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Reader Questions – More Saving and Investing Updates

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Mark | 2 Comments

Reader Questions – More Saving and Investing Updates With more thanks to so many fine readers and subscribers, welcome to more reader questions – more saving and investing updates with my answers. I’ll remind all readers today that I’ll be…

July 2022 Dividend Income Update

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Mark | 25 Comments

July 2022 Dividend Income Update Well Hello! Welcome to my July 2022 dividend income update – and again – I hope you’re having a great summer… In case you missed it, last month, I posted this income update by answering a…

Reader Questions – Saving and Investing Updates

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Mark | 17 Comments

Reader Questions – Saving and Investing Updates With thanks to so many fine readers and subscribers, I appreciate hearing from you and receiving your saving and investing questions. I’ll be the first person to acknowledge our saving and investing approach…

How much real estate should you have in your portfolio?

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Mark | 31 Comments

Given Canadian housing prices of late, one might think most investors have enough real estate assets as part of their overall portfolio. However, let’s not forget some investors still do rent – and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.…

Weekend Reading – Taxable investing and superficial loss rule edition

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Mark | 21 Comments

Weekend Reading – Taxable investing and superficial loss rule edition Hey Everyone… Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition – this one about taxable investing and the superficial loss rule. You’ll also find some of my favourite recent finds from…

Reader Questions – What are you saving for?

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Mark | 41 Comments

Reader Questions – What are you saving for? Thanks again good readers. I appreciate hearing from you and receiving your saving and investing questions. Like other blogposts where I answer your questions (or at least offer some perspectives back to…

How much is enough for retirement?

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Mark | 20 Comments

How much is enough for retirement? We’re all told to save, invest and stay invested for the long-term. Sound advice for sure in our asset accumulation years. But most of us will want to spend what we’ve worked so hard…

Reader Questions – How I built my dividend portfolio

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Mark | 19 Comments

Reader Questions – How I built my dividend portfolio Thanks good readers, I appreciate hearing from you and receiving your saving and investing questions. This week’s reader question is all about how I built my dividend portfolio. Read on and…

Reader Questions – Essential Saving and Investing Advice

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Mark | 10 Comments

Thanks good readers, I appreciate hearing from you and receiving your saving and investing questions. I’ll be the first person to acknowledge our saving and investing approach might not be suitable to everyone however I believe things are working out…

Questions Investors Simply Don’t Ask Themselves

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Mark | 22 Comments

Questions Investors Simply Don’t Ask Themselves Inspired by other sites and articles on this subject, including A Wealth of Common Sense, I thought I’d take a stab at answering some questions investors simply don’t ask themselves. Ben’s questions from that…