive series about do-it-yourself (DIY) stock investing using full Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIPs) that include Share Purchase Plans (SPPs). I did so because I wanted…

Getting started with DRIPs and SPPs (Part 4 of 4)

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Mark | 17 Comments

Getting started with DRIPs and SPPs (Part 4 of 4) DRIPping Canadian dividend-paying stocks can be fun but more importantly, it can be an excellent wealth-building strategy. Imagine building some passive income from Canadian dividend-paying stocks over the next few years,…

Getting started with DRIPs and SPPs – Part 2

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Mark | 6 Comments

Getting started with DRIPs and SPPs There’s do-it-yourself investing and then there’s really do-it-yourself investing. I’d definitely put full dividend reinvestment plans (DRIPs) that include share purchase plans (SPPs) in the latter category. I have Part 1 on my DRIPs…