Investing - My Own Advisor

My Own Advisor Interview with Peter Hodson – Part 2

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Mark | 4 Comments

My Own Advisor Interview with Peter Hodson – Part 2 Welcome back folks, to Part 2 of my interview with Peter Hodson, former Chairman of Sprott Asset Management LP, Editor of Canadian MoneySaver and CEO of 5i Research. You can…

My Own Advisor Interview with Peter Hodson – Part 1

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Mark | 12 Comments

With 30 years of investment experience, a founding partner of Synergy Mutual Funds (acquired by CI Financial in 2003), former Chairman of Sprott Asset Management LP, Editor of Canadian MoneySaver and CEO of 5i Research, Peter Hodson has a lot…

Tax Free Investing – TFSAs 101

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Mark | 8 Comments

Tax Free Investing – TFSAs 101 If you were a resident of Canada, aged 18 in 2009 or now 18 today, did you know you had the opportunity to save thousands of dollars in a tax free account? Learn about…

Creating a common sense investment plan

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Mark | 3 Comments

Creating a common sense investment plan Certified Financial Analyst Ben Carlson may be a relative newcomer to the personal finance blogosphere but Ben has some great, time-tested advice in a short ebook he recently released that’s worth checking out. In…

Book Giveaway: The Beginner’s Guide to Saving and Investing for Canadians

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Mark | 49 Comments

The Beginner’s Guide to Saving and Investing for Canadians What happens when some of Canada’s best bloggers on personal finance, investing and insurance get together? You get a book – a great one – especially for beginners seeking to take…

Age 50 is too late to start saving for retirement

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Mark | 37 Comments

Age 50 is too late to start saving for retirement We’ve all heard the same song for some time now: Canadian debt loads are too high. Canadian savings rates are dropping. Canadians expect to work past age 66, not because…

My simple saving and investing rules of thumb

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Mark | 20 Comments

To quote the late, great Dr. W. Edwards Deming, arguably the world’s most famous quality management consultant, “If you can’t describe what you are doing as a process, you don’t know what you are doing.” What a great quote, because there is so much…

Why become a DIY Investor?

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Mark | 31 Comments

Why become a DIY investor? I’m back from vacation folks…now back to the world of personal finance and investing… In recent decades, the financial world has changed. With the click of a mouse, you can buy or sell pretty much…