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Weekend Reading – Dividends on FIRE edition

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Mark | 6 Comments

Weekend Reading – Dividends on FIRE edition Hey Everyone, Welcome to 2023 – too late to say Happy New Year to everyone? Nah…I just did that! I hope this new year treats you and your family well…including returning many dividends…

Weekend Reading – Is 1.9% the new 4% safe withdrawal rate?

Posted on October 15, 2022 by Mark | 40 Comments

Weekend Reading – Is 1.9% the new 4% safe withdrawal rate? Hey folks, Welcome to a new Weekend Reading edition, questionning whether just 1.9% is the new 4% safe withdrawal rate. My take on that in a bit! First up,…

Weekend Reading – What the FIRE community gets wrong

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Mark | 4 Comments

Weekend Reading – What the FIRE community gets wrong Hey All, Welcome to another Weekend Reading post entitled what the FIRE community gets wrong. Before sharing more of my favourite finds from the personal finance and investing blogosphere, here is…

Weekend Reading – How to reach financial independence edition

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Mark | 18 Comments

Weekend Reading – How to reach financial independence edition Are you doing what it takes to leave your job – if that is your financial independence goal? Well, some folks have figured out the simple secret to financial independence and…

Weekend Reading – Best ETFs in Canada 2022

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Mark | 6 Comments

Weekend Reading – Best ETFs in Canada 2022 Well hello! I hope you had a great week. Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition: the Best ETFs in Canada 2022. Just in case you missed last week’s edition: I shared…

Forget FIRE and Focus on Lifestyle

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Mark | 50 Comments

Forget FIRE and Focus on Lifestyle So many people in the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) community seem to have a one-track mind when it comes to FIRE. I’m not one of them. I would argue forget FIRE and focus…

Weekend Reading – RRSP facts and guidance for 2022

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Mark | 22 Comments

Weekend Reading – RRSP facts and guidance for 2022 Welcome to some new Weekend Reading: my RRSP facts and guidance for 2022 edition. I’ll get to those RRSP topics soon but before that, check out other recent editions and past…

Weekend Reading – Inflation higher and rates to nowhere edition

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Mark | 33 Comments

Weekend Reading – Inflation higher and rates to nowhere edition Welcome to some new Weekend Reading: inflation higher and rates to nowhere edition! More on that in a bit 🙂 You can check out other recent editions and past popular…

How millennials can find financial independence

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Mark | 23 Comments

How millennials can find financial independence New year, same movement. The FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement remains a big thing. How can millennials find financial independence? Can millennials find FI via leverage? What questions are millennials asking themselves when…

December 2021 Dividend Income Update

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Mark | 36 Comments

December 2021 Dividend Income Update Wow, what a year. Welcome to my December 2021 dividend income update. What an investing year. Amazing, really, since I didn’t see my portfolio gaining about 30% overall in 2021. But it happened. Our taxable…