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Weekend Reading – How to start investing, protecting your portfolio, juicy dividend income and more #moneystuff

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Mark | 55 Comments

Weekend Reading – How to start investing, protecting your portfolio, juicy dividend income and more #moneystuff Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the personal finance…

Just starting out – how to get started with investing

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Mark | 17 Comments

Just starting out – how to get started with investing Investing can be daunting. So much to think about. So many options. Just starting out – how to get started with investing? I have some answers in today’s post. There…

Before you start investing do these three things

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Mark | 27 Comments

Before you start investing do these three things In the My Own Advisor inbox I continue to get emails from readers about starting their investing journey. I’m going to revisit a few things I strongly believe in that should help you out…

Saving and investing resources for newbies

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Mark | 17 Comments

Saving and investing resources for newbies Every month the My Own Advisor inbox gets emails from readers who are just starting out on their investing journey. Again, thanks for your emails folks and keep them coming. It’s been some time since…

Reader Question – Just Starting Out – Help Needed

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Mark | 19 Comments

Reader Question – Just Starting Out – Help Needed In the My Own Advisor inbox recently I got some emails from readers about just starting their investing journey. Thanks for your emails folks, keep them coming. Today’s post will offer some…

How to start investing in dividend paying stocks

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Mark | 22 Comments

How to start investing in dividend paying stocks Every few months I get this question: how do I start investing in dividend paying stocks? Today’s post will begin to provide some answers on that subject and hopefully give you some…

Opening Your Online Brokerage Account Primer

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Mark | 20 Comments

Opening Your Online Brokerage Account Primer Buying and selling Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), owning your individual stocks or other securities through an online brokerage firm is not difficult work but this can be very intimidating work for new investors. That…